Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop, who has won five consecutive wins this season, praised foreign pitcher Brandon Waddell for his outstanding performance.
The Doosan Bears won 5-1 in the regular season match against Samsung Lions in the 2023 KBO League held at Pohang Stadium on the 6th, with starting pitcher Brandon Waddell leading the way. As a result, Doosan’s season record, which recently won 5 consecutive wins, was 38 wins, 1 draw and 36 losses (0.514 win rate), and it firmly maintained its sole 3rd place, which it had climbed the previous day.
In addition, Doosan’s 5 consecutive victories is the tying record for the most consecutive wins this season, following the previous record of 5 consecutive victories from KIA on May 12th to Kiwoom on May 17th. Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop declared an all-out war, and Doosan continued its best trend this season by raising the ranking from mid-table to third place.
After the game, Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop said, “Brandon did the best pitching, taking responsibility until the 7th inning.” I haven’t been able to win despite throwing well, but congratulations on your first win.”
Doosan starter Brandon Waddell finally reported his first win of the season by striking out 1 run in 7 innings with 4 hits, 2 walks and 11 strikeouts.안전놀이터
Brandon, who joined Dylan Pyle as a substitute foreign pitcher this year following last year for the second year in a row, played 6 or more innings and 2 earned or less in 3 consecutive games, and became the winning pitcher in 3 games. 1 win, 1 loss, 0.90 ERA, special performance. The 11 strikeouts also set a new record for Brandon’s most strikeouts in the KBO League.
The concentration of the batting line was also good. On the other line, Kang Seung-ho, who wielded a strong hit with 4 RBIs the previous day, continued to play an active role with 2 RBIs and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats. In addition, Heo Gyeong-min hit a wedge home run in the ninth inning, and Su-bin Su-Lohas-Hong Seong-ho also contributed with multi-hits.
Manager Lee Seung-yeop said, “On the other line, Yang Seok-hwan was active in the batting count and posted valuable RBIs, and Kang Seung-ho and Hong Seong-ho were also good at concentration.” Players who were active in the other line were evenly mentioned.
Doosan finished the six consecutive Lotte-Samsung expeditions from Ulsan to Pohang with a satisfactory record of 5 wins and 1 loss. I was able to return home with a light heart. Coach Lee Seung-yeop said, “We finished our 6-game away match with good results. Even though he played in Ulsan and Pohang, many fans came to visit him every day. Thank you so much. I will show you a good look at home.”