카지노사이트For the fifth straight game, Doosan’s homegrown ace Kwak-Bin Kwak, 24, failed to complete a quality start (six innings or more and three earned runs or less). However, he worked out of several jams to complete a no-hitter and paved the way for his team’s sixth straight win.
On July 7, Kwak-Bin started a home game against the KIUM Heroes of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul and pitched five innings of two-hit ball with five strikeouts.
Kwak-Bin’s recent form has been very good. Since returning from a back injury early last month, he has pitched back-to-back quality starts to help his team win. He pitched four consecutive quality starts, from his comeback game against the KIA Tigers on June 11 to the Lotte Giants on June 1. Doosan won all four games, and Kwak-Bin went on a four-game winning streak.
In the midst of his upswing, Kwak-Bin met Kiwoom. He had faced Kiwoom once before this season, pitching six innings of one-run ball to earn the win.
Again, Kwak used his powerful pitches to cook the Kiwoom bats. He threw a mix of fastballs, sliders, changeups, and curves that topped out at 147 mph and didn’t allow a hit until the bottom of the fourth inning.
His crisis management skills also shined. After giving up a leadoff walk to Kim Woong-bin in the second inning, he retired the next batter to keep the game scoreless. In the fourth inning, he gave up a double to Kim Woong-bin and a walk to Lee Hyung-jong, but got Lim Ji-yeol to fly out to center field to end the inning.
With runners in scoring position in the fifth, Kwak got Kim Joo-hyung and Kim Jun-wan to ground out to first and second base to complete his five-inning no-hitter.
After throwing 104 pitches in the fifth inning, Kwak-Bin handed the mound over to Kim Myung-Shin to start the sixth.
The Doosan bats responded to Kwak-Bin’s performance. Jose Rojas’ RBI double in the third inning and a wild pitch by Kiwoom starter Ian McKinney with two outs in the fifth inning gave Doosan a 2-0 lead and set up Kwak-Bin’s need for the win.
Doosan’s bullpen had been severely depleted in the previous four and five games, with both starters failing to complete five innings and being pulled early. However, Brandon Waddell pitched seven innings in Game 6, and Kwak-Bin pitched five scoreless innings to give the bullpen some breathing room.