The ball boy touched the ball in play and the score changed. Batter Oh Tae-gon’s record also became one RBI double, not two RBI doubles. A rare scene appeared in Jamsil.
SSG and LG faced off for the second time this season at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG starting pitcher Kim Yoon-sik showed a big difference in restraint and showed an uneasy appearance, and SSG turned the game over in the top of the 5th inning.
SSG started off with a walk by Shin-Soo Choo, a walk from lead batter Shin-Soo Choi, hit to the left by Ji-Hoon Choi, and a walk by Jung Jeong Choi to create a chance without a loss. With the bases loaded, Guillermo Heredia hit a timely hit with 2 RBIs to the left to tie the game 3-3. Afterwards, Kim Yun-sik was replaced by Kim Jin-seong, and Kim Jin-seong turned Kim Kang-min into a strikeout with a swing.
The strange scene came next. Kim Jin-seong faced Oh Tae-gon at 1st, 1st and 2nd base. Oh Tae-gon hit the ball to the right against Kim Jin-seong. The ball was hit above the right foul line and a pair was declared, and Oh Tae-gon, second base runner Choi Jeong, and first base runner Heredia ran around the base with all their might. Choi Jeong and Heredia both hit home, and Oh Tae-gon was on second base, and Oh Tae-gon’s two RBI doubles seemed to be recorded.
But the record has changed. The ball boy touched the batted ball declared fair with his glove. At that moment, Boldead declared. Two bases automatically advanced. The record was also 1 RBI double, not Oh Tae-gon’s 2 RBI double. Heredia returned to third base and became 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base. The score was also corrected from 5-3 to 4-3.안전놀이터
Ballboys usually avoid batted balls and watch them. But this time, he tried to catch the ball as if he was sure of a foul, and it affected the game. SSG lost 1 point and Oh Tae-gon lost 1 RBI.
Afterwards, SSG widened the lead to 5-3 with an additional point when Heredia stepped home on Park Seong-han’s first base ground ball.