Doosan Bears catcher Yang Ji-hyeon performed well on offense to lead the team to a victory in the first ‘Jamsil Rivalry Game’ of the season.

Yang started at third base against LG on Thursday at Jamsil Stadium and went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and one run scored. Doosan won 9-5.

In addition to hitting, he struggled to receive the ball due to the jagged pitches from starter Kim Dong-ju. He made several good catches on opposite-field pitches. The LG catcher recorded two foils on the day, highlighting Yang’s pitching dominance.

Yang missed three games in late March with a thigh injury. Since then, he has alternated between catcher and designated hitter. On March 11, he played as a designated hitter against Hanwha to get healthy. He was the starting catcher for the entire three-game series against LG on Dec. 12-14, playing 27 innings by himself. In Game 13, 카지노사이트 he went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the win.

In Game 14, Yang reached base on a strikeout with one out in the first inning.

LG catcher Park Dong-won failed to catch the ball with a poor sign and it hit him in the shoulder and bounced sideways. With runners on first and third, Kang Seung-ho struck out to end the inning.

In the third inning, a single up the middle put runners on first and second with no outs. He advanced to second on a wild pitch by LG starter Son Ju-young. With one out, he tagged up from second to third on Park Jun-young’s sacrifice fly to right field. He then scored from second and third on a fastball by the catcher.

After striking out in the fifth inning, Yang delivered the decisive hit in the seventh. LG scored two runs in the seventh inning to cut the deficit to 5-4. In the bottom of the seventh, runners were on first and second with nobody out when LG pitcher Lee Woo-chan threw a throwing error to second base. Yang hit a line drive that sailed over the shortstop’s head for an RBI double. Doosan took a 7-4 lead and secured the win.

After the game,

Manager Lee Seung-yeop said, “Yang-ji’s RBI double was crucial when we needed extra runs. I would like to thank Yang-ji for leading the young pitchers well and acting as a solution in the batting order.”

“It was a difficult game, but (Kim) Dong-ju did a good job in the fifth inning with two runs, and I think that’s why we didn’t give up and were able to win the game,” Yang said after the game.

“The bases were loaded in the seventh inning and I was comfortable on second and third base, so I thought, ‘If I can make contact, I’ll be fine, I’ll get one run,’ so I focused on hitting the ball first, and it worked out well,” Yang said.

He had played as a designated hitter against Hanwha before, so he could adjust his condition for the three-game series against LG. Yang said, 메이저 토토사이트 “I’m on a strong streak right now, so I’m trying to play as much as possible and go out when I’m not sick. The team has been taking good care of me, so I’ve recovered a lot. I think it’s okay because they’re taking care of me.”

Doosan was swept by SSG in Incheon in early April and came back with two wins against Lotte. In a six-game homestand last week, the team went 4-2 with back-to-back wins over Hanwha and LG.

Yang said, “We were a little down after losing five games away from home, and we kept facing one or two strong pitchers, so it was tough, but I think we got over the hump this week. I think we can go away next week with a good mood,” Yang said.