The Flame Fighters seem to have erased the word “defeat.”
Today, they continue their undefeated run.
Hello, everyone.
This is their fifth appearance since founding.
These fans are incredible. Despite the heat
they’ve packed Landers Field again.
Honestly, they couldn’t do this without love.
I think today might be their toughest challenge yet.
They’re facing the Korean Independent League All-Stars.
More than half of those players have pro experience.
Which means
they have that level of skill, but honestly
they just didn’t get the right timing or opportunity.
– That’s why they’re in the Independent League now. – Right.
So this could be a very tough game for us.
– Starting pitcher YOO HEE KWAN needs to shut them down early. – Absolutely.
We need to get through the 1st inning clean.
That’s a solid hit. Drops cleanly into right-center.
He’s going for second
slides in safely. Leadoff hitter KIM JAE WON.
Swings at the first pitch.
Hit between first and second. YOO SANG BIN with the single.
Runner from second rounds third
and scores.
He made it home?
How is he that fast?
That was a good bunt.
Ball goes deep into right-center. Right fielder’s chasing!
He can’t make the catch!
Runner from second scores.
Batter advances to third.
He gets to third standing.
Just like that, the score is 2 to 0.
They were holding on, but
it lands fair down the right-field line.
This is crazy.
He’s coming home. He scores.
This is bad.
This is really bad.
YOO HEE KWAN collapses on the mound.
We’re falling way behind.
Comes in low and it’s a four-pitch walk.
The opposing ace is rattled. Two straight walks.
Two consecutive walks. We’ll take it!
Let’s go!
No outs, runners on second and first.
Third batter PARK YONG TAIK
if he connects just right...
– we can totally turn this game around. – Exactly.
Pulls it. Goes deep!
– Keep going, keep going! – Each runner moves up one base.
JEONG KEUN WOO heads home.
And he scores.
RBI single from PARK YONG TAIK!
What will cleanup hitter LEE DAE HO do now?
He pulls it!
Third baseman fields it.
Then throws to second, to first.
It’s a 5-4-3 double play.
But in the meantime, CHOI SOO HYUN scores.
3 to 2 now.
Just a one-run game.
In his first at-bat today, he hit into a double play.
But LEE DAE HO always comes through when it matters.
He swings sharply.
That’s a sharp hit.
– Going deep to the left. – That’s a double. It’s getting dangerous now.
Don’t go! Stay! Stay!
– This is dangerous. – The throw’s flying in.
He didn’t catch it!
LEE DAE HO turns it into a double.
JUNG EUI YOON squares to bunt.
He lays it down.
LEE DAE HO advances to third!
Right here. Hey!
JEONG SUNG HOON needs to finish this.
– That’s it! – It’s in the air.
Tough one, tough one.
Center fielder KIM JAE WON makes the catch.
Runner on third tags up.
– Run! Hurry! – He’s not gonna make it.
Throw’s going home.
Play at the plate
LEE DAE HO scores standing.
That’s high-level baseball.
My knee gave out.
Watching him come in, DAE HO’s knee looked off.
That could be a concern.
Either way, power vs. power. Fighters tie the game.
We’re heading into the 5th inning.
I don’t think DAE HO can come back in.
Yeah, if that’s the case, defense becomes an issue.
Who’s going to play first base? SUNG HOON?
JEONG SUNG HOON will have to.
Are you okay?
I did feel a pop when I slid.
– Yeah, I heard something pop. – Your knee?
It wasn’t loud. More like a soft “thud.”
It’s near the knee.
But I...
ran a bit after scoring at home.
– When you slid? – Are you okay?
I’m fine.
– You sure? – I’ll let you know if it starts to hurt, Coach.
Let’s go.
You’re going back in?
– For real? – LEE DAE HO is...
Really?
LEE DAE HO is back in the game!
His knee didn’t look good
– so we assumed he wouldn’t return. – Ball, ball!
But he’s playing through the pain.
Just like Analyst KIM SUN WOO said
unless it’s really serious, this guy plays.
And this is exactly why we play “Burn to Win” baseball.
Our will to keep playing and protect the win
no one can take that from us.
We’ve
always played like this.
– This is why the fans love us, honestly. – That’s right.
Let’s go, JAE YOUNG!
The Flame Fighters have made a pitching change.
SHIN JAE YOUNG
makes his second appearance of the season.
Normally, with YOO HEE KWAN pitching well
– they wouldn’t change. – Right.
But SHIN JAE YOUNG earned the trust
so the coach didn’t hesitate to use him.
Manager KIM SUNG KUN personally told
LEE TAEK KEUN
that SHIN JAE YOUNG was the real MVP of the last game.
– The manager said that? – Yes.
In his heart, SHIN JAE YOUNG is the true ace.
That one outing changed a lot of minds.
He really made an impression.
If he throws five scoreless innings today
that’ll lock it in, for sure!
What I noticed last time was
because SHIN JAE YOUNG came in second and did his job
– we were able to come back. – Right.
If we pull off a comeback again with SHIN JAE YOUNG on the mound...
– Then yeah, he’s our ace. No question. – True.
– And he’ll be credited with the win again. – Yes, another win for him.
Stay focused—one pitch at a time.
Here comes Matdori! Matdori!
Matdori, Senior!
You’ve gotta hit this one, JAE MIN!
Leadoff batter is PARK JAE MIN.
Let’s get this started. Get the leadoff!
Let’s go!
He bunts!
It’s slippery!
Fields the ball. Throws to first!
He’s safe!
Fields the ball. Throws to first!
At first base
He’s out!
That was a great play.
That’s how it goes sometimes.
Honestly, the throw was off.
Now imagine if LEE DAE HO hadn’t come back out despite the pain.
Just think about that for a second.
If he hadn’t caught that ball
if it had gotten past him
the runner could’ve even gone for second.
The throwing balance was off.
Even SHIN JAE YOUNG realized it was risky.
But the first baseman’s instincts saved it.
This is why the Flame Fighters need LEE DAE HO.
– Couldn’t get a clean grip on it. – Is your ankle okay?
– I’m good! Yes. – You sure?
– It’s a little tight right here, yeah. – Got it!
Batter no. 3 is YOO SANG BIN.
Today, YOO SANG BIN has a hit and a walk.
He reached base in both of his previous at-bats.
SANG BIN is up. SANG BIN!
YOO SANG BIN and KIM SOO HWAN are solid hitters.
– Totally. – They’re the 3rd and 4th hitters.
SHIN JAE YOUNG really needs to be careful with this one.
– He’s a lefty, which makes it tricky. – Right.
Strike him out!
Off the end of the bat. Foul ball.
If you hear a cheer from the dugout, it means things are going well.
– That means they’re feeling good, they’re happy. – I see.
Right now, life is good.
– “SHIN JAE YOUNG... happiness” just popped up on screen. – That means he’s happy! He’s happy!
There’s a banner that says “One inning from SHIN JAE YOUNG is a year’s worth of happiness.”
Foul ball.
137 km/h fastball.
– That’s maxed out speed, maxed out! – He’s swinging the bat well.
137.
JUN YOUNG’s role model.
– For real? – Yeah!
Last time, his pitching felt perfect but cautious.
Now, after one outing, he looks confident.
That was a sweet pitch.
Let’s go! Attack it!
After showing the fastball
what will SHIN JAE YOUNG throw to YOO SANG BIN?
Swing and a miss!
Is SHIN JAE YOUNG turning into our go-to guy now?
He was supposed to be the toughest to face
but he confidently threw a four-seamer
then followed it with a slider outside.
That one breaking ball sealed the strikeout.
Nice!
Nice ball!
First strikeout for SHIN JAE YOUNG. Two outs now.
SANG BIN, was that a slider?
One out to go. Next is KIM SOO HWAN, 2-for-2 today.
Great job.
Alright, let’s get this guy. He looks hittable.
Yum yum.
The Independent League team hasn’t gone down in order yet.
Let’s go, KIM SOO HWAN! KIM SOO HWAN!
Inside pitch?
They’re going inside on the first pitch?
Actually, SHIN JAE YOUNG
used to hesitate
throwing inside to right-handed batters.
– There were even rumors he was soft. – Exactly.
– Not in a bad way, just cautious. – Right.
– Low pitch. He pokes it out. – In front.
In front. Man, again...
It was a good swing, but center field...
It drops where no one can get it!
KIM SOO HWAN!
That’s his third hit!
Nice.
That ball off KIM SOO HWAN’s bat drops fast in front of center field.
What is this guy? A machine?
What even is he, man?
KIM SOO HWAN is a third baseman.
– And he’s a great hitter. – Yes.
I’ve just been keeping an eye on him, that’s all.
Keeping a close eye, alright?
– I kind of want him on my team. – No! x3
– We’re not here to poach. We’re here to broadcast. – Well, we did just lose another infielder...
I mean, he’s a third baseman with a solid bat!
He can also play first, just saying.
I’ll leave it at that.
– How old is SOO HWAN? – Twenty-eight.
Now at bat: PARK MYEONG HYEON.
– He’s a two-way player. – Good job out there.
PARK MYEONG HYEON, a real standout.
Why’d he switch from pitching?
Said he overthought things too much on the mound.
It’s okay! Two outs, two outs!
You’re fine!
This guy’s wild.
JAE WOOK, check over here!
They have to go for the out here.
With two outs, you can’t avoid this batter.
If it becomes first and second, that’s trouble.
You absolutely have to pitch to him here.
Go for it!
Off the end of the bat
They can’t find it!
In front! In front!
– In front! – In front! Please!
Gotta catch that.
– That’s a hit! – That’s a hit!
They lost sight of it.
Sliding catch. CHOI SOO HYUN!
CHOI SOO HYUN!
A fantastic defensive assist by CHOI SOO HYUN.
Right before that, he moved to right field
and it looked like he had a late jump on the ball
but still made the catch.
– Well done, well done. – I seriously couldn’t see it.
I thought he wasn’t going to run for it.
SHIN JAE YOUNG holds them scoreless. Still tied 3 to 3!
Heading into the bottom of the 5th.
Hurry up, man.
As soon as they got into the dugout
SHIN JAE YOUNG gave CHOI SOO HYUN a little head pat.
Thing is
the two of them are super close.
– JAE YOUNG and SOO HYUN? – Yep.
They’re the same age, right?
– No, they’re not. – Not the same age?
Excuse me, sir.
– I forget ages sometimes. – You are the senior here, after all.
CHOI SOO HYUN is 30 this year.
SHIN JAE YOUNG is 37.
But CHOI SOO HYUN treats him like a close friend.
We’re now in the bottom of the 5th.
Our pitchers have been doing an amazing job.
Now we need to score.
Let’s see the bottom of the order deliver!
Let’s get on base! Let’s go!
Leadoff hitter is PARK JAE WOOK.
Just get on base.
As of now, PARK JAE WOOK
since suspended games don’t count for stats, it’s unclear
but this is his 12th game today.
If he goes 0-for-2, his .300 average drops.
JONG WAN, go in with confidence!
Swing.
– That guy’s got a good slider. – Yes, his slider’s looking solid.
Watch your head!
Swing and a miss. Strike two.
He’s not making contact.
Especially now...
Did PARK JAE WOOK come up because fans are expecting a home run again?
That’s what fans do. They hope for it. He has to deliver.
PARK JAE WOOK is in a tough count.
Okay!
That catcher... PARK JAE BEOM... Mr. JAE BEOM...
That’s what we call putting on a show. Putting on a full show.
No, seriously.
That’s what it means to be theatrical.
JONG WAN! JONG WAN!
Nice ball!
Great take.
He’s working a walk here. And...
Good eye, very good eye.
Be like Yi Sun-sin, JAE WOOK! Be like Yi Sun-sin!
That’s ball four!
Bro, you can’t lose. Don’t lose!
From the pitcher’s perspective
letting PARK JAE WOOK reach base
– is not good, and everyone knows it. – Exactly.
End it! Finish it right here!
Full count. Three and two.
Off the inside of the bat.
– Is that it? – Yeah.
PARK JAE WOOK’s bat just broke.
Wait a minute—PARK JAE WOOK’s bat never breaks.
Isn’t that a bad sign?
If an unbreakable bat breaks...
it might actually mean he hit it on the sweet spot.
– Really? – Is that a thing?
Yes!
– What kind of logic is that? – It’s the first time his sacred bat has broken.
– I see. – Interesting.
Check swing. He went around.
Pulls it. Third pitch is a foul.
– Okay, okay. – Nice foul, nice foul.
– That’s good, good! – Well done, JAE WOOK!
JAE WOOK is really persistent.
– Push through it! – Keep going, keep going!
– Keep battling ‘til the day after tomorrow! – It’d be a shame to waste an at-bat like this!
For PARK JAE WOOK...
This at-bat feels just like his final one last season, when he was fighting to stay above .300.
Can he keep his .300 average?
Hit!
He makes contact!
Line drive!
And that ends the inning.
Man, that was rough.
– Didn’t get it. Didn’t hit it clean. – It looked good, though!
What’s with this cursed streak?
PARK JAE WOOK drops below .300.
And he broke two bats.
Hold on
They said his bat never breaks.
– But two bats just broke today. – Yeah.
That’s a big loss.
What’s 28 plus 28?
– 56... 56. – Yep.
With salary and everything, that’s worth a few million won.
I don’t even know if he has any bats left.
– Two bats broke today. – Yeah.
Will CHOI JONG WAN stay on the mound?
Is he pitching through this inning?
Wait. Are they changing pitchers?
I think he’ll make a change.
– Good job, JONG WAN. Nice ball! – Said he’d switch if a runner got on base.
If he hadn’t kept fouling them off... I would’ve had him.
Can’t you make a change when a runner’s on?
No, you’re losing strength now.
Your lower body’s wobbling.
It’s swaying back and forth.
You still did a great job.
– Nice, JONG WAN! – Good work.
– JONG WAN – Thanks for your effort.
Good job.
That’s unfortunate.
What’s there to regret? You did great.
He looks like he doesn’t want to come off.
Manager Yang Seung-ho is finally making a change.
Pitcher Ji Yoon takes the mound.
Many of you may have seen him before.
He can throw up to 149 km/h.
He’s a playing coach for the Independent League team
and also their ace pitcher.
It’s the third year I’ve been facing that right-hander.
That big guy?
Isn’t he a free agent from the Independent League?
No, he’s got fewer years than me.
Fewer years?
He’s the kind of pitcher they use in really tight spots.
That’s right.
They’re playing their winning move now.
Yes.
Choo
Relax your strength.
And now KIM JAE HO steps up to the plate.
Doosan senior and junior.
Doosan senior.
Doosan matchup.
A showdown between senior and junior is happening now.
KIM JAE HO really shines in the postseason
– especially in short tournament formats. – That’s right.
And today’s game has that same feel.
With the score tied at 3–3, KIM JAE HO is the perfect batter for the moment.
Win it with power!
Show them, show them!
The ball comes in high.
But it’s called a strike.
Yes!
That was good. That was good.
It was high.
Oh, that’s high!
That breaking ball drops, but he holds off.
How far up is that framing going?
Whoa, he pulled it all the way up from here.
But that slider is seriously sharp.
Let’s go, Jae-ho, let’s go!
Swing!
Keep it in front and swing!
It’s outside for a ball.
Misses low and away.
Now KIM JAE HO won’t swing at anything.
– Okay! – A walk is fine too, a walk is good.
– Woohoo! – Remember we lost that one game with four walks?
– Was it three or four? – Yeah yeah.
Yoon, show them what you’ve got!
You had two bowls of rice!
Time to earn your meal!
Stay strong!
It’s coming, it’s coming, batting chance!
Once teammates in the same uniform
JI YOON and KIM JAE HO of the Doosan Bears.
The pitch sails high, and he draws a walk.
– Okay, okay! – This is our chance!
Let’s go!
A .400 on-base percentage.
That was the 9th batter, KIM JAE HO.
Okay!
This runner can give us good momentum.
We need to pull ahead, we have to pull ahead!
Now the national team hitters are coming up back-to-back.
They need to capitalize on this chance.
That’s Coach LEE KWANG KIL sending signs.
What’s the sign right now?
Run and hit.
Bro, your spin and break are solid.
Just stay relaxed, stay relaxed!
Whether we take the lead or not here is huge.
Let’s take the lead!
With the score tied 3 to 3, what will happen?
He swings at the first pitch.
That’s it!
Swings at the first pitch.
Shortstop fields it, throws to second
then on to first
and he’s out at first.
Out!
Check the video!
I think they’re going to review the play at second.
It was a really close call.
KIM JAE HO did run, but
it went straight to the shortstop.
He’s out? I thought that was safe.
He was a bit slow pulling back.
I think he’s out...
The umpire initially called him safe
but the Independent League requested a video review.
They said KIM JAE HO’s foot
touched the base first, but
let’s take another look.
That was a hit-and-run play by KIM JAE HO.
That’s a tough call.
It’s not going to be easy.
If the call is overturned at second base
then the inning is over.
Yes.
Here comes the ruling.
He’s out at second.
That ends the inning.
JEONG KEUN WOO grounds into a double play.
Two outs from one swing.
Three outs, inning over.
– We’re heading into the 6th inning. – Okay!
Nice!
I hate games like this.
Every time we play them, it’s like this.
SHIN JAE YOUNG is still on the mound in the 6th inning.
If you look, the Independent League All-Stars
have 8 team hits.
– They’re a solid hitting team. – That’s right.
With SHIN JAE YOUNG on the mound in this situation
he just needs to get through this...
He just needs to get through it. That’s all.
Manager KIM SUNG KUN’s trust.
Let’s see how it plays out on the mound.
He needs a flawless pitching performance.
– CHA MIN! – Yes.
I was going to hit if there was a runner on.
– The 5th inning is over. – Yes.
Got it!
Hold on a second.
Right now, KIM CHA MIN is...
I don’t think that’s it.
– Yoon Sang-hyuk is coming in as a pinch-hitter! – Yoon Sang-hyuk
Yoon Sang-hyuk, who once played alongside them
steps up to bat as a pinch-hitter.
– Show them, show them! – Yoon Sang-hyuk is up!
Make them regret it, make them regret it.
He’s pinch-hitting.
Yoon Sang-hyuk.
He was here...
Born in ‘99.
So he’s the same age as you?
– I don’t really know... – You’re older then.
Facing a former teammate makes me a bit nervous.
In the Independent League, he’s batting .323.
He doesn’t strike out often and has a compact swing
so you could say he’s a spray hitter.
He didn’t stay with us
for very long
and he only showed a poor performance last season
so he said he really wants to do well
in this game.
This’ll be fun.
It’s a big matchup. Today’s big matchup.
Make it count.
One at a time, take it slow.
This time it lands outside for a strike.
He can’t hit that.
That’s good. Right there is good.
That backdoor pitch is nice!
Don’t swing unless it’s yours. Don’t swing unless it’s yours!
You know what I mean! You know what it is!
Off the end of the bat, foul ball.
He’s got good contact.
When a player leaves a team
– they sometimes play with more fire. – That’s right.
You can kind of see that
in YOON SANG HYUK’s eyes right now.
YOON SANG HYUK is playing with venom.
– Let’s go, strikeout – Changeup? Changeup?
I see...
Left field, left field!
He can’t make the catch.
That fire in his eyes turns into a base hit.
Lead-off hitter YOON SANG HYUK gets on base.
That was nice, Sang-hyuk!
Much appreciated!
His body didn’t move at all?
No respect for his seniors.
No sense, no sense at all.
Nice hit. Okay, I’ll give him that!
– That was a good one... – Well hit.
Just a clean tap.
No outs, runner on first.
And now LEE HYUN steps up to the plate.
Let’s go, Hyun! Show them!
LEE HYUN!
You get your revenge too!
Weren’t they saying they don’t use signs?
“We don’t use signs,” and now look...
They’re doing all kinds of weird stuff.
That’s a bunt sign.
Let’s see how perfectly
our bunt defense is executed.
Okay!
That was a really well-placed bunt.
Pitcher fields it and throws to first.
Batter-runner is out at first.
Meanwhile, YOON SANG HYUK advances to second.
The Independent League team is looking to take the lead again with the score tied.
Looks like they really want to win today.
They’re trying to squeeze out that one run.
When the Independent League team gets runners in scoring position
they’re honestly scary.
Manager YANG SEUNG HO knows that too
and that’s exactly why he keeps attacking this way.
That’s right.
Next up is PARK JE BEOM, who’s 2-for-2 today.
PARK JE BEOM, just like you said. Here comes the chance!
These hitters have great contact in scoring position.
We’ve got to stop them here.
Focus and shut them down.
Will the Independent League team
take back the lead? PARK JE BEOM is at bat.
Swings at the first pitch, pops it up high.
– Ugh... damn – Haa...
Call it! Short!
Short!
– Short! – KIM JAE HO’s chasing it near the line
He handles it just outside the line in foul territory.
Shortstop KIM JAE HO.
That’s two outs now.
When KIM JAE HO runs for a fly ball at shortstop
there’s confidence he’ll catch it no matter what.
That’s right.
KIM JAE HO handled it well in foul territory.
In the slow-motion replay, JUNG SUNG HOON
didn’t even think about moving.
Can’t see once it goes up...
Nice job!
Can you see it or not?
Last time, a ball popped up near third and KIM JAE HO
didn’t chase it, and got scolded for it.
So he’s been chasing hard ever since.
Born in ’85, but he’s still the youngest infielder.
– He still gets scolded. – Of course.
Two outs now, runner on second.
One more out to go.
Just get through this one last batter.
Now at bat is LEE JONG HYUK.
He’s in scoring position.
YOON SANG HYUK has speed on the bases.
So with most hits, he can make it home.
That’s right.
Hey, let’s just get one. Just one!
Let’s win this!
Shut them down, then score.
Shut them down again, then score again.
That’s a ball.
Watch the first one, it’s your count.
Let’s go, gap between 1 and 2 is big.
Try hitting it, try hitting it!
That was a solid hit.
But it heads into foul territory.
So close.
That was a dangerous ball, but luckily it went foul.
He’s got some punch, huh?
He’s swinging with full power.
That’s a full swing, full swing.
That kind of pitch is a total mistake.
You can’t throw that.
SHIN JAE YOUNG needs to stay focused.
Relax your strength...
Sends it far to the outside.
Nice, nice!
He’s losing power now, he’s losing it.
First base is open.
Use the whole zone, spread it wide.
Pulled foul.
Ball
Don’t let it be a strike.
After getting two outs
SHIN JAE YOUNG is facing a tough battle.
Right here
I’d like to see him pitch inside.
Feels like he’ll get a strikeout.
The vibe is totally strikeout.
The count is 2–2.
One out left.
This one pitch
could prove SHIN JAE YOUNG’s effort this scorching summer.
Strikeout!
Let’s go, Jong-hyuk!
Show them, show them!
Let’s do this, let’s do this!
Finish it, finish it!
Will he prove all that hard work?
Pitcher SHIN JAE YOUNG goes for it!
Swings and misses, strikeout!
SHIN JAE YOUNG overcomes the jam with a strikeout.
His effort does not go to waste.
A scoreless 6th inning.
SHIN JAE YOUNG puts a period on the inning.
Good job!
– Nice ball! – Okay.
Now he's
Big 4, SHIN JAE YOUNG is Big 4 now.
Big 4!
The new ace.
JI YOON is back on the mound.
What do you think about this pitcher?
He throws well.
His pitches feel like they’re stabbing with an awl.
So what needs to happen now is
someone who’s seen him more than anyone in the Independent League
– CHOI SOO HYUN has to deliver. – I see.
This inning leads into the top of the order
can the Fighters pull off a comeback?
Let’s go, Soo-hyun!
Come on, Soo-hyun, let’s go! Get on base!
Whew... strong swing.
Oh, that’s it!
That’s it!
Go, go!
Left field! x4
It’s to the left.
Left fielder!
Moves over and makes the catch.
Okay!
Thought that was a hit.
But YOO SANG BIN tracked it perfectly and made the catch.
PARK YONG TAIK is up to bat.
PARK YONG TAIK, who gave them their first run.
He’s been struggling at the plate lately
and even in this heat
he kept practicing and sweating like crazy.
Can PARK YONG TAIK get on base here?
He draws a walk!
JI YOON looks like he’s forcing it now.
He’s not usually this wild with his control.
PARK YONG TAIK successfully gets on base.
– Good work. – Thanks.
One out, runner on first.
– Keep it up. – Thank you, senior.
Now at bat is LEE DAE HO.
Yeah, they’re about the same size. About the same size.
Let’s see who wins this.
They’re evenly matched in size.
It’s a heavyweight battle, heavyweight showdown!
He’s a flying pork cutlet.
Dae-ho!
Just hit a home run already!
Don’t flinch, don’t flinch!
Throw it, throw it hard!
Go head-to-head!
It hit him on the shoulder.
In this heavyweight title match
it’s JI YOON vs. LEE DAE HO.
And LEE DAE HO wins by a landslide.
That’s a ball. Hit-by-pitch. The runner takes first.
PARK YONG TAIK advances to second.
He lost control.
Senior...
They’re changing pitchers.
You could really feel him starting to unravel.
His body’s lifting.
Always bragging about confidence, and now look...
He can’t control the ball.
– He’s just nervous. – Good job.
That’s it for JI YOON today.
Well done.
LEE JUN GI from Hwaseong Koreyo
takes the mound as the team’s third pitcher.
– Don’t throw balls, pitch with confidence. – Yes!
LEE JUN GI is a right-handed overhand pitcher
drafted by the Hanwha Eagles in the 7th round of the 2021 2nd draft.
In the Gyeonggi-do League of the Independent League, he has a 1.45 ERA.
– What the heck? – Might not hit this guy either.
– JUN GI, stay loose, stay loose! – Shut them down!
Let’s switch the runner on second.
Who should we switch with?
The shortstop.
Sang-woo? Sang-woo?
– Sang-woo! Sang-woo! – Sang-woo!
Sang-woo! Hey, hey!
Why?
– Runner – Pinch-runner?
Want your helmet?
– Second, second. – Got it.
LIM SANG WOO enters as a pinch-runner
for PARK YONG TAIK at second.
Looks like they’re putting in a faster runner.
Manager KIM SUNG KUN is making his move now.
One out, runners on second and first.
LIM SANG WOO is the pinch-runner on second.
LEE DAE HO is on first.
And now at bat is the powerful no. 5 hitter, JUNG EUI YOON.
LIM SANG WOO is now in scoring position
– so even a short hit could bring in a run. – Definitely.
I hope Eui-yoon hits a big one here.
I feel like one of them will hit.
No, I want Eui-yoon to be the one.
Will we finally see the comeback
everyone’s been hoping for?
Let’s go!
– He’s got a curve too? – Yeah, straight, slider, curve.
The velocity’s not that fast. Pretty slow, actually.
– The curve’s slow but the fastball is quick. – His fastball’s fast?
Look at that spin.
That breaking ball is really sharp.
JUNG EUI YOON looks surprised.
Now I get why they brought him in.
Runner is in scoring position.
Can JUNG EUI YOON be the clutch hitter here?
Up, up, up!
It’s popped up. Foul territory.
Ugh!
Please...
First base!
First baseman is chasing. First baseman!
He catches it!
Oh! LIM SANG WOO!
Oh! LIM SANG WOO’s running!
Three!
– LIM SANG WOO’s running! – LIM SANG WOO’s going for third!
Sliding!
At third!
Sliding in!
He’s called out!
– Safe! – No!
Safe!
They need to bring in the review for this.
That’s 100% safe. 100%.
– Dude, 100%! 100%! – He’s safe, he’s safe.
LIM SANG WOO goes back to tag up.
He left after the catch. Timing was clean.
Then it’s a sliding play...
Let’s check a different angle.
They need to actually apply the tag.
Not sure about this one.
The only reason Manager KIM SUNG KUN pulled PARK YONG TAIK for LIM SANG WOO
– was this exact situation. – Right.
This is huge.
Got it.
Here comes the ruling.
The call stands. He’s out.
How is that out?
The Flame Fighters fail to take the lead in the bottom of the 6th.
Still tied, 3 to 3.
We’re heading into the 7th inning.
He didn’t need to take that risk.
Exactly... that was unnecessary.
Why’d you run, man?
It looked safe, though.
– His hand reached first. – The timing looked safe to me too.
So close! Nice hustle.
Hold on. Just bring the batter over, the batter.
Just play like you do at your home field.
How do you hit at Gonjiam?
Every grounder turns into a hit there.
Just hit it a bit lower, okay? Keep it low.
– Force an error with a ground ball. – Let’s regroup.
– Let’s go, let’s go. – Let’s grind it out!
This is the one. Let’s go now!
One, two, three!
Let’s go this time. This is it! It’s coming!
Today, aside from no. 2 hitter PARK JAE MIN
everyone from 1 to 6 has gotten a hit.
– In left field... – Huh?
Try putting that guy in left.
Who is that. No. 8? No. 4?
In left field?
No. 4, Raito. Raito goes to “Leffto.”
Tell GYO WON to move to right field.
Let’s go, GYO WON. Show us something.
Defensive changes for the Flame Fighters.
JUNG EUI YOON comes out, and MUN GYO WON takes his spot.
MUN GYO WON now moves to right field
and CHOI SOO HYUN, who was in right, shifts to left.
That outfield is the strongest combo.
Best possible defensive setup right now.
Makes sense, since the Independent League lineup is coming back to the top.
Leading off is no. 1 hitter, KIM JAE WON.
Show us something! Show us!
What concerns us is
we saw his speed when he turned a single into a double in his first at-bat.
A double off what should’ve been a single.
Show us another double!
From SHIN JAE YOUNG’s perspective
– he absolutely cannot let this guy on base. – No way. He must not.
KEUN WOO, bunt!
If you run, you’re dead to me.
It’s a surprise bunt!
Gotta cover the base!
Relax.
Let’s get the leadoff out!
Top of the 7th. Here we go.
Squares to bunt, but the pitch goes outside.
That’s it!
Good!
– Okay, okay. – Nice ball!
Huh? That’s a ball?
Did it just miss?
That’s a good ball, good ball.
Let’s go, JAE YOUNG!
Ahh!
Oh no, the camera just got knocked over.
– Camera’s broken. – Production costs...
– You okay? – Nice ball.
The camera went flying.
He’s got a good swing right now!
Yeah, great rhythm at the plate.
Try to get on base, try it.
Hit it right in front of SOO HWAN!
Their no. 3 and 4 hitters are hot right now
so if someone gets on base, we’re in big trouble.
That’s why we absolutely have to stop this.
Gotta hit it far! Far! Far!
That’s it.
No, no!
Oh shoot! Please!
Whoa...
It’s deep!
Got it! Got it!
– No! – The ball goes to the outfield.
Right-center! Right-center!
Drops into right-center!
No, no...
Go!
He’s safe.
Already makes it to second base.
– He’s going for third! – Play at the bag!
Defense!
He’s out!
– He’s going for third! – Play at the bag! Play at the bag! Play at the bag!
Throw to third.
But he’s in way ahead of the ball.
Let’s go! Win it! Let’s win this!
Ugh...
He’s crazy fast.
Why is he so fast?
It’s like only he knows some teleport move.
– He’s lightning fast. – Seriously.
What the heck?
– That’s real speed. – Didn’t know someone could run like that.
They say you can’t even see his feet.
We don’t use that phrase much anymore, it’s old school
but seriously, his feet were a blur.
Even MUN GYO WON made a quick throw
and the relay to JEONG KEUN WOO was clean
I thought they had him.
But he’s just that fast.
It’s okay.
Ah, we’re in a jam now.
KIM JAE WON’s speed puts him on third. No outs.
We needed to stop the leadoff man.
But a triple? That’s...
I don’t know.
Every time we play these guys...
They’re just not easy opponents.
Oh boy.
Time to reset again.
Time.
Stay relaxed! Don’t rush it.
Ugh... we’re cornered.
Everything’s getting pulled back over the plate.
If he was going to hit it, it should’ve been a single. Outside corner.
But he’s already on third.
We need to get at least one out here.
The infield’s all playing in now.
And we’ve got to watch for the squeeze play too.
Okay.
I don’t think it’ll be a squeeze. Pinch-hitter is up.
Yeah, looks like it.
Okay, let’s go.
Let’s be clear. Be sharp.
Don’t bunt. He needs to strike out.
Go full swing.
At bat now is pinch-hitter KWON JEONG HO.
It’s a pinch-hitter.
What’s with that frame?
KWON JEONG HO.
Chung-Ang University.
Oh whoa whoa
That swing?
That’s a nice swing.
Whoa, his swing is seriously clean.
You can hear the sound from all the way here.
Let’s go, JEONG HO!
Let’s go, let’s go!
It’s late in the game. Giving up a run here is dangerous.
Ideally, we prevent any scoring...
But even more important
– is getting an out. – Absolutely.
Even if they score, we need to get an out first.
That’s how we have to think.
Just stay relaxed...
Giving up one run is fine. Just get the out.
Wait, infield’s playing in?
So they’re going for no runs at all?
Infield is playing in.
– Let’s go. – Shut them down!
A shallow fly ball would be perfect.
A fly ball to the outfield is good.
Let’s go!
JEONG HO!
One run!
SHIN JAE YOUNG is winding up.
Pitch comes in outside.
Nice!
Good! Good!
Okay!
Looking good, JAE YOUNG!
Shut it down.
If you wind up with a runner on third and no outs
it means you’re going all-in, trusting your best pitch to get the out.
– Outside! Outside! – You’ve gotta make contact!
– It’s outside, outside! – Do what you do best!
Foul ball. Now it’s strike two.
That’s fast. Seriously fast.
– That’s it! – Okay!
Nice ball!
His control is really sharp.
Nice!
In terms of scoring probability
the odds are actually higher
with a runner on third and no outs than bases loaded.
Add to that. Strong lineup and pinch-hitter at bat.
This is a moment where SHIN JAE YOUNG absolutely needs a strikeout.
Strikeout!
Come on... make it count!
Count is in SHIN JAE YOUNG’s favor. Let’s go!
That’s a strike!
Ground ball
it gets through the drawn-in infield.
Over there!
The runner from third scores
and the Independent League All-Stars take the lead again.
KWON JEONG HO!
If he gets on, it’s another run.
Ah...
Ugh, why’d it go that way?
That looked like SHIN JAE YOUNG’s changeup. He was going for a strikeout.
But it caught the end of the bat and turned into this.
That’s a tough one.
The Independent League retakes the lead.
It’s 4 to 3 now.
And there are still no outs.
We just need to shut it down right here!
It’s okay!
We’ve got this!
Man, seriously...
– What’s happening? – YOO SANG BIN is at the plate.
Facing a tough batter.
Let’s go!
SANG BIN’s got a great swing...
Pinch-runner RYU MIN WOO is now on first.
Let’s go for a big inning!
SHIN JAE YOUNG has pitched hard today.
But if things go south here?
They’ll need to change pitchers right away.
SONG SEUNG JUN is already warming up.
This could be SHIN JAE YOUNG’s final batter.
Yeah.
Through the 3-4 hole. Base hit.
He’s good!
Three consecutive hits off SHIN JAE YOUNG.
These guys are just...
Runners on first and second now.
Great hitting.
Might bunt again, right?
Yeah, he’s definitely bunting.
Actually, I think this one swings.
KIM SOO HWAN is 3-for-3 today.
Even a strikeout’s fine. Take your swing!
A double play works too. Just swing your bat.
What a dangerous hitter.
No way he gets four hits... right?
Wow, SOO HWAN is on fire today.
OPS 2.5? 2.6?
Let’s go for a big inning!
– Man... – Good job.
Good job out there.
Facing the Independent League’s best hitter. No outs, runners on first and second.
That’s huge pressure.
They’re gonna switch.
Let’s play defense!
Shut it down! You got this!
But in the Flame Fighters’ dugout
they’ve decided to give SHIN JAE YOUNG a little more trust.
Let’s go, JAE YOUNG!
Nice, nice.
If we hold them to one run, we can win this.
This is the turning point.
Their best no. 4 hitter
KIM SOO HWAN of the Independent League All-Stars.
Let’s go! x3 No. 4, no. 4!
Let’s go! Let’s go! Big inning!
Gotta hold on! Gotta hold on!
Coach! Coach!
Coach!
Trusting SHIN JAE YOUNG here means
Manager KIM SUNG KUN is betting on that perfect slider
breaking sharply against right-handed hitters.
Will we see that now?
Let’s turn two! Double! Double!
Shut it down here! Shut it down!
Swings at the first pitch. Ball to the right side.
Hey!
Go over! Let’s go!
Whoa!
Ball to the right side.
Right fielder’s going back! Back to the wall!
GYO WON! GYO WON!
Right fielder back! Back to the wall!
– He caught it in front of the wall! – Oh! Oh! Oh!
– MUN GYO WON makes the catch! – MUN GYO WON! Wow! MUN GYO WON!
Wow!
Oh shoot!
– He caught it? – He caught it.
And throws to second!
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Stop!
He caught it?
He caught it! He caught it!
That was almost a disaster.
GYO WON is incredible.
He caught that?
How did he catch that...
If it had gone just past the glove, it was gone.
Honestly, off the bat, I thought it was gone.
But then. Newly positioned in the outfield. MUN GYO WON.
makes a perfect catch.
I thought it was a home run the moment it was hit.
But MUN GYO WON
chased it down like, “That ball’s mine”
and made the catch.
MUN GYO WON’s insane grab.
He gifts an out to SHIN JAE YOUNG.
Everyone say it. MUN GYO WON!
Wow! Nice catch!
– GYO WON’s defense is no joke. – What was that play?
Seriously.
– He’s a defensive wizard. – Is that Mookie Betts or what?
That’s a major-league play!
I really thought that one was gone.
I’m telling you—GYO WON needs to go to the majors.
Not KBO. Majors.
Did you see how he read the wall just now?
– What? – The fence...
But runners are still on second and third.
Two runners in scoring position.
Change the pitcher.
Huh?
SEUNG JUN? Okay.
They’re calling for a change.
Time! Time!
Time, please. Time.
With that no. 1 hitter earlier, you’ve gotta pitch knowing what kind of batter he is.
His hips fly open...
The no. 1 hitter always opens up his hips.
Even a changeup that drifts away is enough.
Good job, JAE YOUNG.
Got it.
SHIN JAE YOUNG, the team’s second pitcher, leaves the mound.
SHIN JAE YOUNG! SHIN JAE YOUNG! SHIN JAE YOUNG!
SHIN JAE YOUNG! SHIN JAE YOUNG!
SHIN JAE YOUNG! SHIN JAE YOUNG! SHIN JAE YOUNG!
Well done!
Nice ball!
Wow... I did not see that coming.
I was 100% sure that was gone.
Man... that was shocking.
Shut it down, SEUNG JUN! We need this stop!
– If he gets out of this, the momentum shifts! – It flips completely!
It’s a tough spot.
And now SONG SEUNG JUN takes the mound.
Whoa!
Master SONG SEUNG JUN.
A round of thunderous applause!
If SEUNG JUN can shut this down...
Please!
Everyone’s been waiting to see him since he hasn’t pitched yet.
His last appearance
was honestly emotional.
As a result, today, Manager KIM SUNG KUN
told him in advance, “You’ll be our third pitcher.”
It’s a tough moment, but he’s on the mound.
But we trust this pitcher.
Just two outs. That’s all we need.
That’s right.
SONG SEUNG JUN has to deliver.
One out, runners on second and third.
Let’s go!
What do we do with this guy?
He’s a bit weak on the outside...
– He struggles there? – But he’s only looking for breaking balls.
Only breaking balls?
His last hit, double, and triple. They were all off breaking balls.
But yeah, he’s got a weakness too.
– Gotta go inside then. – You have to.
Coach, I’ll go with whatever I’m confident in.
MYEONG HYEON! PARK MYEONG HYEON!
MYEONG HYEON!
SEUNG JUN’s slider or...
Get ahead with a slider or fastball,
then finish with a pitch that drops!
He’ll swing at the ones you use to get ahead in the count!
He tops out in the low 130s.
MYEONG HYEON!
Myeong-hyeon
That last one
Watch the count
Swing before you get to two strikes
Now it’s a battle against no. 5 hitter PARK MYEONG HYEON
Let’s go, shut him down, stay focused
Let’s go, let’s go, shut him down
Shut him down, shut him down
The defense is playing in, they’re moving in
That means they’re not giving up any runs
Please shut it down, ah
Can SONG SEUNG JUN get the second out without giving up a run?
Tension’s rising
What pitch will he throw right out of the gate?
Inside!
Whoa, inside
Foul ball
– That’s veteran poise, you know? – Totally
Throwing inside to a right-hander
right after coming out of the bullpen at average speed?
That’s not easy.
– But SONG SEUNG JUN is a fighter, a real fighter. – Absolutely.
That’s why he went inside.
– That’s the spot, right there. – Nice, nice.
– Inside pitch. – Nice, good ball.
It cuts in sharply at the end.
Back in his U.S. days, they taught him
“You’re not a pitcher if you can’t throw inside.”
Will he go there again?
Let’s go!
Gotta reel him in, gotta reel him in.
After that inside pitch
he throws it low and outside, and PARK MYEONG HYEON holds off.
Okay!
Good eye.
Those first two pitches
I think he threw them exactly as planned.
Now the real question in the batter’s mind is, what comes next?
He checks his swing.
No!
Didn’t fall for it, didn’t fall for it.
Nice!
Let’s just get one more run, one more.
SONG SEUNG JUN is throwing low to make sure it doesn’t get hit.
– SONG SEUNG JUN – Let’s go!
Shut him down, shut him down.
Right here, it absolutely has to be a strike.
SONG SEUNG JUN’s choice here is a splitter, inside.
He threw two curves in a row, so no more curves.
Let’s go, PARK MYEONG HYEON.
Just a short one.
Where will PARK JAE WOOK set the mitt?
The mitt is set inside.
– It’s a ground ball! – That’s it!
The runner didn’t score.
Didn’t make it home, that’s right!
Home!
– First! – Hurry!
He’s safe!
At first!
He’s out at first!
– That’s right! It’s LEE DAE HO! – Out at first! Out at first!
That was insane.
That could’ve been bad, wow.
– Safe! – Safe, safe!
Yeah, there’s a lot packed into that play.
What SONG SEUNG JUN needed to throw
was his strongest forkball.
And since he couldn’t run for it, he left it to PARK JAE WOOK
but PARK JAE WOOK tried to spin and throw and missed his mark.
– But luckily, we had our DAE HO. – That’s right.
So no runners advanced
and they got the second out.
– Well done, well done. – Best play. Best, best.
What a shutdown. Seriously.
So now it’s two outs, runners on third and second.
One more out to escape without giving up a run.
That’s it, that’s it. Hold them to just one run.
Come on, come on, one more time.
That’s right. Honestly, we want to create drama here.
After MUN GYO WON’s catch
bullpen pitcher SONG SEUNG JUN shut down the first batter
and now it’s two outs with runners on second and third.
We believe in Song Sambong.
But it’s YOON SANG HYUK.
And wouldn’t you know it
it’s YOON SANG HYUK at the plate in this exact situation.
Wow, it is Sang-hyuk.
It’s Sang-hyuk.
It’s really Sang-hyuk.
– Hey, Sang-hyuk’s just... – I thought he was going to run home.
Earlier, Sang-hyuk got a hit off a breaking ball outside.
Still, there’s some history there.
If we want this to stay fun, he shouldn’t hit now.
– Whoa, shoot – Good job out there.
Nice swing.
Sang-hyuk, this is where you’ve gotta hit.
– This is picture perfect. – Total picture moment.
What a storyline.
Never thought today would turn out like this.
YOON SANG HYUK steps up to face the Fighters.
YOO SANG BIN on second, RYU MIN WOO on third.
And at the plate...
It’s YOON SANG HYUK.
Oh please.
Sang-hyuk’s been grinding for this.
Please, YOON SANG HYUK.
Just give us one hit, Sang-hyuk.
First pitch.
Fastball at 137 km/h.
– Nice, good ball. – Oh, 137 km/h.
The adrenaline’s kicking in.
– It’s coming, it’s coming. Feels like summer. – Love it, love it.
That was a good ball.
He might hit 140 km/h, 140.
Let’s go with confidence, with confidence.
That guy used to smile so much in a past life.
But today, not once has the camera caught him smiling.
It’s YOON SANG HYUK.
Swing and a miss. The count is one-and-one.
– He was ready for that. – Looked like a splitter?
He was sitting dead red for that fastball.
That was art.
It’s okay, it’s okay. That’s just one strike.
One more, one more, let’s see one more.
A breaking ball might be better here.
One more, one more.
– Third pitch – Oh, it’s high.
SONG SEUNG JUN uses every level—high and low—even in tight moments like this.
Since he went high, now it’s time for a splitter that drops.
– And SANG HYUK probably knows it. – That’s right.
So let’s see how he handles it.
He swings at the drop pitch. Foul ball.
Ah, this is nerve-wracking.
Swing with confidence, swing with confidence.
Man, we really need to shut this down.
Once teammates, now face to face again.
SONG SEUNG JUN and YOON SANG HYUK.
4 to 3, a one-run game.
One out, runners on third and second—can SONG SEUNG JUN
finish this inning?
We’re going to stop them. We’ll stop them.
Forkball.
– Come on, come on! – Forkball.
That’s it!
– That’s it! – Grounder! Pitcher fields it!
Easy toss to first, and that’s three outs.
SONG SEUNG JUN!
Okay!
A jam with one out, runners on third and second
SONG SEUNG JUN escapes with no runs allowed.
– SONG SEUNG JUN – SONG SEUNG JUN
Great hold, great hold.
Nice, Song! Nice, Song!
Let’s go! x4 Now!
That was great, GYO WON.
Well done, GYO WON. Thank you.
Nice, nice.
GYO WON!
Nice catch.
He caught a home run ball.
Wow, GYO WON, nice catch.
That was seriously awesome.
SEUNG JUN, you’re a real man.
A real man.
Ah, that splitter.
He’s part of the go-to bullpen now. SEUNG JUN’s the guy.
MUN GYO...
– MUN GYO WON really came through. GYO WON! – Seriously, yeah.
Mr. GYO WON.
Why do I keep calling him “Mr. GYO WON”? He’s on our team.
Must be that Inha University habit.
– But this whole storyline was so cool. – Totally.
The ball...
The ball didn’t drop.
– Wow, nice catch. – It really didn’t drop just now.
What a grab. That was amazing.
That was going over, right?
GYO WON, that was a nice catch.
I think it hit right around here when you caught it.
– It was close. Hit the fence. – Around here.
– Was that going over? – You really caught that well.
– It was going to hit the top of the fence. – Yeah.
– He got there fast and timed the jump. – You really nailed it.
– Got there quick, well done. – Perfect timing on the jump.
But that ball kept carrying.
Hey, Sang-woo.
– And over here in right field... – He’s really...
You need to watch for fastballs and curves.
He throws a lot of curves.
Just two. Fastball and curve.
– Him? – Yeah.
Right now, the fans here
must be riding a huge adrenaline rush.
Did we really pull that off?
Even though we gave up the lead, we still have a chance.
– Because we never gave up. – That’s right.
We’re now in the bottom of the 7th.
It’s the Flame Fighters’ turn to bat.
If they score one here, the Fighters will feel much more relaxed.
We still have the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings.
There’s still plenty of time, plenty of chances.
I’m calling a home run.
– Hitting – Oh, hitting, hitting.
Hitting
He’s swinging
Come on!
LEE JUN GI is on the mound.
– Thank you, senior. – Keep it up.
JUNG SUNG HOON is 0-for-1 today.
We’ve got fireworks after this. We need to win.
Yeah, we have to win today.
First pitch, strike.
This is looking good today!
– Wow. – That’s a fastball?
Not bad at all.
That’s a solid pitch.
And the four-seamer from this pitcher on the mound right now
it’s not fast in speed
but it’s got great spin
so it comes in real sharp.
– That’s the pitch we need to attack. – Exactly.
Foul ball. Another fast one.
He’s falling behind, but that ball is good.
The plan here is go straight to the four-seamer and get the swing and miss.
That’s the sequence he wants to show.
Swing and a miss, strikeout.
Nice ball, nice ball.
Nice ball.
Oh, that was great.
A 142 km/h fastball.
He goes down swinging. One out.
It was right down the middle, but he couldn’t hit it.
You just have to admit it
why can’t they hit it when it’s right down the middle?
The spin...
– You can’t see the seams. If you can’t see the seams, it means great spin. – Ah, true.
It almost feels like he’s throwing a rock.
Even though it looks slow
it’s hard to track that red seam line.
You’ve got to hand it to the Independent League All-Stars
they’ve only allowed two hits to the Flame Fighters today.
Ah, no, no.
Wait, we’ve only gotten two hits?
– We... – Yeah, we’ve only got two hits so far.
We need to get more.
Shut them down and end it.
Good ball, good ball.
And now at bat is LEE TAEK KEUN.
Man, I hope he rips one to left.
Seriously.
Crush it.
Let’s go!
– He’s falling behind. – Nice ball, nice ball.
That pitch is nasty, JUN GI.
I think he wasn’t ready for it.
But it ends up as a foul ball.
Please.
– Let’s go! – Just give us two runs.
It was a fastball right down the middle, but he’s late.
– Just give us two runs. – Get on base, get on base.
Catches the end of the bat.
Foul ball going back.
He pulls it. Foul again.
LEE TAEK KEUN keeps fighting it off.
Man, how is he...
He’s just swinging like crazy.
He’s fired up, totally fired up.
Okay.
Step in.
This is power vs. power.
Power vs. power.
It’s four-seam fastball vs. bat speed.
No breaking balls here.
It’s power vs. power. Here we go!
He swings. Ball goes left!
It’s going over!
Left field, left field! He catches it!
He hits it. Ball to left field!
Ball to left field!
– Left fielder can’t get it! – That’s it! That’s it!
Go for two!
Okay, go, go!
LEE TAEK KEUN sprints to second!
Three
He stands up safely at second.
A double for LEE TAEK KEUN.
Okay!
That’s it. Just kept throwing fastballs.
Doesn’t work if it’s only power.
He just crushed it.
No way, not like that.
– LEE TAEK KEUN – LEE TAEK KEUN
– Man, he was insanely focused. – Nice swing.
So close, so close.
We’ve got a scoring chance.
Since we gave up one run, now’s the time to show we’ve got the power to strike right back.
That was such a clean hit from LEE TAEK KEUN
felt like a perfect long hit.
Now the tying run is in scoring position.
He’s in scoring position now.
If PARK JAE WOOK can just get a hit... Oh, wait a second.
– Pinch-hitter KIM MIN BEOM is coming in. – Ah, it’s MIN BEOM, MIN BEOM.
Let’s go, MIN BEOM!
– Let’s go! – MIN BEOM!
Manager KIM SUNG KUN now makes a change
taking out PARK JAE WOOK, who went 0-for-2 today
and sending in pinch-hitter KIM MIN BEOM.
He’s got serious talent at the plate.
He’s known for swinging aggressively at the first pitch.
He was the cleanup hitter at Dong-A University.
You’ve got to be careful here.
This is a tough spot. Don’t throw a fastball here.
Can KIM MIN BEOM tie the game?
Off the end of the bat.
Grounder. Second baseman fields it.
Throw to first. He’s out at first.
Meanwhile, LEE TAEK KEUN advances to third.
– Okay! – Okay!
Just shut it down.
Let’s get just one, just one.
Nice productive out.
Still a tough situation.
Now the chance falls to KIM JAE HO.
Let’s go, JAE HO.
JAE HO’s gotta hit here.
– Who’s out there now? – Huh?
Switch him out. MOON HO.
MOON HO? Right now?
Time! x4 MOON HO!
And now they’re sending in pinch-hitter KIM MOON HO.
That’s a bold move by Manager KIM SUNG KUN.
He’s going all in.
This is a make-or-break call.
If this fails today...
we’ve still got two innings left, and it’ll be tough.
KIM MOON HO.
MOON HO.
Yeah, I feel like MOON HO’s going to hit one today.
He got his first hit last time,
and lately he’s been hitting really sharp.
Let’s go, KIM MOON HO.
SOO HYUN?
That’s it!
Swings at the first pitch.
Left fielder moves in.
Tracks the drop point and makes the catch.
That ends the inning.
The pinch-hit attempt fails.
The Flame Fighters fall short in their comeback attempt.
Still a one-run game.
Heading into the 8th inning.
Cleanwrap Ace really lives up to its name.
Taking care of all your daily needs.
Even fixing the smallest inconveniences.
Nice play.
– As expected, Korea’s trusted brand, Cleanwrap. – Korea’s trusted brand, Cleanwrap.
– Caring for life, Cleanwrap. – Cleanwrap.
Wait a second
Who’s playing shortstop now?
Yeah, who’s coming in at short?
It’s getting messy since JAE HO’s out.
Hold on, how are they setting up the defense now?
But if SANG WOO takes shortstop, doesn’t that mean the pitcher has to bat?
– Yeah, the pitcher has to bat. – That’s right, then the pitcher has to hit.
What do we do?
But we don’t have anyone else to play shortstop.
– There’s no one to put in... – No one.
No one.
Maybe talk it over with the manager.
How are we setting up the defense?
– Huh? – Defense.
SANG WOO, we’ve got SANG WOO.
SANG WOO is available. He’s the DH.
But then the pitcher has to bat.
Then the pitcher would bat 9th, so there’s still time.
SANG WOO bats 3rd.
It’ll take a full turn through the order to get back to the 9th spot.
– SANG WOO needs to go out there. – Yeah, right.
Coach, if SANG WOO goes to the infield
then MOON HO’s spot becomes the pitcher’s spot.
It won’t come up again until we go around once anyway.
– Should SANG WOO just play short? – Just take MOON HO out.
Sorry?
– Just take MOON HO out. – Yes.
– SANG WOO, you’re at short. – Okay.
SANG WOO is at short.
Pinch-hitter KIM MOON HO is out
and that spot becomes the pitcher’s slot.
LIM SANG WOO moves from DH to shortstop.
The pitcher takes over the DH spot.
– KIM MOON HO’s spot becomes the pitcher’s, right? – Yes, pitcher.
That’s right, yes.
LIM SANG WOO takes over at shortstop.
The Flame Fighters are giving up the designated hitter.
The 9th spot in the order is now the pitcher’s.
That was a real chance to catch up
and it’s such a shame we missed it.
With one out and a runner on second
no follow-up hit, and it’s still a one-run game.
But it’s okay.
We still have two more chances.
First, we need a solid defensive inning.
Gotta shut them down clean and come back.
– Let’s go, the promised 8th inning! – If we hold clean, a chance will come. A chance will come.
Back to the top of the order.
That’s right.
Leading off is LEE HYUN.
HYUN!
Show us what you’ve got, HYUN!
Get the leadoff, the leadoff!
Breaking ball. Strike.
– Nice, nice ball! – Nice, nice!
That was a good pitch.
– His pitching balance is excellent. – Totally.
What I was going to say is
after a big jam like that
a lot of pitchers relax and then give up a hit to the leadoff batter
right?
But with SONG SEUNG JUN, you don’t feel that at all.
That kind of thing...
Off the end of the bat. Popped up high.
Center fielder tracks the drop point.
Caught by LEE TAEK KEUN.
That kind of mistake? That’s for guys like me, who didn’t reach 100 wins.
But SONG SEUNG JUN, YOO HEE KWAN, NIPPERT
guys with over 100 wins? They’re different.
Pitchers like that throw with ease.
– Come on, bring back your old self, man. – Ah, yes.
Major class.
He’s a Major League-level pitcher.
Anyway, I’m happy right now.
Pitchers like SONG SEUNG JUN, who’ve won 100 games
don’t even allow those crisis moments to happen.
Next up is CHOI YUL GI.
He’s got the highest batting average in the Independent League.
League-wide batting average leader.
– He’s batting .415 right now. – Seriously?
Show them, show them. You’re the top hitter.
– First pitch, strike. – Look at the count battle here.
– Nice, very nice. – Nice ball, okay!
That’s good!
Great pitch!
Keep it coming, keep it coming.
High pitch. Called strike.
SEUNG JUN’s forkball is solid.
– His stuff looks good. – Yeah, the fastball too.
That splitter was respected even in the KBO.
Bury one, bury one in there.
– Strikeout – Strikeout
Here comes the next pitch.
– Oh, that’s it! LIM SANG WOO at short! – Grounder to shortstop, LIM SANG WOO.
Fields it, throws to first
Out at first. Two outs.
Very nice.
Nice job, SANG WOO.
Really well done, really well done.
Man, that was clean.
They say young players grow fast watching veteran teammates.
– LIM SANG WOO is one of them. – For sure.
Now at bat is LEE JONG HYUK.
Two outs, two outs.
Two outs already! Two outs!
If SONG SEUNG JUN can shut it down through the 8th,
we’ve got a real shot in the bottom of the 8th.
Let’s go! One more!
Pulled to the left.
Okay!
Pulled again. Fielded cleanly, backhand catch!
– LIM SANG WOO fires it. Right on target! – That’s it! That’s it!
– LIM SANG WOO x4 – LIM SANG WOO x4
For the first time today, the Flame Fighters
shut down the Independent League batters in order.
Three up, three down. Now heading into the bottom of the 8th for the Fighters.
– Nice defense, nice defense. – SANG WOO, that was great.
Good work, SANG WOO.
That was nice, SANG WOO.
Clean, real clean.
Nice.
His pitch looks better than last time.
Way better than before.
We can do this. We really can.
I feel like I’m going to collapse.
I’ve never thrown like this before.
That’s what happens when you pitch in the heat.
SEUNG JUN’s stuff is insane.
Song’s ball is insane.
Whoa, that pitch is nuts.
Unreal stuff.
First three-up, three-down of the game.
– Isn’t SEUNG JUN pitching unbelievably well? – Why is SEUNG JUN so good right now?
He might need to start games now.
Or should he stay in the bullpen?
Honestly, it’s a tough call now.
– SEUNG JUN should absolutely be used in high-leverage situations. – Yeah, when runners are on.
I don’t think anyone pitches better than him with runners on.
What hit me was what you said earlier
jamming the batter with that first pitch inside.
– That was insane. Totally insane. – That was seriously...
Will we see a dramatic comeback?
I’m dying out here.
Bottom of the 8th.
In Korean baseball, there’s always a phrase before the 8th inning.
– The Promised 8th Inning. – That’s right.
The Promised 8th.
Will it turn into the Miracle 8th?
Leadoff batter is JEONG KEUN WOO.
We have to score here!
It’s the Promised 8th Inning! The Promised 8th!
Come on, come on!
Let’s go!
Let’s make it happen, KEUN WOO.
Let’s go, let’s go!
Let’s go, speedy boys! Fight for it!
You guys take responsibility now.
Our veteran hitters
all know the four-seam fastball is good
so they’re going to sit on the fastball now.
Just six outs left, six outs.
Let’s get through this inning clean. Just this one.
Deflected off the pitcher’s glove.
Quick, quick!
Oh no
– Shortstop fields it, throws to first! – Oh no!
At first!
He’s safe! Safe at first!
Is this really happening again for us?
Okay!
Should’ve let it go.
When a grounder goes toward the pitcher and grazes the glove...
You start thinking, “Maybe...”
And once again. Yes, it happened.
A scoring chance has opened up.
Just like you said. Flame Fighters turn “maybe” into “yes.”
Leadoff man JEONG KEUN WOO reaches with an infield hit.
The deeper we go into the game
the more these miracle chances keep showing up.
And we’ve always capitalized on those.
Now at bat is CHOI SOO HYUN, who leads the team in batting average.
No outs, runner on first.
Hold that runner at first.
Coach LEE KWANG KIL is signaling a play.
He won’t bunt, right? Is he going to bunt?
Are they trying to squeeze out a run?
It’s definitely a bunt. No question.
No outs, runner on first.
He squares to bunt.
Think it through.
The third baseman is charging in now.
But you can’t bunt toward third.
It has to go to first.
This bunt attempt is absolutely crucial.
He pulls the bat back.
That’s it!
Good eye.
Okay!
Lay it down, lay it down.
Do it!
They’re pitching outside to force a bunt toward third.
But he absolutely has to pull it and bunt toward first.
Another sign is being sent.
Hmm, not sure...
The way he’s gripping the bat
has changed a little.
– Right. – Yeah, you’re right.
– Ah, now he’s switching to a full swing. – Just pull it and swing.
Buster, it’s a buster play.
– He’s choking up, choking up. – Hey, he’s getting ready for a buster, choking up.
Think, think.
Commit fully, fully!
Be sure, be sure of it!
– He’s swinging, he’s swinging. – He’s coming out!
– Goes low, ball two. – It’s going wide, wide.
– Okay. – Okay.
That’s it.
He’s gotta do it, gotta do it.
The count is two balls.
A favorable count for the hitter.
We’ve got a chance here.
We have to capitalize on it.
He’s the current batting leader.
CHOI SOO HYUN has to come through.
It’s coming! x3 Batting chance!
– Please. – Come on, come on.
Don’t worry about over there, focus here.
Be sure of it. Be sure.
Be sure, be sure.
League-leading hitter, CHOI SOO HYUN.
Shut it down, shut it down!
Swings at the third pitch. Foul ball.
– Okay. – Okay!
– Nice, nice! – JUN GI’s doing great, JUN GI’s great.
He hesitated. Why hesitate?
He was trying to push it, trying to hit to the opposite field.
– Opposite field? – Yeah, tried to go opposite.
Don’t go out.
He gets the sign again.
If we couldn’t take the chance earlier in the inning
we have to capitalize on this one.
We have to make this one count.
Oh. He’s squaring up again.
– He lays it down! – It’s down!
Okay, okay!
Go, go!
That’s it!
He bunts it toward first.
First baseman fields it.
– Let’s go! x4 – Hey, go! Go! Go!
First baseman fields it.
Head-first slide. He’s called out.
But meanwhile, JEONG KEUN WOO advances to second.
– Okay, okay! – Okay!
Nice!
That almost turned into a hit.
– Well done! – Nice! Nice! Nice ball! Nice ball!
That was executed perfectly.
Even CHOI SOO HYUN looked like he might beat it out.
But even after a slight mishandle by KIM SU HWAN
he still made a perfect throw to first.
Wow, he slid. He actually slid!
I’ve never seen SOO HYUN do that before.
His mindset has totally changed.
Nice job, nice job.
– Hey, don’t slide! You’ll get hurt! – Don’t slide!
Don’t slide into first base, man.
Still, the runner is now in scoring position.
Time.
Manager YANG SEUNG HO is heading to the mound.
TAE YOON.
Infield, infield.
– You focus on the batter. – Yes.
Giving up one run is fine.
One run’s okay. We can go to extra innings.
Just assume that runner won’t score.
Make sure your defense stays relaxed.
You pitch with confidence.
– Even if they score, it’s okay. – Yes.
– Let’s go! – Defense!
TAE YOON, pitch with confidence.
Don’t just try to avoid contact.
Late in the game, Manager KIM SUNG KUN has brought in several young guns.
Can the first of those, LIM SANG WOO, come through?
Let’s go, SANG WOO. Let’s do this, SANG WOO!
– Come on! – I hope SANG WOO is the one to deliver.
What this situation means is
with LIM SANG WOO coming up
they’ll pitch to him
and they might intentionally walk LEE DAE HO.
So they’re definitely going to go after LIM SANG WOO here.
Get him out here, then walk the next batter.
Comes in. Strike.
– Okay. – Nice ball, nice ball.
He can’t catch up to the fastball.
Let’s go!
Nice ball, nice ball.
– He’s late, he’s late. – Yeah, he’s late.
His fastball doesn’t come in straight.
They’re definitely going to pitch to him here.
There's a good chance it’ll be a four-seamer.
– I hope LIM SANG WOO times it right and gets it done. – Same here.
It’s all you, SANG WOO.
You’re feeling it lately.
This is the moment to hit.
You have to hit here.
The Flame Fighters trail 4 to 3. Tying run is JEONG KEUN WOO.
He pulls it!
That’s it! That’s it!
He pulls it!
Second baseman.
Please!
Okay!
Second baseman.
– Second baseman bobbles it once. – That’s it! That’s it!
Go! Go! Go!
KEUN WOO, home! Home!
Home! Home!
The throw to home. At home plate!
He scores!
– Game-tying RBI by LIM SANG WOO! – LIM SANG WOO! LIM SANG WOO!
He brings exactly the energy this team needed.
A clutch hit from LIM SANG WOO.
– LIM SANG WOO! – LIM SANG WOO!
Honestly, it was a breaking ball just now
and it hit off the end of LIM SANG WOO’s bat
so we thought it might be a grounder to second.
But it hit the grass. Why did it do that?
That’s Flame Fighters baseball.
They threw a changeup there.
And just like that, the game is tied.
– JEONG KEUN WOO! – Good job, KEUN WOO.
Exactly.
Should’ve stuck with the fastball...
What was that? A ball?
It was a breaking ball, right?
Slider.
Told you. Should’ve gone with a fastball.
Can’t believe they tied it up like this.
Feels like we’re headed to extra innings again.
Tied in the 8th, once again.
Same thing happened last year. Tied in the 8th.
What’s our favorite thing?
– Scoring in the bottom of the 8th and ending it there. – Bottom of the 8th comeback.
– We hate calling the bottom of the 9th. – Oh, for sure.
We really hate the 9th.
– Let’s go. – No 9th! Let’s end it here.
Let’s finish it right now.
And just like that, the game is tied.
LIM SANG WOO is now on first. Next up is LEE DAE HO at the plate.
– Send it over! – Let’s go, let’s go!
Let’s go. Please!
– Send it! – Send it!
The crowd is chanting DAE HO’s name.
This is a critical at-bat.
No. 4 hitter, LEE DAE HO.
– First pitch, outside low. Strike. – Nice, nice.
Angry, angry.
He boldly came in with a fastball?
That’s actually a good call.
If he keeps coming like that, it’s good for us.
It’s all about tempo now. Tempo, tempo.
Second pitch. Low.
The pitcher looks a little fired up right now.
You can kind of feel it.
And facing a legend like LEE DAE HO
he probably wants to prove what his fastball can do.
Three straight four-seamers?
If that happens, DAE HO won’t miss it.
Will he really throw a third straight four-seamer?
Let’s go, let’s go!
Comes in low. LEE DAE HO lays off.
143 km/h.
Great eye.
No, no. Can’t walk him.
Not good.
Four straight four-seamers? Not a good idea.
What’s the next pitch?
He goes with a breaking ball.
That was a slider.
Gotta stop him here. Have to.
If you walk him
that puts another runner in scoring position.
And since it’s already three balls
he needs to throw a breaking ball.
If he chooses a fastball here...
– All I can say is: good luck. – Seriously.
Will luck be on his side?
Misses high. Walks him.
– Okay, okay. – That’s it!
Now it’s one out, runners on second and first.
The go-ahead run is now in scoring position.
That’s LIM SANG WOO taking second base.
Now at bat is MUN GYO WON.
He needs to swing freely here.
He absolutely has to swing. No holding back.
– Let’s go, Gamja! Let’s go, Gamja! – Oh, it’s GYO WON!
Gamja!
Relax, relax. Stay calm.
This one matters. This is the most important at-bat.
Facing JEONG SUNG HOON with two outs is different from this.
A double would be ideal
but MUN GYO WON just needs to bring LIM SANG WOO home from second.
That’s the goal.
The batter is MUN GYO WON.
First pitch. Goes high.
No!
Let’s go, let’s go! JUN GI! JUN GI!
Manager YANG SEUNG HO...
Is he heading to the mound?
JIN HYEON WOO.
They must feel LEE JUN GI is starting to lose control.
The Independent League team is preparing a pitching change.
– Well done. – He’s losing strength.
Good job.
– Both changing out? – Nice work.
Both? Ah, good job.
The count was 1 ball, and now they’re making the change.
Thank you.
The Independent League changes both pitcher and catcher.
SHIN HONG SEO comes in as the new catcher.
And the pitcher is JIN HYEON WOO.
JIN HYEON WOO usually enters in high-pressure or closing situations.
This season in the Gyeonggi-do League, he’s posted a 2.40 ERA.
He’s been in many situations like this
so he should have the composure for it.
Fastball, slider, splitter.
Fastball, slider, splitter?
– His control is good. – Yes.
He usually only throws breaking balls.
But then he fired a fastball on the first pitch.
That happens.
JIN HYEON WOO has pitched against us before.
Now he faces MUN GYO WON.
Please!
HYEON WOO!
You were brought in to stop this! Shut it down!
– Let’s go, JIN HYEON WOO! – Shut him down!
Infield—just give us two outs!
That was a 141 km/h fastball.
It missed high. Count is two balls.
That’s a fast one.
Okay, okay.
Now at 2 balls, MUN GYO WON has to make a choice.
If he feels confident
he just needs to swing the way he planned.
His defense today went exactly how he visualized it.
So he should swing with the same confidence at the plate.
Outside. Called ball.
The count is 3 balls.
– Okay! – Good eye, good eye!
Barber! Like!
– “Good eye” means great vision! – It’s 3 balls! 3 balls!
Oh!
Seriously...
That looked good to me.
If it gets all the way to SEUNG JUN’s turn at bat
things get tricky...
– Yeah, tricky to pinch-hit, tricky to let him bat. – SEUNG JUN’s gotta hit, SEUNG JUN’s gotta hit.
The count favors the batter now.
LIM SANG WOO on second.
LEE DAE HO on first.
Now they’re waiting on one more pitch.
Two infield outs, just two!
On a 3-ball count
Low pitch. He takes it. Walk.
– Okay! – Nice!
He wins that battle.
Bases are now loaded.
The players’ focus is incredible.
Even with veterans and younger guys all exhausted
you can feel how badly they want this win.
Absolutely.
Back-to-back walks now load the bases.
At bat is JEONG SUNG HOON.
If he draws a walk here
the Flame Fighters will take the lead on a walk-off walk.
The crowd is watching. Bases loaded.
And at the plate: JEONG SUNG HOON.
Let’s go, SUNG HOON.
SUNG HOON! SUNG HOON!
If JEONG SUNG HOON is going to swing
I think he should attack the first pitch hard.
And I bet JEONG SUNG HOON is thinking that too.
You have to fight through this. This is JEONG SUNG HOON.
Swings at the first pitch!
Ah, shoot!
That’s it!
Swings at the first pitch!
It’s a foul ball.
Whew!
– That was close. The timing was perfect. – That could’ve been bad.
– Oh! – Foul ball.
But here’s what’s great about that
We praised SONG SEUNG JUN earlier, right?
Same applies here.
He’s going inside with that pitch.
– You’re right. – That’s why it ended up a foul.
He’s thinking the same way as SONG SEUNG JUN.
Even in the Independent League, he’s been a closer.
– Right. – That’s why he’s confident going inside. It’s a tough pitch.
Let’s end this.
He’s going to do it. He’s got this!
Please, we need to score here.
Do it now, while there’s a chance.
One strike.
Nice pitch, nice pitch!
Second pitch.
Off the end of the bat.
– Okay! Okay! – Nice ball, nice ball!
Okay!
After he threw that inside pitch
this one was actually over the middle
but the batter pulled off and couldn’t handle it.
That’s how you create good outcomes.
JIN HYEON WOO now has the count in his favor, two strikes.
And now we’re thinking
Strikeout is one worry
but a poorly timed swing could lead to a double play.
Please, please!
Please!
– To the outfield! – Just hit it to the outfield!
Gotta swing! Swing!
Please!
JEONG SUNG HOON is down in the count. Two strikes.
Bases loaded.
This at-bat will decide it all!
Please!
High pitch. Foul ball going back.
Agh!
Ugh...
I’m actually getting mad.
He has to stay locked in and keep fighting.
Please! Please!
Seriously, please. Please!
Just one to the outfield!
Let’s see a good pitch here!
Let’s end this now!
JIN HYEON WOO, familiar with the big stage. Two balls.
Another foul ball.
Ugh, seriously...
That’s not how to do it.
Just one. Just one!
Another foul ball.
This is suffocating.
That word describes it perfectly.
It’s suffocating out here.
But if we try to stay positive...
Who battled like this earlier and came through with a hit?
LEE TAEK KEUN.
When LEE TAEK KEUN came through
I hope JEONG SUNG HOON can do the same.
After making it such a tough at-bat
he turned on a pitch and hit a double.
Hit!
JEONG SUNG HOON!
Hit!
JEONG SUNG HOON!
Please, we need to score here.
Please...
Please, please...
One out, bases loaded.
Oh. Hit by pitch!
Okay!
Nice! Nice!
No way!
That’s wild.
Oh. Hit by pitch!
JIN HYEON WOO suddenly loses control.
Bases-loaded hit-by-pitch gives the go-ahead run.
The Flame Fighters take the lead!
JEONG SUNG HOON!
Genius, genius, genius hitter.
And this was with one out and the bases loaded.
That was a splitter. Just slipped away.
JEONG SUNG HOON doesn’t avoid pitches anymore.
Even after getting hit, he was happy. JEONG SUNG HOON.
He overcame it! He did it!
We were wondering why he kept fouling it off...
The Flame Fighters have taken the lead!
The score is now 5 to 4.
Still just one out, bases loaded.
And now LEE TAEK KEUN is at the plate.
If you really want it, it’ll happen. If you want it bad enough!
Let’s go!
Gotta drive him in now.
One shot, just poke it out!
Swings at the first pitch. Foul.
No!
Hey! Calm down!
He’s strong, which makes him tricky to face
but just like his last at-bat, he could come through with another big hit.
And it doesn’t have to be a base hit.
Even just a fly ball to the outfield...
Since it’s DAE HO, it’ll be a deep fly ball.
Deep...
Really deep.
A regular fly ball isn’t enough.
It has to reach the fence.
Coach, I’m serious. My leg won’t bend.
Yeah?
Please, let’s get just one more here.
Let’s add one more run!
Hit it to the outfield! Outfield!
Let’s hold them here. Shut it down!
Focus!
– That’s it! – Ball goes to the outfield!
It’s not over yet. DAE HO!
Tag up!
Center fielder KIM JAE WON.
Makes the catch.
Go!
DAE HO!
Ah, shoot. DAE HO...
That throw has to go home!
Play at the plate!
At the plate!
LEE DAE HO charges toward home.
He scores with ease.
Sacrifice fly RBI for LEE TAEK KEUN.
Now it’s a 2-run lead.
Score is 6 to 4.
Nice!
LEE TAEK KEUN! LEE TAEK KEUN!
Was that a bit too relaxed?
Should’ve made the play...
They’ve turned it around again.
Two runs is tough to come back from.
Now with a 2-run lead
they’ve got a much more comfortable cushion.
And next at bat is KIM MIN BEOM.
Coach, it’s the no. 9 spot now.
If it gets to SEUNG JUN’s turn
will DONG WOO hit instead?
Will DONG WOO bat?
– SEUNG JUN? – Yes.
Let SEUNG JUN hit.
Le... leave him in?
So SEUNG JUN will bat?
– SEUNG JUN might take it. – Got it...
Hey, JAE YOUNG.
Let SEUNG JUN know he might have to hit.
He has to bat!
– Huh? – He needs to hit.
If the order gets to him, he has to bat.
– Right. – Get the biggest helmet we have.
Not a small one. A big one.
If MIN BEOM gets on, come right back.
Don’t we have an XL helmet? Big one?
Use TAEK KEUN’s.
– This one? – This one?
For SEUNG JUN.
SANG WOO, do we have a bat?
Yes!
Don’t wear gloves. Just stand there.
No gloves, just stand ready.
– So he’s gonna hit? – He’s gonna swing?
– Gloves? – TAEK KEUN’s are too small!
Nothing fits! Whose are we using?
– Who’s got the biggest head here? – Who? Who?
The guy with the biggest head. Find him!
What about gloves?
Gloves... maybe XL, 2XL.
Ask who has the biggest head!
They’re asking who’s got the biggest head!
Big head...
TAEK KEUN?
Isn’t this thing going to rip apart?
This one’s too small for me too.
Doesn’t EUI YOON have a big head?
Head...
– Helmet size? – Yes.
Let SEUNG JUN borrow one.
Yeah, that works.
Give him that one.
Some might say, “We’re up by two, we’re safe.”
But we’re not satisfied.
We’re still hungry.
And because we’re desperate
we have to keep scoring.
Foul ball going back.
He’s swinging no matter what. Even if it’s a ball.
We should’ve tacked on 3 more runs.
But that’s baseball.
Most of the Flame Fighters fans are now on their feet, cheering.
After witnessing miracles like this over and over
and now seeing it live
The Busitdolz are going wild right now.
It’s absolute chaos in the Busitdolz section.
Watching “Burn to Win” baseball in person is always a spectacle.
It’s not easy getting this many fans to their feet in summer.
Right, it’s not easy at all.
Flame Fighters!
Make some noise!
Wait for the pitching change. Then go!
Got it.
MUN GYO WON is on third.
JEONG SUNG HOON is on first.
Two outs, runners on third and first.
Please, just get on base.
Let’s see SEUNG JUN hit!
One more base runner!
Let SEUNG JUN take a swing.
SEUNG JUN looks like he’s going to hit a home run.
If it’s in your zone, you have to swing.
Don’t miss a mistake pitch.
That’s right.
Let’s go, give it a try!
We’ve got another inning anyway!
Off the end of the bat
Run! Run!
It’s close. Hard to tell!
Toss!
Pitcher’s foot, batter’s foot
Run!
Off the end of the bat
Run! Run!
It’s close. Hard to tell!
Toss!
Pitcher’s foot, batter’s foot
Run!
– Safe! – Safe!
– I don’t know! – Pitcher’s foot vs. batter’s foot!
He’s safe! He’s safe!
One more run! One more!
MUN GYO WON scores from third.
The Flame Fighters add another run!
What is this?! They had the game in hand!
He’s safe. He’s safe...
KIM MIN BEOM’s speed is different from PARK JAE WOOK’s.
He took off a beat late, but look
KIM MIN BEOM is faster than he looks.
The pitcher couldn’t react quickly enough
because of that burst of speed.
He beat it. Just look!
KIM MIN BEOM is a quick-footed catcher.
The score is now 7 to 4. They tack on another run.
Man, I’m exhausted.
– Come here, bro. – My gloves...
Put on your gloves. Take your time.
Slow and steady, put the gloves on.
Take it slow. Don’t get hit.
Don’t get hit, okay?
Let’s go, SEUNG JUN.
– SEUNG JUN! SEUNG JUN! – Go, SEUNG JUN!
No, no. Wait.
DONG WOO is still available.
Yeah, DONG WOO’s still on the bench.
Then they have to change the pitcher.
– The pitcher? – Yes.
Switch pitchers.
And send in DONG WOO?
SEUNG JUN! SEUNG JUN!
SEUNG JUN, never mind. They said to pull you.
– They’re calling you off. – I’m out?
– Ugh, shoot! – I thought he was going to hit a home run.
Man... whose helmet is this? DAE HO’s?
– Good job! – I thought you were gonna hit a home run.
What’s going on?
No!
That was a mistake.
The timing was off...
It’s supposed to be SONG SEUNG JUN at bat
but pinch-hitter KANG DONG WOO is now coming in.
– DONG WOO bats, then they’ll switch pitchers. – Sidearm! Sidearm!
PARK JUN YOUNG from Cheongwoon University. Yeah.
Hold on, looks like PARK JUN YOUNG is warming up in the bullpen.
Last time, he was a starter...
and now he’s the closer?
Wow.
I’m getting nervous just watching.
Go!
KANG DONG WOO hasn’t had many at-bats yet
– but he’s a very talented hitter. And – That’s right.
His debut game left such a strong impression
he needs to channel that energy now.
Let’s drop one into right-center!
Nice!
– He’s a strong hitter. – I feel like he’ll get a hit today.
Pinch-hitter KANG DONG WOO.
Swings at the first pitch. Foul toward third base.
Foul!
Let’s score 3 and take this to extras!
If it goes to extras, we’ve got the edge.
We have to hold them here.
Let’s get one more hit!
Outside. Ball.
Okay!
Nice!
JIN HYEON WOO misses the strike zone again.
When the opportunity comes, we have to pour it on.
Hit!
KANG DONG WOO!
KANG DONG WOO with the hit!
Hold them off, hold them off. This is it...
Let’s shut them down!
Go! Go!
Batter: KANG DONG WOO
Pitcher: JIN HYEON WOO
What will be the result of this matchup?
That’s it!
Okay!
– That’s it! That’s it! – Toward center!
It’s a base hit to center field!
Run! Run!
JEONG SUNG HOON! JEONG SUNG HOON!
Throw comes home.
At the plate! At the plate!
He scores first!
That was solid hitting.
Pinch-hitter KANG DONG WOO!
Late in the game, KANG DONG WOO as a pinch-hitter
this is no fluke anymore.
KANG DONG WOO!
Let’s go!
DONG WOO is hitting so well.
Man, that was solid.
Great hit.
DONG WOO is really on fire.
I know Independent League baseball inside and out.
How did this game turn out like this?
But honestly, it’s been like this since the last game.
Manager KIM SUNG KUN is using the whole roster evenly.
And it’s completely changed our baseball.
We’ve learned that using a wide range of players
gives us real strength.
– That’s right. – And that’s what led to this comeback.
Coach! Hit-by-pitch!
Coach, that was a hit-by-pitch!
Hit-by-pitch! Hit-by-pitch!
– If not for that, it would’ve been a double play. – Nice!
– You saw that, right? Hit-by-pitch? – Okay!
That was clutch. No matter what, nice job.
We won because of you!
– Thanks, man. – Took it with your body. Done!
Let’s go! This is amazing!
Let’s make SEUNG JUN the winning pitcher!
Wait, that’s my win?
A win once in a blue moon, huh?
You'll get the gold today
The Flame Fighters’ 8th inning
it's a miracle inning.
The score is now 8 to 4. A 4-run lead.
– How do they pull this off every time? – Seriously.
Director JANG’s probably thinking:
“Money well spent today.”
Right?
For the first time ever!
Wow.
Not a single player got paid for nothing today.
“Every penny was worth it.”
Burp
– Burp – You’re in a good mood. You're drinking water and everything.
– Not a single player earned their appearance fee for nothing. – Today was a total “Bravo!”
– Absolutely. – Bravo!
KIM GUN CHUL!
Giving out useless batting practice balls. No wonder they scored.
Okay, one more batter.
The Independent League All-Stars
make another pitching change.
Gotta shut it down here...
Now it’s two outs, runners on third and first.
At the plate again is JEONG KEUN WOO.
The lineup has come full circle.
Let’s go!
Ball hit to the left side.
JEONG KEUN WOO’s fly ball
– That’s it! That’s it! – Okay!
Left fielder settles under it. Makes the catch.
That’s three outs.
The long bottom of the 8th ends for the Flame Fighters.
But they scored five huge runs!
The Flame Fighters have pulled off the comeback. Now leading 8 to 4.
Let’s catch up!
Seriously!
Every time. It’s unreal.
It’s so crazy, I’m speechless.
While SONG SEUNG JUN held it down on the mound
the team completed the comeback.
And now to protect that 4-run lead, PARK JUN YOUNG takes the mound.
Same story...
Nice, nice!
Come on! Let’s go! Come on!
– Take it one at a time. Stay relaxed. – I wanna see this.
– Let’s go. – His changeup’s gotten better.
Ohhh, that’s my favorite landing spot.
PARK JUN YOUNG is stepping up in a closer role.
What kind of performance will we see?
Boom!
What excites me is this
After PARK JUN YOUNG pitched as a starter last time
he said he learned a lot from that outing.
He said he’d prove himself in the next game
and now he gets that chance in a huge moment.
– He’s been given another opportunity. – That’s right.
JUN YOUNG, go straight at him! Don’t nibble!
Let’s go!
– Attack him! – Got it!
Top of the 9th begins.
– Their lineup is strong! – Let’s go!
Start with JAE WON!
Leadoff hitter is KIM JAE WON.
He tripled in his last at-bat.
Definitely someone to watch out for.
Great lineup, great lineup!
We can score 5 easy!
Let’s go!
Let’s go, let’s go. Get the leadoff!
First pitch is a strike.
142 km/h.
Nice!
– That’s it! – This is it!
– Nice! – Gotta throw with this kind of ease!
Last time, when he pitched as a starter
he was frustrated that he couldn’t attack the zone.
But today, he’s not holding back.
Second pitch. Low.
Whoa, what was that!
Bat slips. Shortstop goes for it!
Can’t reach it in time.
It’s not over, not over. Anything can happen!
That off-the-end-of-the-bat hit turns into a single.
– JAE WON is seriously good. – KIM JAE WON!
JAE WON is really good!
Man... he can hit.
– That was a solid piece of hitting. – Yeah...
It just dropped in the perfect spot...
He’s got real talent.
He really does.
KIM JAE WON
That pitch was nearly in the dirt!
A ball that close to bouncing
and he still turns it into a base hit.
That’s pure skill. Real skill.
Wait, with this hit, KIM JAE WON now has
a single, double, and triple. Three hits today.
That guy’s like GO JONG WOOK.
– He’s so annoying. – He runs just like GO JONG WOOK. Drives you crazy.
Then takes off.
He’s gonna try to steal again.
Independent League leadoff man is on base.
CB!
Coach!
Pitch to him?
Why? Yes.
Choo!
It’s okay. Just focus on the outs.
Don’t we need to shut this down? It’s a 4-run lead.
Huh? You’re not holding him?
– Even if we give up a run, just get the outs. – Yeah, we’re good today.
Now at bat is RYU MIN WOO.
Stack ‘em up! Let’s stack runs too!
Let’s go for a double! Double!
First pitch. Outside, strike.
– Okay! – Nice ball!
Oooh sheesh...
That’s it! That’s one he can hit!
He’s clearly different from his last outing.
Totally different!
All his pitches are hitting around the strike zone.
You’re right, you’re right.
Go again! Go again!
Throw that same pitch again!
Whew...
Swing!
That’s strike two.
Completely different from last time.
Three-pitch strikeout!
Pitcher PARK JUN YOUNG now has in-game experience.
He’s gained that firsthand feel.
Goes far outside
– Relax, relax! – Keep it low!
Don’t overdo it!
Hey JUN YOUNG! Choo!
– Relax, man! – Okay!
What, you playing solo baseball!
Yeah man, let’s play as a team!
Even with two strikes on RYU MIN WOO
you still have to be careful.
He’s batting .322 with 2 home runs.
Get on base, MIN WOO! Get on base!
He’s a high-average hitter.
Relax...
Outside!
Doesn’t catch the zone. Called ball.
– Okay! – Okay!
– Nice pitch! Nice pitch! – Ump, what are you doing out here?
He does that sometimes.
That’s my senior.
He was my upperclassman all through school.
Oh yeah? Where?
Seokgyo Elementary, Segwang Middle, Segwang High.
– The home plate ump? – The home plate ump.
Still, PARK JUN YOUNG is painting the zone pretty well right now.
It’s decision time now.
With the count in his favor, he has to throw his out pitch.
Fight through it, MIN WOO! You’ve got this!
That pitch is fouled off.
Good job, good job.
– Hey, okay! – Nice! Nice!
Well done!
Even with a 4-run gap
the Independent League players are saying, “We’re still in this.”
These are players
who’ve been through hardship.
Absolutely.
And that’s why they hate losing.
Anything could happen if he gets on.
Should’ve waited for SEUNG JUN’s forkball earlier...
It kept dropping vertically.
But the location was too perfect.
– Had no choice but to swing... – Focus, MIN WOO!
Just one! Just one more!
This is the final line of defense in baseball.
They’re facing players running right along that edge.
Pitcher: PARK JUN YOUNG.
He holds off.
Nice!
– Let’s go, let’s go! – Good, let’s go!
Nice one, MIN WOO!
Keep stacking. There’s time!
We can score 5, easily!
But if he walks here...
that changes everything. That changes the game.
It’s not 3 balls and 2 strikes, is it?
Go, DAE EUN!
Let’s wrap this up quickly.
Choo!
If the runner steals, it can’t be helped.
Don’t focus on the runner.
LEE DAE HO is backing off too.
Forget the baserunner. Focus on the batter.
Attack! Attack!
– Lock in! – MIN WOO, one more! Just one!
It has to go in, JUN YOUNG! You’ve gotta throw a strike!
Runner takes off!
Low pitch. Ball four.
Nice!
It’s still not over. Not even close!
They’re stacking up!
The Independent League team is starting to load the bases.
Now Manager KIM SUNG KUN
has a big decision to make.
Time! Time!
– He’s heading to the mound himself. – Looks like it.
– Feels like a change is coming. – Who’s going in?
Probably RHEE DAE EUN.
Even better!
Fastball-slider-splitter.
– Fastball-slider-splitter? – Yeah.
– And he throws a lot of two-seamers too. – Right.
What, you playing solo baseball?!
You think you’re out here by yourself?
If there’s a lead, you’ve gotta challenge!
Got it!
– You keep trying to avoid the zone, and that’s why it’s not going in. – Got it!
When you walk batters and load the bases, that’s when the runs pile up.
You need to attack the zone, constantly.
– Even if they hit it, it’s fine. – Stop trying to impress. Just throw your pitch.
You’re trying to show off too much.
Too much tension when you throw fastballs.
You’re forcing it. Just trying to throw too hard.
Manager KIM SUNG KUN makes a visit to the mound.
What will he say in this situation?
– No need to force the velocity. – Yes!
– Got it? – Yes!
– You’re nervous, huh? – No, sir!
– Just relax, okay? – Yes, understood!
Alright.
– Stay relaxed. – Got it.
Let’s go.
– Now it’s all about the battle. – It’s a battle. A real battle.
That’s right.
You’ve been given one more chance!
Even if they score 3, we’re still winning!
– Got it? – Yes!
– Go in with confidence! – Yes, sir!
Don’t...
Don’t throw splitters or curves in tough situations.
No curves... no curves, sir?
You got hit earlier off a curve, right?
That was a sinker.
– Sinker, huh? – Yes!
– On a 2-ball count? – On 2 balls.
Only use that when you’re ahead.
Otherwise, avoid it.
Are you gonna go straight at him now? Yes!
Will this mound visit from the legendary “Baseball God,” Manager KIM SUNG KUN
change PARK JUN YOUNG’s mindset?
Yes, he’s been given one more chance.
After struggling both as a starter and now as a closer
with this opportunity
he needs to show everything he’s got.
JUN YOUNG, come on! Shut them down!
Even if you give it all up. Let them swing!
Take it slow, one pitch at a time! It’s okay!
– Choo! – We’ve got a solid defense behind you.
That’s what PARK JUN YOUNG needs to keep in mind.
Just two more! Two outs, two outs!
But now at bat is pro-level talent, YOO SANG BIN.
If he gets a hit here, it brings up SOO HWAN.
Please, please. I really want to see SOO HWAN step up.
That’s a great scenario. Perfect setup.
Nice, nice!
Let’s go, YOO SANG BIN!
You’re feeling it today!
– Let’s go, JUN YOUNG! Stay strong! – Come on! Come on!
Come on, come on!
First pitch. Ground ball!
– Grounder. – Okay!
It’s a double!
– Oh no... – That’s a double!
– Two! Two outs! – Grounder to second. Fielded cleanly.
Throws to shortstop. Then to first!
He’s fast!
He’s out!
Safe!
To short, then to first!
And at first
He’s safe at first base!
Ah, shoot...
Isn’t he out?
Is that an out? Safe?
Safe?
– He’s safe. – Safe! Safe!
Safe! Safe!
Two outs! Two outs!
– Good! Give him a pitch to hit! – Yes!
Either way, it’s fine.
Forcing a ground ball is still a win.
One out, runners on third and first.
And now, the best hitter in the Independent League steps up.
It’s KIM SOO HWAN!
Show us what you’ve got!
KIM SOO HWAN already has 3 hits today.
SOO HWAN, let’s go!
Come on! Come on!
He’s got real power...
Senior!
TAEK KEUN, Senior!
Senior!
Why is he playing so deep?
What is he, LEE DAE HO or something?
AHN HYUN MIN.
SOO HWAN, let’s go!
Come on! Come on!
It’s not about being scared of giving up one run
– The focus needs to be on getting outs. – Exactly.
Stay relaxed...
He swings at the first pitch!
Base hit through the 3-4 hole!
What the heck, man?!
– Nice! – Okay, okay!
– What is SOO HWAN even? – What are you?!
Runner from third scores easily.
Score is now 8 to 5. A 3-run game.
KIM SOO HWAN now has 4 hits today.
KIM SOO HWAN!
SOO HWAN is absolutely on fire today.
He’s really hitting well...
That guy’s 4-for-4.
That’s insane...
5 at-bats
4-for-5?
– The one GYO WON caught at the fence! – Right!
He’s hitting everything.
Four hits in one game!
JAE WON!
Great job, JAE WON!
If JAE WON gets on, that’s another run.
Let’s go, let’s go!
All the way. This game isn’t over yet!
This one run really tightens the game again.
An RBI single by KIM SOO HWAN.
The Independent League All-Stars are mounting a comeback.
The score is now 8 to 5.
They just don’t quit...
8 to 5.
Let’s go! Two outs!
Once we get two outs, we’re switching pitchers.
We’re switching at two outs?
Yeah, once we get two outs.
– Two outs. – They’re switching at two outs?
Yep, they said he’s going in at two outs.
But the way I see it
it’s okay to give up one run here.
We just scored four.
Giving up one is fine.
But this moment is key!
– Nice! – Got it!
Nice pitch! Nice pitch!
JUN YOUNG, that was a great ball!
Go straight at him. Challenge him!
One out now, runners on second and first.
– Let’s flip this with an out. – JUN YOUNG!
Don’t make it complicated. Let him hit!
Next up is LIM TAE YOON at bat.
Let’s go!
– You never know! – Try it!
It’ll be quick, quick!
Play it out to the end. Stay with it!
– TAE YOON! – Let’s go! Let’s go!
No way... are we in for a shock?
Stay relaxed...
This is where it really matters.
Just focus on this one batter, JUN YOUNG!
First pitch. Strike!
– Hey! – Nice ball!
Okay!
Nice ball! Nice ball!
Relax...
Okay.
Off the end of the bat. Popped up high.
Okay, GYO WON!
Right field! Right field!
Right fielder MUN GYO WON
makes the catch.
Runner on second tags up.
Advances to third.
Stands safely on third base.
But now there are two outs.
Okay!
Nice!
Just one more! One more out!
Good! Good! Let’s get one more and end this!
Only one out left to go!
MUN GYO WON has been playing amazing defense.
Everyone was worried when this young player was moved to the outfield.
– Exactly. – They weren’t sure about his footwork, positioning, all of it...
But MUN GYO WON has been constantly asking veterans like LEE TAEK KEUN for advice.
He asks a lot and puts in serious effort.
He works hard in both practice and drills.
And this is the result of all that effort.
– Are they switching? – Ask if he’s ready.
He’s good to go!
Alright!
Time!
Substitution!
They’re changing pitchers.
With just one out left to get
Manager KIM SUNG KUN
is making a change here.
This is taking a while...
You’ve gotta throw it in the zone. Make them swing.
When you’ve got a big lead
if you walk someone, it’s all on you.
– That’s right. – Even if you give up a home run. Bam! Bam! Bam! No one’s gonna say anything.
– Got it? – Yes!
– Alright, well done. – Thank you!
Give him the ball.
That was a great learning experience.
PARK JUN YOUNG gives up a run
but with one out left
he gets the job done and leaves the mound.
PARK JUN YOUNG!
JUN YOUNG, great job! Well done!
Great job!
Great job! Great job!
New pitcher on the mound: RHEE DAE EUN.
It’s Geumttong’s dad. He’s here.
If he gives up a hit here...
Send him back to Vietnam.
If you get hit here, you're going back to Vietnam!
Understood!
Everything’s set for the closer.
Seriously. If you give up a hit, back to Vietnam.
I said you’re going back to Vietnam!
– Shut them down! – Shut them down!
You’re going back for real this time. Lock it up!
What’s that smile about?
I’m really curious what was said there.
“You went on vacation. Now do your job!”
That might’ve been it.
Are you even allowed to say stuff like that? I know I’m not...
– For me... – Actually, RHEE DAE EUN’s wife
posted it on Instagram.
Seriously?
He was on a prenatal vacation trip.
If you blow this, you’re going home. Shut it down!
Don’t give up a big hit!
Don’t let this get away from you!
Is he falling behind?
Runners on first and second?
First and third?
First and second?
Whoa... cha!
He still looks like an active pro...
That pitch is nasty.
– That’s some serious stuff today. – What the heck?
Let’s go. You were shadow pitching in Phú Quốc, remember?
Show us that Phú Quốc heat!
Alright.
What number batter is this?
Number 6.
Looks like... a pinch-hitter is coming in.
YUN SANG HYUK is out. Get ready to hit!
And now the Independent League team
replaces YUN SANG HYUK at bat
with pinch-hitter YOON JEONG HOON.
Two outs, runners on third and first.
A miracle 3-run shot?
– First pitch... – Let’s write a drama!
Feels like he might get a hit here.
He’s got a good bat.
He can really swing.
That guy’s a solid hitter.
Go after him from the first pitch!
Facing pinch-hitter YOON JEONG HOON.
Might start with a splitter on the first pitch.
Since it’s a 3-run game
you can’t let him get it in the air.
You need to force a grounder.
Nice!
Let’s go, DAE EUN!
Let’s go!
One more!
It’s a breaking ball.
He holds off on it.
Wow, no reaction to that?
Oh, nice stance.
Finish it out!
You never know.
Go for it! x3 It could happen fast.
Let’s go for a three-run shot.
If they give up a run here?
We can’t guarantee a win either.
The Independent League team is prepared to overcome that.
That’s it!
Nice!
That’s it!
But now the 1-2 gap is wide open.
The runner from third
scores easily.
It’s not over yet. Seriously, it’s not over.
Stop!
– One big hit and it’s tied. – Anything can happen!
It’s really not over.
That’s the kind of team the Independent League is.
RBI single.
That brings in the runner from third.
8 to 6. Now it’s a two-run game.
These guys are getting hits like crazy.
– I told you, they’re good. – This momentum is weird.
They’re seriously killing it in the end.
Their focus right now is unreal.
They’ve closed the gap to two runs.
They’re pushing all the way to the end.
Right now, here at Landers Field...
The energy has completely shifted.
The stadium has gone quiet.
Now, if a solid extra-base hit brings in the runner on base
that would be enough
– to tie the game. – It’ll be tied.
And if you look now
RHEE DAE EUN’s pitches are leaking over the middle.
That can’t happen.
Students and the Independent League
are completely different levels.
You have to show sharper command.
Let’s hold them, please.
One more, one more, DAE EUN.
Just need one. One out.
RHEE DAE EUN is on the mound in a save situation.
With one out left, he gave up a hit.
Now he’s facing LEE HYUN.
HYUN, show them your star power.
LEE HYUN, let’s go, LEE HYUN.
Show us something.
He’s a good hitter. He’s got pop.
The energy is tense right now.
The Independent League team has the tying run on base.
RHEE DAE EUN needs to attack the outside zone carefully.
Outside corner.
Nice! x3 Go for it!
DAE EUN!
Just stop this one.
One more, DAE EUN!
Just stop this one!
Just drop one near the line.
Okay, it’s toward the line.
Oh, that’s it!
He pushes it. Ball to the left!
Oh no, no!
Oh, in front!
Get it!
If that had gotten through... wow.
Good game, everyone.
Good game.
That was exhausting.
Good game.
Nice pitching, Sambong.
And that’s the game.
Today’s game, which was uncertain until the very end
ends with a victory for the Flame Fighters.
DAE EUN, you almost got sent back to Vietnam.
Your coach was about to book your flight back.
Yaaah, we did it!
Your pitches were good today.
That slider drifted too much.
Are you trying to stress us out?
I can’t see.
– Can’t see? – No.
There’s fog here. It makes it even harder.
Nice catch.
GYO WON, your defense was incredible today.
It’s tough here with the lights. Low balls are hard to see.
Man, we can never see anything.
Nice game, nice game.
For real.
Said he couldn’t see again. He never sees anything.
Yaaah, GYO WON!
GYO WON, great job out there.
Good work!
Hey, winning pitcher!
That’s what I’m talking about! MVP today!
You really came through big time.
You’ve earned a star for this one.
Nooo, I didn’t.
Who’s giving out stars? No one here today.
I pitched too short.
Nope, not happening.
Coach, I’m seriously exhausted today.
Huh?
I’m really drained today.
We shouldn’t be playing games here.
But wow, they can really hit.
Seriously, those guys can hit. Wow.
Felt like we were going to be on defense all day.
Thank you, Coach.
Good work.
Well done.
Good job.
It would’ve been nice to win
but even in a loss, look for the reason why.
If you don’t repeat that next time
you’ll level up.
I think we witnessed another great baseball game this year.
And if we meet again
next time, let’s make sure we win.
In this tough, hard-fought game, the Flame Fighters
continue their undefeated streak.
That concludes our broadcast of today’s game.
You must be tired. Hope you get a good night’s rest.
Thank you, everyone.
That was a great closing line.
I thought I was about to pass out.
Ugh, my head hurts.
Good job. I’m dead tired.
Coach, you should just run both the Independent League
and the Fighters.
Just do both yourself.
Coach, the Independent League.
Independent League.
Fighters.
Fighting!
JAE WOOK, thanks for everything.
Bow, bow.
Attention. Bow!
Whoa, the sky looks yellow.
Is it just me?
This sun is brutal.
Stop exaggerating.
Seriously, stop whining.
Coach, do I need to ice this?
Move. I feel like I’m gonna collapse.
I’m dying here.
Ugh, my back.
This is literally Dizzyland.
I can’t breathe.
Alright, Fighters, we’re starting soon. Please come out.
Are we going out?
Aren’t we supposed to go out now?
What’s going on? What is it?
Huh?
The fireworks show is about to start.
Fireworks?
A fireworks show will begin shortly.
Security staff
I don’t even understand Korean right now.
Just give me one chair...
A chair, a chair.
My legs won’t bend.
Why does TAEK KEUN have so many kids?
TAEK KEUN’s got a whole crew.
We have to be quiet now.
No talking from here on out.
No talking from now on!
Who said we could come in here?
Huh?
Who’s that uncle?
Olaf!
The fireworks are about to go off over there.
You have to be quiet now.
The lights went out.
Be quiet.
Oh, it’s starting!
I’m scared.
There it is!
Quiet.
Got it, uncle?
Beef jerky.
Uncle, did you pitch well today?
The first inning was fine.
He pitched all of innings two, three, and four.
Are you ready to enjoy the fireworks?
Five, four, three...
Two, one...
Boom!
That’s amazing!
The way it syncs with the music is so cool.
It’s really beautiful.
Oh, we’re supposed to sit down now.
When we played against Lotte
I made an error and felt awful.
But everything changed in a year.
I feel amazing now.
This is incredible.
Why are fireworks still so great, even as you get older?
Today was rough, huh?
You must’ve wanted it so badly...
I didn’t care about my age or even getting hit by a pitch.
Still. We don’t lose. We don’t.
– Even while calling the game, we couldn’t believe it. – A flame that never goes out.
That voice is so cool.
A dream that burns endlessly
Throwing hope into that red sun
We don’t stop. There are no limits.
Searching for light in the face of fear
That’s poetic.
Piecing broken hopes back together
That clears my head.
Not the end. Just a new beginning.
This is truly a memory to keep.
In this moment, we rise again
Wow, that’s seriously beautiful.
An unextinguishable flame
A dream that burns endlessly
Casting certainty into the red sun
We don’t stop. There are no limits.
They spent a lot on this.
Yeah, they spent a lot.
No wonder they served pork at the team dinner.
Applause!
Bravo!
That hit
lands right in the sweet spot.
Runner from third scores.
Even the runner from second comes home.
No way.
The ball rolls all the way to the fence.
He’ll easily score from there.
The Flame Fighters are building a big inning.
The rain came down so hard
for the first time since founding, it’s a rain-suspended game.
And that game resumes today here in Ulsan.
We have to finish it.
Swing and a miss. Strikeout.
Outside corner. Looking strikeout.
Focus, focus!
Swings like a throw. Ball to left field.
It drops inside the line.
Swings at the first pitch. Left-center.
Center fielder gives chase
but can’t get to it.
That’s headed for extra bases.
He makes it to third!
What was that?
At this crucial moment, SEON SEONG GWON takes the mound.
Be confident.
Can he shut down this Gangneung High School lineup?
They can’t hit your stuff.
That’s a curveball.
Inside pitch. Called strike.
A 142 km/h fastball.
Let’s push just a little more, just a little more.
SEONG GWON, stay calm. Take it slow and steady.
Please, seriously.
Pitcher SEON SEONG GWON.