4/17 - KIA 14, LG 0
4/18 - LG 7, KIA 2
4/19 - LG 9, KIA 2

On Friday night KIA absolutely battered LG pitching while Senor Smoke, Aquilino Lopez, cruised to an easy victory. Lopez tossed 7 strong innings(101 pitches, 66 strikes) of shutout baseball. He allowed only 5 hits and 2 walks with 3 K's. KIA catcher Kim Sang-hoon exploded at the plate. Literally. Boom! He walked up to the plate, started sweating and burst into a fireball.* Before he blew up, he mashed 2 homers while driving in 6 runs. KIA's Rookie infielder Ahn Chi-hong was able to keep himself in one piece and hit another homerun. Outfielder Na Ji-wan also went deep for KIA.

* = did not actually happen, except in the blogger's mind. Sometimes Matt gets a little restless and his mind wanders.

KIA ace Yoon Seok-min struggled on Saturday. He only lasted 4 innings(59 pitches, 40 strikes). Yoon was knocked around for 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks before making his early exit. He failed to strike out a single batter. The only offense KIA could muster was a solo homer from Kim Won-seob and a SAC fly from Lee Jong-beom. Both LG 2nd baseman Park Kyeong-su and Shortstop Kwon Yeong-kwan drove in a pair. Kwon finished the game 2-4 with a homer and 2 runs scored.

It was KIA's turn to get a solid pitching effort on Sunday. KIA starter Yang Hyeon-jeong tossed 5 innings(90 pitches, 53 strikes) of 2-run baseball. Relievers Yoo Dong-hoon and Yim Joon-hyeok combined to throw 4 innings of shutout baseball. They kept LG off the bases and off the scoreboard, but didn't earn so much as a save or a hold while Yang got a W. When I say Choi Hee-seop had a big day at the plate I don't mean that he went to an All You Can Eat Buffet. He FEASTED on LG pitching. Actually, he went 4-4 with a pair of solo homers, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Happy?