'How could this be?' Korea's ERA No. 1 'shocking 10 runs allowed' — what happened?... Samsung's Fedek delivers another blockbuster, powerful start with 'two consecutive wins since debut' [Jamsil On-Site Review]

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Samsung Lions secured a decisive victory over Doosan Bears, successfully seizing the initiative in the weekend's three-game series.

On the 24th at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Samsung defeated Doosan 15-4 in an away regular-season game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League. With this win, Samsung improved to two consecutive victories, solidifying its sole first-place position in the league with a record of 56 wins, 2 ties, and 34 losses. Meanwhile, Doosan ended its winning streak at three games, finishing with a record of 47 wins, 3 ties, and 43 losses.

Samsung starter Fedek pitched six innings (87 pitches total), allowing six hits, four walks, and striking out three batters while surrendering two earned runs (two self-charged points). He successfully delivered a quality start (six innings with three or fewer earned runs) and secured his second win of the season. Lee Seung-hyun, Im Ki-young (two runs allowed), and Miyaji each pitched one inning in relief. In the batting lineup that generated 17 hits, Gu Ja-wook and Kim Sung-yoon each recorded three hits, while Kim Ji-chan, Diaz, and Kang Min-ho achieved multi-hit games.

In contrast, Doosan starter Choi Min-seok lasted only two and two-thirds innings (72 pitches), allowing seven hits, four walks, one strikeout, and ten runs (four earned runs). He took his third loss of the season. Lee Byung-hun (one and one-third innings), Park Chi-guk (one inning, one run allowed), Takada (one inning), Park Shin-ji (two innings, three runs allowed), and Kim Han-jung (one inning, one run allowed) followed in relief. In the batting lineup that managed ten hits, Park Chan-ho, Park Jun-soon, and Severino each recorded multi-hit games.

On this day, Doosan set its starting lineup in the following order: Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Severino (designated hitter), Jung Soobin (center fielder), Kang Seung-ho (first baseman), and Jo Su-haeng (right fielder). The starting pitcher was Choi Min-seok, who leads the KBO League in ERA.

Samsung countered with a lineup of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right fielder), Gu Ja-wook (left fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Diaz (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), and Kang Min-ho (catcher). The starting pitcher was Chris Fedek, a new foreign player who recently joined the Lions.

Samsung took an early lead in the second inning. After two outs, Ryu Ji-hyuk drew a walk, and then Lee Jae-hyun's sacrifice double to left-center field allowed Ryu to score at home plate.

Then in the bottom of the third, Samsung scored nine runs, effectively sealing the game. Leading off with a walk, Kang Min-ho reached base. After one out, Kim Sung-yoon hit an infield single down the left-field line, and Gu Ja-wook hit an infield single toward second base, loading the bases. Choi Hyung-woo then drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly to right field, and Diaz followed with a sacrifice single up the middle.

When Ryu Ji-hyuk hit a ground ball to second base, the runner at first, Diaz, was thrown out at second for the second out. However, once Samsung's bats started firing, they showed no sign of stopping. With Ryu Ji-hyuk successfully stealing second base, Lee Jae-hyun's ground ball to shortstop resulted in Park Chan-ho's throw going slightly high, allowing the runner to reach first safely. During this play, third baseman Choi Hyung-woo scored. The official record was an error on Park Chan-ho's throw. This inning should have ended there, but it did not; all subsequent runs were recorded as unearned runs against Choi Min-seok rather than earned runs.

Continuing the rally, Kim Young-woong drew a walk, and then Kang Min-ho hit a two-run double to left-center field that cleared the shortstop's position. Kim Ji-chan followed with a sacrifice single up the middle, extending the lead to 8-0. Choi Min-seok walked Kim Sung-yoon before handing the mound over to Lee Byung-hun. As soon as Lee Byung-hun took the mound, he allowed Gu Ja-wook a two-run double to left-center field, blowing the score open at 0-10. In the bottom of the third, Samsung achieved a full lineup on-base with Kim Ji-chan's single — the 100th time in the season, the 12th for Samsung, and the 5th,232nd time in league history.

Doosan, held down by Fedek's strong pitching through three innings, managed to score one run in the bottom of the fourth. After consecutive singles from Park Jun-soon and Yang Eui-ji created a first-and-second base situation, Severino hit a sacrifice single up the middle with one out.

Samsung then added another run in the top of the fifth. With Doosan making pitching changes from Lee Byung-hun to Park Chi-guk and catcher changes from Yang Eui-ji to Kim Ki-yeon, Kim Ji-chan hit a single to left-center field after two outs, followed by a walk to Kim Sung-yoon. Gu Ja-wook then drove in a run with a sacrifice single to left-center field, making the score 11-1.

In the bottom of the sixth, Doosan scored one run when Park Jun-soon hit a double leading off, and after one out with a runner on third, Ahn Jae-seok's ground ball to first base allowed Park Jun-soon to score, making it 11-2. In the top of the seventh, Samsung added three more runs to seal the game. Against reliever Park Shin-ji, Kang Min-ho hit a single up the middle with one out, followed by a walk to Kim Ji-chan. Kim Sung-yoon then drove in a run with a sacrifice single up the middle. Substitute batter Kim Hyun-jun reached on a single to left field, loading the bases. Substitute batter Kim Do-hwan then hit a sacrifice fly to center field, and Diaz followed with a sacrifice double to left-center field, making it 14-2.

In the bottom of the eighth, Doosan added two more runs with sacrifice singles from Kim Ki-yeon and Kim Daehun, bringing the score to 14-4. In the top of the ninth, Samsung added a run on Kim Hyun-jun's sacrifice fly, ultimately winning 15-4.

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