‘Alford Manlupo’ KT, come-from-behind victory over Doosan… Coach Lee Kang-cheol’s first win after returning to the WBC
KT Wiz won a thrilling come-from-behind victory with Anthony Alford’s cap. After disbanding the World Baseball Classic (WBC) national team, head coach Lee Kang-cheol took the baton again and enjoyed the joy of victory after three consecutive losses.
KT beat the Doosan Bears 8-2 in the 2023 KBO demonstration game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 20th.
With this victory, KT, who escaped from 3 consecutive losses, recorded 3 wins and 4 losses in demonstration games카지노. On the other hand, Doosan suffered three consecutive losses for the first time under Lee Seung-yeop’s management system, and fell into the bottom ranks with 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
In the KT lineup, Alford led the victory by hitting a come-from-behind home run in the bottom of the 5th inning. In addition, Wes Benjamin, who is likely to be the starting pitcher for the opening game, pitched well with 3 hits, 2 strikeouts and 1 run in 4 innings.
Kang Baek-ho, who returned from the WBC, played as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 8th inning and hit a left-handed hit. Park Byeong-ho, the ‘2022 KBO League Home Run King’, also went out in his first demonstration game this season and recorded no hits and one walk in one at-bat.
On this day, KT made its first run after Benjamin hit Dae-han Kim with 1 RBI and 2 bases from 1 out and 1 base in the top of the 3rd inning.
However, at the end of the 4th inning, KT made a run with a run and a base loaded with Cho Yong-ho’s hit and Kim Min-hyuk and Park Byeong-ho’s walk, and Jang Seong-woo balanced the score 1-1 with a sacrifice fly to left field.
After two laps of the batting order, the KT batting line heated up. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Park Kyung-soo and Lee Sang-ho hit and Kim Min-hyeok walked. This time, Alford hit Doosan’s second pitcher Lee Byung-hun’s high changeup and hit a home run that went over the left fence.
KT allowed Kim Dae-han a solo shot in the beginning of the 6th inning, but immediately at the end of the 6th, Sohn Min-seok and Lee Sang-ho’s consecutive timely hits opened the score to 7-2.
In addition, KT tied three hits at the end of the 8th inning, added one point, and ran away to 8-2, putting a wedge in the victory.