Lee Seung-hyun (22, Samsung Lions) started the game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Thursday and allowed two runs on eight hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 5⅔ innings.
Lee, who had a 6-3 record with a 3.28 ERA in 13 appearances prior to this game, was 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts against Doosan.
On this day, he also shut down Doosan. With Doosan fielding a new foreign player, Jordan Balazovic, who throws a fastball that tops out at 156 mph, Lee was perfectly suited for the start.
After a scoreless first inning, he gave up a run in the second on a double by Kim Jae-hwan and a single by Yang Seok-hwan. In the third and fourth innings, there were walks but no runs scored.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Jeon Min-jae and Jeon Damin singled to put runners on first and third, and Lee Seung-hyun bunted for his second hit of the game. However, after striking out Jung Soo-bin, Heo Kyung-min grounded out to end the threat. In the sixth inning, Kang Seung-ho and Yang Ji-hyun singled, but Yang was hit in the left side of the head by a pitch and had to be removed without finishing the inning. Yang came to the mound after the hit and was worried about his condition. At the time, a Samsung official explained, 안전놀이터 “He is currently undergoing treatment for icing and will not be going to the hospital.”
After Lee went down, right-hander Lee Seung-hyun pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Kim Jae-yoon and Oh Seung-hwan each pitched one scoreless inning to secure the win.
After the game,
Samsung manager Park Jin-man said, “All of our pitchers did their job today and gave us the conditions to win. Lee Seung-hyun pitched fearlessly against the opposing foreign selection,” Park said.
Lee said, “I didn’t feel bad today. I don’t care about the result (the run). There were some pitches that led to outs, and there were some really good pitches that led to hits. I think it’s part of the game,” he reflected, “I think I did my job as a starter without giving up a lot of runs.”
Lee continued, “It was a tough day just standing still. I tried to throw fastballs to shorten the fielding time of the batters, but I couldn’t throw fastballs unconditionally because they were all fast hitters.” “I consciously controlled myself when runners were on base. I think it worked to a certain extent, not only in terms of timing, but also in terms of using up stamina.”
Despite being hit by a pitch, he doesn’t expect any problems in his next outing. Lee said, “The last arm hit is not bad. I will prepare well so that I can throw better in the next game,” he said.
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