토스카지노The team lost by a large margin, but Samsung Lions outfielder Kim Hyun-jun, who batted leadoff, went 4-for-4. It was the “only” consolation for Samsung, which has lost four straight games.

Samsung fell to 27-45 (.375) on the season with a 4-10 loss to the Hanwha Eagles of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Monday. The gap between the last-place Samsung and the ninth-place KIA Tigers widened to 5.5 games.

‘Starter David Buchanan suffered the loss, giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits (two home runs) with three walks and two strikeouts in five innings, while the offence had to settle for four runs on 12 hits.

Despite the team’s poor offensive performance, leadoff man Kim Hyun-jun stood out. Starting at first base and in the middle of the order on the day, Kim went 4-for-5 with a home run, one RBI and one run scored. It was his second four-hit game of the season, and coincidentally, his first four-hit game came against Hanwha (6-for-4 against Daejeon on the 2nd of last month).

Kim Hyun-joon’s bat was hot from his first at-bat. Kim got things off to a good start in the top of the first inning when he drew a six-pitch walk against Ricardo Sanchez. However, he was unable to capitalise as the next batter, Ahn Joo-hyung, attempted a bunt, which resulted in a double play at third base, shortstop and second base.

Kim Hyun-jun, who also singled in his second at-bat, struck out swinging in his third at-bat, but added two more hits later in the game. After batting leadoff in the bottom of the eighth inning, Kim produced another hit, this time an RBI double off Nam Ji-min with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. He came around to score on a single by Ahn Joo-hyung.

Kim had fulfilled his leadoff duties. However, his performance was overshadowed by the lack of follow-up hits, and the team only scored four runs. While it’s important to get on base, it’s also important to be able to handle runners in scoring position. In the end, the leadoff man’s performance was not enough to turn the game around, so the rest of the batsmen had to step up to the plate.