I almost became the first perfect scapegoat in South Korea..."Brothers should hit me." Baseball betrayal of faith, high-salary corps sluggish, what should I do
I almost became the first perfect scapegoat in South Korea..."Brothers should hit me." Baseball betrayal of faith, high-salary corps sluggish, what should I do
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He almost became the scapegoat of Korea's first perfect milestone against Ko Young-pyo. Before the game, the coach emphasized that "the older players should hit him," but the older players did not respond at the chance they managed to get.
The Doosan Bears of professional baseball lost 1-2 in Game 7 of the season against KT Wiz of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 27th.
Prior to the game, Doosan had its starting lineup consisting of Jeong Su-bin, Jake Cave, Yang Eui-ji, Kim Jae-hwan, Yang Seok-hwan, Oh Myung-jin, Choo Jae-hyun, Kang Seung-ho and Lim Jong-seong. "Jeong Subin has a good record against Ko Young-pyo. I think Oh will improve since it is his second time. As a pitcher with high-quality ball control and change-up, we have established a lineup that allows batters to hit comfortably."
"We need to score first. When we score first, we have a high probability of winning. If the score increases, our batting average is not in good shape overall, so we lack the strength to catch up. As you can see from our recent games, the players are not good at clutching. It is true that the batters are a little blocked," he said. "Now the older players have to hit us." The players down there are working hard, so the brothers have to regain their original form," he said, wishing for a rebound in scoring rights for the high-paying corps.
Lee Seung-yeop's baseball of faith did not work on the day, however. It happened when Ko was in the best condition, and the batters were tied up with two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Doosan's batters were lethargic, as Ko had only 46 pitches until the fifth inning. Kim Jae-hwan, the "brothers" whom the head coach mentioned, struck out swinging in the top of the second and fifth innings, Yang Seok-hwan hit a fly ball to the center field in the top of the second inning, a grounder to the third base in the top of the fifth inning, and Kang Seung-ho hit a grounder to the second base in the top of the sixth inning.
Doosan finally broke the opponent's perfect streak when Yang Eui-ji hit a left-handed hit on Ko Young-pyo's first pitch after two outs in the top of the seventh inning when he was being dragged 0-2. Kim Jae-hwan then created a chance to score for the first time with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, but Yang Seok-hwan struck out Ko Young-pyo's 112km changeup with a ball count of 2B-2S. The inning ended.
Doosan faced another opportunity for first and second base with Kang Seung-ho's double and pinch hitter Kim In-tae's dune after two outs in the top of the eighth inning. This time, Jung Soo-bin succeeded in getting Ko Young-pyo off the mound with a timely hit during a chase, but he met pitcher KT closer Park Young-hyun, whose foreign hitter Cave changed, and only grounded out to second base after six pitches. 온라인바카라
Doosan still trailed 1-2 and engaged in offense in the top of the ninth inning. With one point behind, it was an inning in which high-salary corps of Yang Eui-ji, Kim Jae-hwan and Yang Seok-hwan joined the team. However, hope quickly turned into despair again this time. Leading hitter Yang Eui-ji hit a fly ball to the third base, Kim Jae-hwan hit a ground ball to the first base, and Yang Seok-hwan struck out swinging at the end of the sixth pitch.
Doosan's bid to win consecutive games was canceled for the first time in two weeks due to the loss. It recorded 21 wins, 3 draws and 29 losses in the season, and the gap with the eighth-ranked KIA Tigers, who beat the Kiwoom Heroes in Gwangju at the same time, widened to 3.5 games. Starting with Choi Seung-yong of six innings, eight hits, two walks, two strikeouts, two runs and 95 pitches, Lee Young-ha (one scoreless inning) and Park Chi-guk (one scoreless inning) played their part, but the batting lineup with a large number of high-paid players became the main cause of the defeat.