The 'extra-large trade' hit again! As soon as another main character came, he became the 'victory fairy'...'Choo Jae-hyun's first hit → inducing the winning run' Doosan beat Kiwoom to escape for the second consecutive game

The 'extra-large trade' hit again! As soon as another main character came, he became the 'victory fairy'...'Choo Jae-hyun's first hit → inducing the winning run' Doosan beat Kiwoom to escape for the second consecutive game

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Another mega-trading hero has been crowned the winning fairy. The Doosan Bears escaped from a second straight loss by beating the Kiwoom Heroes amid outfielder Choo Jae-hyun's performance that led to his first hit, walk, and run-scoring of the season.

Doosan beat Kiwoom in the 2025 Shinhan Sol Bank KBO League 5-3 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Sunday. With the victory, Doosan posted three wins and six losses in this season.

On this day, Doosan faced Kiwoom starting pitcher Yoon Hyun with a starting batting order that led to Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Choo Jae-hyun (right fielder), Kang Seung-ho (third baseman), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Yang Ji-hwan (catcher), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Oh Myung-jin (second baseman), and Park Joon-young (striker).

Against this, Kiwoom faced Doosan starter Choi Seung-yong in the order of starting batting, which was followed by Puig (left fielder), Lee Ju-hyung (center fielder), Cardines (right fielder), Song Sung-moon (second baseman), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), Jeon Tae-hyun (designated hitter), Eo Jun-seo (striker), Kim Jae-hyun (catcher), and Yang Hyun-jong (third baseman).

In the top of the first inning, Kiwoom's leadoff hitter Puig stepped down with a fly ball to center field, and subsequent hitter Lee Ju-hyung got on base with a dune. Later, Cardinez's large fly ball to left field was caught in front of the left fence. The inning ended when Song Sung-moon struck out.

Doosan took the first chance to score with one out and runners on the first and second bases with consecutive hits by Choo Jae-hyun and Kang Seung-ho after leadoff hitter Jung Soo-bin struck out swinging in the bottom of the first inning. However, after Kim Jae-hwan hit a ground ball to the first base, even Yang Eui-ji hit a ground ball to the third base, missing the opportunity.

Kiwoom remained in the third inning with three outs after Choi Joo-hwan and Jeon Tae-hyun recorded an outfield fly ball in the top of the second inning, and Eo Jun-seo only grounded out to the first base.

Doosan got the first run in the bottom of the second inning with a home run by leadoff hitter Yang Seok-hwan. Yang hit a solo home run to the left with a flying distance of 115 meters through Yoon's fastball of 144 km/h on the first pitch. Yang's first arch of the season.

Later, Doosan got another chance with two outs and runners on first and second base due to an opponent's catch error and Jung Soo-bin's hit to the left. However, Choo Jae-hyun was out after hitting a fly ball to left field and failed to score additional points.

In the top of the third inning, Kiwoom had a chance to hit first and second bases with one out thanks to leadoff hitter Kim Jae-hyun's double on the left-field line and Puig's walk. After a full count match, follow-up hitter Lee Ju-hyung hit a 132-km/h slider at the sixth pitch to hit a three-run home run to come from behind to the right-center field with a flying distance of 120 meters. Lee Ju-hyung's third-base hit in the season.
Kiwoom continued its opportunity with an infield hit in front of the third baseman by Cardinez. However, Choi Joo-hwan struck out swinging after Song Sung-moon's well-hit ball was caught by the opponent's second baseman's defense.

Doosan succeeded in getting on base in the bottom of the third inning with the first pitch thrown by leadoff hitter Kang Seung-ho. However, Yang Eui-ji only grounded out to shortstop after Kim Jae-hwan stepped down with a direct hit to left field. Even Yang Seok-hwan stayed in the left field fly ball, so there was no chasing score.

Kiwoom struck out Jeon Tae-hyun, Eo Jun-seo, and Kim Jae-hyun all in the top of the fourth inning, ending up with three outs.

Doosan re-balanced the bases at the bottom of the fourth inning. Doosan got a chance to load the bases with two outs thanks to Oh Myung-jin's first hit after his debut with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, Park Joon-young's infield hit, and Choo Jae-hyun's walk. Later, the score was tied at 3-3 due to Kang Seung-ho's infield grounder and the opponent team's catch error. Kim Jae-hwan then got a straight walk, giving him another chance to load the bases with two outs.

Kiwoom Bench lowered starting pitcher Yoon Hyun and placed Oh Seok-joo on the mound. Yang Eui-ji hit a good pitch in the left field for the ball of changed pitcher Oh Seok-joo, but failed to reverse due to Puig's good defense.

In the top of the fifth inning, Kiwoom's leadoff hitter Yang Hyun-jong only hit a fly ball to center field, while Puig also grounded out to second base. Even Lee Joo-hyung hit a ground ball to the first base, ending with a three-out inning.

Doosan seemed to take a chance with leadoff hitter Yang Suk-hwan's walk in the bottom of the fifth inning. However, with the follow-up hitter Kim Min-seok hitting a fly ball to left field on the first pitch, both Oh Myung-jin and Park Joon-young struck out swinging.

Kiwoom saved the spark with Choi Joo-hwan's hit to the right in the top of the sixth inning with Kadinez and Song Sung-moon out with bums. However, it ended the inning with Jeon Tae-hyun striking out.

Doosan had a chance to come from behind as Kang Seung-ho and Kim Jae-hwan drew consecutive walks after two outs against the changed pitcher Kim Sung-min in the bottom of the sixth inning. However, Yang Eui-ji wasted the opportunity again when he hit a ground ball to shortstop.

Kiwoom, which fought back, succeeded in getting on base with a left-handed hit by leadoff hitter Kim Tae-jin in the top of the seventh inning. With Kim Jae-hyun and Lim Byung-wook striking out, Puig's foil not out led to a chance to score with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. However, Lee Ju-hyung failed to take advantage of the scoring opportunity as he only hit a fly ball to center field on the first pitch.

Doosan continued to score silent in the bottom of the seventh inning after Yang Seok-hwan hit a fly ball to center field, with both Kim Min-seok and Oh Myung-jin remaining on the ground ball to the first base.

Doosan, which made a three-out inning with Lee Young-ha's multi-inning in the top of the eighth inning, got a chance to first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk by leadoff hitter Park Joon-young and a hit to the right by Jung Soo-bin. Then, when the follow-up hitter Choo Jae-hyun bunt, the opponent catcher's throwing error to the third base came out, resulting in a come-from-behind score 먹튀검증. In the following opportunities, Kim Jae-hwan's ground ball hit to the third base with one out and runners on the second and third bases, and even scored additional points.

Doosan placed closer Kim Taek-yeon on the mound in the top of the ninth inning. Kim caught the leadoff hitter Jeon Tae-hyun with a fly ball to the right field, and struck out Kim Tae-jin with a swing and miss. He then secured his third save of the season by catching the last pinch hitter Park Joo-hong. After pitching two innings of one hit and five strikeouts from the seventh inning, Lee Young-ha won his first victory of the season.