Won Tae-in was “forcibly removed” after throwing five scoreless innings and 66 pitches on suspension. Two days later, Lee took over in the suspended Game 1 of the Korean Series against KIA at Champions Field in Gwangju.
He took the mound in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead, feeling like a de facto starter.
Samsung stranded runners on first and second in the top of the sixth.
Kim Young-woong’s sacrifice bunt against Jeon Sang-hyun was short and the catcher threw to third for the force out. Park Byung-ho struck out to load the bases.
Yoon Jung-bin drew a walk to load the bases, but Lee Jae-hyun grounded out to the pitcher to end the threat. With the pressure on, Lee took the mound.
However, Lee didn’t falter and pitched with confidence. Kia’s vaunted center field was shut down by KKK.
He struck out the leadoff Socrates on a full count with a fastball.
Top hitter Kim Do-young also struck out swinging with a high fastball in 2B2S. Choi Hyung-woo was hit by a fastball to the body, allowing a run to score. However, 카지노사이트 he had the audacity to strike out Na Sung-beom with a big curveball for a three-pitch strikeout.
The remainder of the suspended game felt like a fresh start. After two days and three nights of deliberation by both benches, the pitching choices paid off.
In the bottom of the seventh inning with a 1-0 lead, Lee was replaced by Kim Tae-hoon after giving up a leadoff walk to Kim Sun-bin, who is currently in the best hitting form in the Kia organization. He pitched one inning with no hits, two walks and three strikeouts.