Yang Eui-ji becomes the 21st catcher in the league and the 4th catcher to reach 250 home runs.
Professional baseball’s Doosan Bears returned to a winning percentage of .500, led by Yang Eui-ji’s consecutive home runs and starter Kwak Bin’s excellent pitching.
Doosan won 13-4 in the visiting game against Kiwoom Heroes of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 7th.
Doosan, which had won three games in a row, recorded 19 wins and 19 losses, erasing the win-loss margin in 37 days since March 31 (4 wins, 4 losses). 사설 토토사이트
Kiwoom, who lost four straight games, is still in 7th place with 15 wins and 20 losses.
On this day, Doosan Yang Eui-ji, who started as a catcher with the 4th hitter, appeared as the leadoff hitter in the 2nd inning, targeted Kiwoom starter Lee Jong-min’s changeup, and hit a 1-run home run that went over the left wall in the first game.
With this home run, Yang Eui-ji reached the 250th home run milestone in his personal career.
It is the 21st in KBO League history, and the 4th if limited to catchers.
Doosan, who took the lead thanks to Yang Eui-ji’s home run, took a 4-0 lead in the second inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases thanks to Jo Soo-haeng’s timely hit with one RBI and Jeong Soo-bin’s two-run double.
Yang Eui-ji hit his 6th one-run home run of the season to make it 5-0 in the 3rd inning, putting a wedge in the win.
This is Yang Eui-ji’s 12th consecutive home run in his career.
Doosan, who increased the score to 8-0 in the 5th inning with Yang Seok-hwan’s 2-RBI double and Kim Ki-yeon’s 1-run, timely hit, fell to 8-3 in the 6th inning with the bases loaded and pitcher Kwak Bin’s wild pitch and Song Seong-moon’s 2-RBI hit.
Then, Doosan scored 1 run in the 7th inning thanks to Kang Seung-ho’s triple and Yang Seok-hwan’s double, and in the 8th inning, Heo Gyeong-min’s 2 RBI hit and Kang Seung-ho and Kim Dae-han’s 1 RBI hit increased the score to 13-4 and received the opponent’s white flag.
For Doosan, Yang Eui-ji was 3 hits in 4 at-bats, including 2 home runs, 1 walk, and 3 RBIs, and Yang Seok-hwan was also active with 3 hits in 5 at-bats, and 3 RBIs.