At the plate…
A relaxed. professional Korean team took advantage of a wild young starter. 1st baseman, Kim Tae-gyun, delivered a 2-RBI single to get the party started right. The Korean team loaded the bases with one out and right fielder Lee Jin-yeong delivered a grand slam to give the Koreans a comfortable 6 run lead. 3rd baseman Lee Dae-ho added an RBI single in the 5th inning. 2nd baseman, Jeong Geun-woo clubbed a 2-run bomb in the 6th to give us our final, 9-0.
Cleveland Indians outfielder, Choo Shin-soo finished the night 1-3 with a walk and a run scored. He looked like a guy who hadn’t picked up a bat in a week.
The key to this victory was the 1-3 hitters in the Korean lineup. Lee Jeong-wook, Jeong Geun-woo and Kim Hyeon-su did a great job of getting on base for the middle of the order. The homers also helped out.
The Chinese Taipei centerfielder, Lin Che-hsuan, was the only Taiwanese hitter to record more than one 1 hit. The Red Sox farmhand finished the game 2-3 with a walk.
On the mound…
Chinese Taipei starter, Chen Lee, didn’t make it out of the first inning. Of the 27 pitches thrown by Lee, only 11 were strikes and two were hit really hard.
Hanhwa ace, Ryu Hyeon-jin, tossed 3 solid innings for the Korean team. He allowed 1 hit and 2 walks while striking out 3. Bong Jung-geun tossed 3 innings in relief. He allowed only 2 hits. Reliever Im Tae-hoon was the only Korean pitcher to get into anything close to a jam. He had runners on 1st and 2nd with none out in the 9th inning. He managed to get a groundball for a double play and ended the game with a strikeout.
In the field…
The Korean team turned 5 double plays. Anytime Chinese Taipei would get someone on base, a groundball would follow. The Korean team looked sharp in the field tonight. There were a few groundballs that snuck through the infield, but I can’t find a reason to complain when they deliver a 9-0 victory.
Next up is the Korea/Japan matchup tomorrow at 7pm local time. KBO MVP Kim Kwang-hyeon should pitch for the Koreans, while Iwakuma Hishashi is expected to start for Japan.
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