‘There’s no other drama like this’ Doosan’s Heo Kyung-min, who came to bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, took advantage of an errant throw from SSG closer Seo Jin-yong to deliver the game-winning hit.
Doosan Bears captain Heo Kyung-min turned the game around in the ninth inning with one at-bat. Yang Seok-hwan, who was in the dugout at the time of the dramatic hit, brought out a bucket of water and bathed the team.
Jamsil Stadium, where the Doosan Bears played the SSG Landers on April 14. Doosan, SSG, and KIA are in a fierce mid-table battle for fall baseball tickets.
The game was worth more than one win. While Doosan starter Choi Seung-yong pitched well, giving up only one run through the fifth inning, SSG starter Elias shut down the Doosan bats with a no-hitter until the eighth inning.
In the bottom of the eighth, with runners on first and second and Doosan’s Kim Jae-ho in scoring position, SSG’s Elias threw his arms up in the air and roared in celebration. Seo Jin-yong, who took the mound to close out the ninth inning in place of Elias, who had thrown 101 pitches, suddenly faltered and the game went in an unknown direction.
In the bottom of the ninth, SSG closer Seo Jin-yong gave up a hit to Doosan leadoff hitter Yang Seok-hwan, and in the ensuing contest, Yang gave up a hard-hit ball to the body to put runners on first and second with no outs. Seo seemed to settle down, but it didn’t last long as pinch-hitter Lee Yoo-chan chose third base to erase the leadoff man.
Kang Seung-ho and Seo advanced the runners by one base when a forked ball on the first pitch turned into a wild pitch. A grounder to the shortstop brought home Kim Tae-geun from third base, making the score 2-1. Kim In-tae walked and Park Kye-beom was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop pulled out his pinch-hitter, Heo Kyung-min.
Heo stepped to the plate and Seo Jin-yong threw a 147-kilometer fastball that was too low and slipped past catcher Kim Min-sik’s mitt. Kim In-tae scored from third base to tie the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth. In the ensuing at-bat, Heo didn’t miss a high forked ball four pitches into the 2B 1S zone.
Heo’s bat stampeded the ball over shortstop Park Sung-ki. 소닉카지노
In the bottom of the ninth inning, with two outs and the game tied, Captain Heo pumped his fist as if he knew he was going to get the game-winning hit. After rounding first base, Heo raised his arms in the air as his teammates ran toward him. It was the walk-off hit everyone was expecting. Normally, he’d bring out his drinking water bottle and sprinkle them with water, but this one was different.
From Yang Seok-hwan, who brought an entire bucket of water from the dugout, to Chung Chul-won, who brought an ice chest, the teammates were as generous as the size of the bucket to congratulate Captain Heo Kyung-min on his thrilling final hit.
The burly Yang Seok-hwan continued the water baptism by following Heo Kyung-min around until the water in the bucket was gone. He came up as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning to end the game, and with the hit, Heo reached 100 hits for the sixth consecutive season.