'Only the Second Time in 45 Years of KBO History': Doosan Recalls Lotte's Park Jung-tae and Kim Eung-guk from 24 Years Ago [Daegu Field]

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The Doosan Bears set a historic record as only the second team in history to hit a walk-off, bases-loaded home run in two consecutive games.

On the 30th, in an away game against the Samsung Lions in Daegu, Doosan secured an 8-7 victory, powered by Jung Soobin's grand slam. Trailing 3-6 with no outs and bases loaded in the bottom of the 6th inning, Jung Soobin connected with a 138 km/h fastball from opposing pitcher Baek Jeong-hyun's first pitch, launching a 120-meter home run to deep center field.

The day before (29th), in the game against Samsung, Doosan also overturned a 4-7 deficit in the bottom of the 9th inning with one out and bases loaded, as Kang Seung-ho pulled a slider from pitcher Baek Chan-seung for a game-winning home run.

In the 45th-year history of the KBO League, there has been only one instance of a team hitting walk-off, bases-loaded home runs in two consecutive games, just like Doosan did this time. The Lotte Giants achieved this on April 9 and 10, 2002, in games against Samsung at Sajik Stadium, with grand slams from Park Jung-tae and Kim Eung-guk respectively to secure come-from-behind victories. Doosan has now become the second team in history and the first in 24 years to accomplish this feat.

In today's game, Doosan trailed 1-6. In the bottom of the 6th inning, they capitalized on a bases-loaded opportunity with no outs, sparked by Yang Eui-ji's walk, Kang Seung-ho's double to left-center field, and Yoon Jun-ho being hit by a pitch. They scored one run on substitute batter Lim Jong-seong's single to right field. Although Samsung replaced starter Oracle with Baek Jeong-hyun, Doosan's Park Chan-ho drew a bases-loaded walk in the subsequent bases-loaded situation, narrowing the gap to 3-6.

Jung Soobin then hit a bases-loaded home run to deep center field, flipping the score to 7-6. This marked his second consecutive home run and his second career bases-loaded home run since August 19, 2014, against SK in Incheon, ending a 12-year drought.

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