Lee Jung-hoo’s 3-hit performance helps Kiwoom beat Lotte to snap 8-game losing streak
A three-hit performance from Lee Jung-hoo helped baseball’s Kiwoom beat Lotte to snap an eight-game losing streak. NC beat Hanwha on the strength of Martin’s dramatic game-winning home run in the ninth inning to extend their winning streak to four games. Kiwoom creates an opportunity against Lotte ace Park Se-woong in the first inning. With runners on first and second after a hit-by-pitch and a walk, the new foreign hitter leads off with a clean single up the middle. Lee Won-seok followed with an RBI single and a pinch-hit walk, giving Kiwoom four runs in the first inning. Lotte pulled to within one run in the seventh on a solo shot by Yoo Kang-nam. Lee Jung-hoo followed with a clean hit to right field to bring home Kim Hye-sung, who was at third base. Lee Jung-hoo’s third hit of the game. Kiwoom held on to the two-run lead and climbed out of the tunnel of a long eight-game losing streak. Lotte lost despite having seven more hits than 카지노사이트킹 Kiwoom and leaving a lot of runners on base. Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hoo, the main player in the escape from the eight-game losing streak, was replaced after complaining of left ankle pain while fielding in the eighth inning. In the top of the ninth inning, Hanwha led 5-4 Han. With runners on first and third, NC Martin, who hit a solo home run earlier in the inning, stepped to the plate. A changeup from Hanwha closer Park Sang-won gets a nice spin on Martin’s bat, and the ball sails over the right field fence. A come-from-behind three-run homer. Martin’s two-homer, four-RBI performance pushed NC’s winning streak to four games. Samsung’s late-game batting explosion gave them a come-from-behind victory over KT, which was looking for its fifth straight win. The Gwangju game between Doosan and Kia and the Jamsil game between SSG and LG were canceled due to rain.