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04/28/2003 Archived Entry: "Korea Baseball News: Hyundai Unicorns 2nd Place in KBO"
Korea Baseball News: Hyundai Unicorns 2nd Place in KBO
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Source: Korea Times - April 27, 2003
Highlights of April 26, 2003 games
Hyundai Unicorns 5 - Lotte Giants 2:
Shim Jong-soo hit a three-run homer to lead the
Unicorns over the Giants in the first game in Pusan.
Hyundai Unicorns 4 - Lotte Giants 3:
The Unicorns beat the Giants in the second game with help from a ninth inning error by Giants shortstop Park Ki-hyuk.
Hyundai pitcher Kwon Joon-heon became the second player in KBO history to win both games of a double-header. Cho Yong-joon got the saves in both games.
Hyundai are now in second place in the KBO and have won eight games in a row.
Samsung Lions 7 - LG Twins 2:
The Samsung Lions had 12 hits to beat the Twins in the first game.
LG Twins 6 - Samsung Lions 0:
Kim Kwang-sam (1-0) pitched five innings to win his first game in four years due to military service.
Narciso Elvira (1-1) gave up four runs in the second game.
Doosan Bears 5 - Kia Tigers 3:
The Tigers lost to the Bears in the first game in Kwanju. Lee Jong-beom hit home runs in two consecutive at-bats in the losing cause.
Kia Tigers 5 - Doosan Bears 3:
The Bears' Michael Coolbaugh also hit home runs in two consecutive innings for the losing team in the second game of the double-header.
SK Wyverns 3 - Hanwha Eagles 0:
Lee Seung-ho (1-0) had eight strikeouts and gave up seven hits and two walks to shutout the Hanwha in the first game of a double-header.
SK Wyverns 5 - Hanwha Eagles 1:
The Wyverns gave Eagles pitcher Song Jin-woo (1-4) his fourth loss of 2003 in the second game in Inchon.
Korean Baseball Organization
April 27, 2003
W L T Pct GB
13 2 1 .867 Samsung Lions
12 5 1 .706 2.0 Hyundai Unicorns
11 5 1 .688 2.5 Kia Tigers
10 6 1 .625 3.5 SK Wyverns
9 8 1 .529 5.0 LG Twins
6 12 1 .333 8.5 Hanwha Eagles
4 14 0 .222 10.5 Doosan Bears
2 15 2 .118 12.0 Lotte Giants
