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In professional baseball, league-leading Samsung continued its winning streak yesterday (Sept. 1). Powered by a brilliant scoreless pitching performance by Austin Voth over 7 innings, Samsung defeated Lotte to secure its 6th consecutive victory.
Reporter Jeon Yeongmin has the details.
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Voth, who joined Samsung last July as an injury replacement for Jurickson Profar (Note: keep based on text) -- wait, let's keep it exact: Voth, who joined Samsung last July as an injury replacement for Hurodo (Ariel Jurado) -- put on a dazzling pitching display in what was effectively his farewell game against Lotte yesterday.
Mixing a two-seam fastball topping out at 149 km/h with sharp sweepers, he struck out 6 batters and shut out the Lotte lineup through 7 innings to claim his 2nd win of the season.
Save leader Kim Jae-yoon took the mound in the top of the 9th inning with a 3-0 lead, recording 3 outs to reach the 30-save milestone for the first time in 3 years. Boosted by Lee Jae-hyun's solo home run, Samsung defeated Lotte 3-0 to extend its winning streak to 6 games.
LG edged Doosan 3-1, propelled by Song Chan-ui's game-winning 3-run homer, leaping to 3rd place.
While center fielder Park Hae-min reliably guarded the outfield with fantastic defensive plays, starting pitcher Im Chan-kyu pitched 6 innings with 4 strikeouts and 1 run allowed, earning his 13th win of the season and tying Doosan's Choi Min-seok for the most wins in the league.
KT defeated Hanwha as Jang Jin-hyuk hit consecutive home runs for the first time since his debut, and Daniel earned his first KBO League win with 6 scoreless innings. SSG shut out Kiwoom 4-0, backed by Choi Min-jun's 5 scoreless innings of strong pitching and consecutive fine defensive plays by left fielder Guillermo Heredia.
NC beat KIA to claim its 4th consecutive win, with Kim Joo-won launching his 17th solo home run of the season and Blaine hitting his first grand slam on the Korean stage.
(Video Editing: Ha Seong-won)
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