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05/01/2003 Archived Entry: "Korea Baseball News: Unicorns in 1st with Wins over Lions- 11 Wins in a Row"
Korea Baseball News: Unicorns in 1st with Wins over Lions- 11 Wins in a Row
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Source: Korea Times (May 1, 2003)
Hyundai Unicorns 3 - Samsung Lions 1:
Shim Jong-soo hit 3-for-4 in the first game of a doulbleheader to lead the Unicorns over the Lions in Taegu.
Hyundai Unicorns 6 - Samsung Lions 4:
Shim was also the hero in the second game by getting on base five times on two hits and three walks. One of the hits was a two run homer. His seventh home run of 2003 put Shim in a tie with Ma Hae-young for the KBO home run lead. Shim also leads the league with 21 RBI.
Cho Yong-joon notched his 10th and 11th save in the two games.
The wins put the Unicorns in first place in front of the Lions and carried their unbeaten string to 11 games.
Hanwha Eagles 4 - Kia Tigers 1:
Lee Sang-mok (3-1) struck out eight batters while
giving up only one run and seven hits in six innings to win the game.
Kim Tae-gyun and Lee Beom-ho hit home runs in the first game of the doubleheader in Taejon.
Hanwha Eagles 10 - Kia Tigers 5:
Hwang Woo-koo hit a two-run homer run, Lee Young-woo a three-run blast, and lifted two-run homer to trounce the Tigers.
Jung Min-chul (3-1) pitched five innings for the win.
LG Twins 2 - SK Wyverns 1:
The Twins used five pitchers in the first game at
Incheon.
Lee Sang-hoon earned his fourth save of 2003.
SK Wyverns 1 - LG Twins 0:
The Wyverns batted only one run and three hits but still it was enough to give Cho Jin-ho (2-1) the victory over the Twins who had eight hits.
Doosan Bears 2 - Lotte Giants 0:
The Bears took the first game of a doubleheader from the lowly Giants in Seoul.
Lotte Giants 7 - Doosan Bears 3:
Ex-LG Twin Park Youn-soo blasted a ninth-inning grand slam home run to beat DoosanBears.
Giants pitcher Kim Jang-hyun (1-5) got his first win after losing his first five games of 2003.
