Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) smiles brightly in the dugout after the first inning of the MLB Seoul Series practice game between the Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) and Kiwoom Heroes held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 17th. /News 1
The LA Dodgers, who visited Korea for the ‘Seoul Series’ of Major League Baseball (MLB), showed their strength as a major league team against the Korean professional baseball team Kiwoom Heroes. The Dodgers won 14 to 3 in a special game (practice game) against Kiwoom held at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 17th.
It was the Dodgers’ first scheduled game after entering Korea on a chartered flight on the 15th. On this day, fans arrived early 3 to 4 hours before the game and watched the Dodgers players practice. Even though it was a practice game, the Dodgers had a great starting lineup. Most of the major hitters, including superstar Shohei Ohtani (30), Mookie Betts (32), and Freddie Freeman (35), appeared as starters.
The Dodgers pounded Kiwoom’s mound with 17 long and short hits. Freeman took over. He hit a 136m solo home run over the right field wall against Kiwoom starting pitcher Ariel Hurido (28) in the first inning, hitting 3 hits in 6 at-bats, 1 walk, and 2 RBIs on this day. He hit home runs, singles and doubles. Jason Hayward (35) also showed his hot batting ability with 3 hits and 4 RBI in 5 at-bats.
Ohtani’s performance was disappointing. He had two at-bats that day, but both struck out. In his first at-bat in the first inning, he was struck out by a missed swing on Jurado’s sinker, and in his next at-bat in the second inning, he was struck out by a missed swing by Jurado.
Kiwoom had 6 hits against the Dodgers. Song Seong-moon had several hits with a single in the 3rd inning and a double in the 7th. He was a top performer with 2 hits and 2 RBI in 3 at-bats. Ronnie Dawson, Joo-hwan Choi, Dong-heon Kim, and Young-woo Ko each added one hit.
A special game between Team Korea and the San Diego Padres will be held at Gocheok Dome at 7:07 pm Famous players such as Ha-Sung Kim, Manny Machado, and Fernando Tatis Jr. appear in front of Seoul fans.
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