The Doosan Bears’ bullpen is getting stronger, led by Chung Chul-won (25).
Doosan won 6-5 in 11 innings against the Kia Tigers in the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium on April 7, after a tightly contested game that went into extra innings.
With their fourth straight win, Doosan (36 wins, 2 draws, 27 losses) is in third place. They closed the gap on the second-place Kia Tigers (36 wins, 1 tie, 25 losses) to one game.
On this day, Doosan was on the brink of defeat due to poor pitching from starter Raul Alcantara. However, the bats came through and the bullpen, including Kim Taek-yeon, Lee Byung-heon, Hong Gun-hee, and Jeong Chul-won, 토토사이트 held on for the win.
Doosan scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning of extra innings on a Kim Jae-hwan single.
Jeong’s return is encouraging.
Jeong was removed from the first team roster on April 24 due to illness. He started the season as the closer, but his pitching didn’t live up to expectations and he lost the closer’s job to Hong Gun-hee.
In the second team, Chung Chul-won pitched well for the second consecutive day after taking the mound for the first team against the NC Dinos on April 6.
Chung came on in the top of the 11th inning against KIA and threw a one-hit shutout, tossing a fastball, slider, and forkball that reached 150 kilometers per hour. He picked up his second win of the season (1-6) and lowered his ERA to 4.97.
Doosan’s bullpen has become stronger and more diverse. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop is also positive about Chung’s contribution.
He is determined to do his best and contribute to the team’s victory.
“This week, the team played three extra-inning games, which was tough, but we were able to win all three games because of the collective effort of the players,” said Jeong. 안전 토토사이트 “I really wanted to win, and I think that’s why the ceremony was bigger. I need to find my old form. I will show a lot of good things from now on,” he said.
He thanked his coaches for their help in the second team.
“When I went down to the second team, my priority was to recover my stomach. Coach Kim Sang-jin, Coach Kwon Myeong-cheol, and Coach Chae Jung-yeom helped me a lot. I want to say thank you very much. They told me to never come back down. To fulfill my promise to my coaches, I will do my best every moment to help the team win.”