In the 2023 season of professional baseball, he defeated the opponent’s foreign ace, which is considered the highest level.

The Samsung Lions defeated the LG Twins 6-5 at home in Daegu on the 15th. It was all the more valuable because it was a victory against LG, which was in the midst of a five-game winning streak, as well as a strong lead in both pitches. Samsung starter Won Tae-in took his 5th win of the season with 7 hits, 5 strikeouts and 2 runs in 6 innings.

On this day, LG’s selection was Adam Plutko. Prior to the game on this day, with 11 wins and an average ERA of 2.33, he was fiercely ranked second in both the most wins and ERA category. Against Samsung, he also played three games, won one, and had an average ERA of 2.95, so it seemed difficult to attack.

In fact, the Samsung lineup had a hard time dealing with Plutco until the middle of the game. He gave up only three hits against Plutko through the fifth inning, and did not pick up a run. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Kang Min-ho and Jose Pirella’s consecutive hits resulted in a safe first and second base opportunity, but no follow-up hits.

However, in the second opportunity, he succeeded in bringing Plutko down. Following Kim Dong-jin’s hit at the end of the 6th inning, where he trailed 0-2, Kim Hyun-jun and Kim Seong-yoon’s consecutive bunt hits made the bases safe. Kim Hyeon-jun and Kim Seong-yoon slowed down the ball and hit the bunt well, but LG’s poor bunt defense also played a role.꽁머니

Then, Ja-wook Koo caught up with one point with a hit by the pitcher, and when Min-ho Kang grounded in front of the third baseman, Bo-gyeong Moon, the third baseman of LG, made a bad throw to the home and tied the score. Pirella struck out, but Ryu Ji-hyeok hit a right-handed hit with two RBIs to turn the game around, and Plutko (8 hits and 4 runs in 5⅓ innings) went down the mound.

Samsung, who gave up one run in the top of the 7th when they were leading 4-2, got a chance to run away in the bottom of the 8th. Kang Min-ho, Ryu Ji-hyeok, and Kang Han-ul got a walk from LG pitcher Park Myung-keun and took the opportunity to load the bases with one out. Oh Jae-il hit a timely hit with two RBIs against the changed pitcher Choi Dong-hwan. Finisher Oh Seung-hwan took the mound in the top of the ninth and gave up two runs, but kept the victory.