Doosan Bears rally past Samsung Lions 8‑5
SEOUL, South Korea (Interstat) — Park Jun-soon drove in three runs, including a go-ahead three-run double in the eighth inning, to lift the Doosan Bears to an 8-5 victory over the Samsung Lions on Thursday night at Jamsil Stadium.
Park went 3 for 5 for Doosan, which improved to 12-15. The Bears trailed 5-4 before their four-run eighth. Samsung dropped to 13-13-1.
Samsung scored all five runs early, keyed by Jeon Byeong-woo’s first-inning single and subsequent hits in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings. The Lions had 12 hits to Doosan’s 11.
Doosan starter Choi Seung-yong allowed three earned runs on eight hits over 4⅓ innings. Choi Won-tae took the loss for Samsung, giving up five earned runs on nine hits in 5⅓ innings while striking out eight.
The Bears’ bullpen combined for 4⅔ scoreless innings, with Choi Jun-ho earning the win and Lee Young-ha recording two strikeouts in a perfect eighth.
Attendance was 23,750. The game lasted 3 hours, 32 minutes.