KIA pitchers Hong Won-bin (23) and Kwak Do-gyu (19), who are competing in the Australian Baseball League (ABL), struggled with four and two runs, respectively.
KIA sent pitchers Hong Won-bin, Kwak Do-gyu, Kim Ki-hoon, Kim Hyun-soo, and infielder Park Min to the Canberra Cavaliers of the ABL. Hong Won-bin and Kwak Do-gyu pitched in relief against the ABL’s Perth Heat on April 1.
Hong Won-bin pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on three hits, one walk, and three strikeouts. His ERA increased to 7.27. Kwak Do-gyu allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and one walk in 1⅔ innings, bringing his ERA to 5.06.
Hong Won-bin came on in relief in the third inning with the score 2-3. After a rain delay, the game resumed and the starting pitcher was pulled after two innings.
He struck out the first batter, Byron Armstrong, on a swinging strike. He gave up a walk, and a throwing error at first base and a wild pitch put runners on first and third. Hong struck out Tim Connelly and got Laudelis Martinez to ground into a double play to end the inning.
Canberra scored four runs in the bottom of the third on two doubles and a single to cut the deficit to 6-3.
However, Hong was unable to protect the lead in the fourth inning. He walked leadoff hitter Alex Hall and gave up an infield single to Jake Boway to put runners on first and second. He then gave up a walk to load the bases with no outs. The foul fly was dropped by the catcher.
He struck out Carlos Sanchez with the bases loaded, but allowed a run to score on a wild pitch to Jess Williams. He then gave up a single to left to Byron Armstrong to put two runners on base and tie the game at 6-6.
Canberra walked Won-Bin Hong and replaced him with Billy Parsons. Parsons got a grounder to the shortstop with runners on first and third, allowing the third baseman to score, 카지노사이트넷 making it 6-7 and extending Hong’s lead to four runs.
Kwak Do-gyu was Canberra’s fourth pitcher in the sixth inning, trailing 6-7.
He walked the first batter he faced, Williams, with a bunt single. With no outs, he got a foul out to the catcher and a grounder to the second baseman to end the threat.
But in the top of the seventh, Connelly singled up the middle and Martinez walked. Hall’s grounder to third threw out the lead runner at second, putting runners at first and third. Boway singled to center and scored on a sacrifice fly to right field to make it 6-9. Kwak was replaced by Do-gyu Kwak, 안전놀이터 and the next pitcher got out of the jam without allowing another run.
Canberra lost 7-9 and Hong Won-bin was the losing pitcher. Park Min started the day at first base and went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. He now has an ABL batting average of 9-for-7.