Lee Sung-gyu of the Samsung Lions rounds the bases after hitting a solo house run towards the Kia Tigers throughout Recreation 3 of the Korean Collection at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 25. Yonhap
The Samsung Lions homered their well past the Kia Tigers 4-2 at house on Friday for his or her first win within the Korean Collection after dropping two straight video games.
The Lions launched 4 solo house runs to tie the Korean Collection file to again starter Denyi Reyes, who threw seven innings of one-run ball and struck out eight at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
The Lions will look to even the best-of-seven sequence in Recreation 4, which begins at 2 p.m. in Daegu. They’re making an attempt to turn into simply the third staff in 20 tries to rally from a 2-0 deficit to win the Korean Collection. The 2013 Lions had been the final staff to drag off that comeback.
The Lions are chasing their first title since 2014, whereas the Tigers have not come out on prime since 2017.
Lions designated hitter Park Byung-ho hit his 14th profession postseason house run to share the all-time lead with ex-Lions star Lee Seung-yuop.
The Lions opened the scoring the best way they typically do at this stadium: with a house run.
With one out within the backside third, Lee Sung-gyu, making his first begin of the sequence and batting eighth, drilled a belt-high fastball from starter Eric Lauer and despatched it 125 meters into the seats in left-center subject.
It was Lee’s first profession postseason house run.
After getting out of a two-on, one-out jam with a double play within the second inning, Reyes retired the facet so as within the third and fourth innings, whereas hanging out three batters.
He then obtained some assist from his protection to maintain the Tigers off the board within the prime fifth. With two outs and runners at first and second, Choi Gained-jun hit a sinking liner to left. Left fielder Kim Hun-gon, although not the fleetest of foot, made a diving catch on a ball that might have cleared the bases if he had missed it.
The Lions gave their starter extra respiratory room within the backside fifth, with Kim Younger-woong pulling an out of doors fastball from Lauer for a solo homer to proper subject, doubling the Lions’ result in 2-0.
Samsung Lions starter Denyi Reyes pitches towards the Kia Tigers throughout Recreation 3 of the Korean Collection at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 25. Yonhap
It was Kim’s third profession postseason homer, and all three have are available in three video games at Daegu Samsung Lions Park.
The Tigers responded with a run towards Reyes within the prime sixth. After Park Chan-ho singled to steer off the inning and stole second base, cleanup Choi Hyoung-woo introduced him house with a single to proper.
Reyes put out the hearth by hanging out Na Sung-bum on a 0-2 slider.
Along with his pitch rely at 95, Reyes got here again out for the seventh and sat down three straight batters, hanging out Kim Tae-gun along with his 107th pitch.
The Lions pulled away with extra house runs within the backside seventh. Kim Hun-gon greeted new pitcher Jeon Sang-hyun by leaping on the first-pitch fastball for a solo house run to left. Then Park Byung-ho smoked the very subsequent pitch, this time a slider, to the right-center subject for the back-to-back shot.
Jeon obtained the hook after turning into the primary pitcher in Korean Collection historical past to give up back-to-back house runs on two pitches.
With Reyes out of the sport, the Tigers obtained a run again within the prime eighth with Kim Do-yeong’s single off nearer Kim Jae-yoon to make it a 4-2 recreation.
Kim Jae-yoon walked the tightrope within the prime of the ninth inning, loading the bases with a single, a stroll and a hit-by-pitch. Park Chan-ho, after pulling a line drive simply foul down the left subject line, grounded into third baseman Kim Younger-woong, who stepped on the third base bag for the ultimate out.
Reyes improved to 3-0 this postseason with a 0.87 ERA.
Lauer was the hard-luck loser. Apart from the 2 solo pictures, Lauer allowed solely three different hits, all singles, in 5 innings and struck out eight. (Yonhap)
