For the third time in the season, in front of a crowd of 24,000 people, the Father Lions were strong, ‘Kang Min-ho 3 hits + Buchanan 11 wins’ Samsung won 3-1 over NC, which has a busy road ahead 

For the third time in the season, in front of a crowd of 24,000 people, the Father Lions were strong, ‘Kang Min-ho 3 hits + Buchanan 11 wins’ Samsung won 3-1 over NC, which has a busy road ahead 

Samsung Lions presented victory to a packed crowd of 24,000 people.

Samsung won 3-1 in the 15th game of the season against NC Dinos held at Lions Park in Daegu on the 30th.

Starting David Buchanan achieved his 11th win (8 losses) of the season, breaking the recent 2-game losing streak by allowing 6 hits, no walks, 2 strikeouts, and 1 run in 6 innings. Seung-Hyun Lee (1 inning, no runs), Jeong-Woo Hong (⅔ inning) continued and recorded a hold, and Seung-Hwan Oh earned his 26th save by saving 4 batters.

Celebrating ‘Dad Lion Day’, Kang Min-ho led the batting lineup with 3 hits in 4 at-bats, including the winning hit, and 1 RBI. Ryu Ji-hyuk also played well with 2 hits in 4 at-bats and 1 RBI.

Lions Park was filled with 24,000 people for the third time this season during the Chuseok holiday. Samsung players showed concentration and avoided their third consecutive home loss in Daegu. The pitchers pitched cleanly, led by Buchanan. The batters concentrated on scoring the points necessary for victory against their natural enemy, Lee Jae-hak.스포츠토토

In the beginning, it was a tight pitching battle between Buchanan and NC starter Lee Jae-hak.

The home team Samsung broke the balance.

In the bottom of the 3rd inning, with 2 outs and 1st and 3rd bases, No. 5 Kang Min-ho pushed Jae-hak Lee’s 2nd pitch 142 km fastball to score the first run.

Leading 1-0 in the bottom of the 4th inning with one out and runners on 1st and 3rd base, top hitter Ryu Ji-hyuk skillfully pulled Jae-hak Lee’s outside breaking ball to score an extra point. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, Kim Hyun-jun pushed a high fastball and created a sacrifice fly to left field. 3-0.

NC was only able to score one run in the 6th inning when Park Geon-woo hit a double play with no outs on first and third base thanks to leadoff Park Min-woo’s double and Seo Ho-cheol’s lucky hit that interrupted the sunlight.

Oh Seung-hwan, who took the mound in the top of the 8th inning with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd base with a 3-1 lead, saved 4 batters to preserve the 2-run victory. It was his 26th save of the season and his 396th save in his career, leaving him 4 saves away from reaching 400 saves.