He’s finally back. LG Twins’ Oh Ji-hwan is returning to the first team after playing a rehab game in the Futures League.
Oh started at first base in the Futures League game against Hanwha’s second team at Seosan Stadium on Tuesday.
In his first at-bat, he singled up the middle. Shim Kyu-bin singled and Ham Chang-gun walked to load the bases. Kim Bum-seok followed with a two-run double over the right-field fence. Oh Ji-hwan scored from third base. Kim scored on a grounder to shortstop by Kim Min-soo to put runners on second and third, and a throwing error by the catcher put runners on second and third for a 4-0 lead.
In his second at-bat of the inning, Oh struck out swinging on a one-ball, two-strike pitch. Two batters later, Shim Kyu-bin and Ham Chang-gun drew back-to-back walks, and Kim Bum-seok launched a three-run home run over the left field fence. It was 7-0.
Oh Ji-hwan led off the fourth inning with a walk and struck out. In the sixth, he walked and then struck out against left-hander Kim Bum-soo. 카지노사이트 He was replaced on defense in the bottom of the sixth. He finished the game with one hit and three strikeouts in four at-bats.
On defense, he didn’t have a chance to handle a direct hit.
No balls were hit toward the shortstop. Made a force out at second base on a grounder to first base with one out in the second inning. In the fourth inning, with runners on first and third, Lim Jong-chan grounded out to second base, and he threw to first base for the out.
Oh is expected to be on the first team roster on the 11th against Jamsil KIA. Manager Yoon Kyung-yeop said of Oh’s return on Sept. 9, “He should play one game in the second team and then come up. His batting is fine. He should try to play shortstop.”
In order to return to the first team and play shortstop at the same time, he needs to check his shortstop defense in practice for the last time. Oh is ready for his return to the first team. “When he returns, I plan to use him in the 5-7 batting order with Park Dong-won and Kim Hyun-soo after seeing how he hits,” said Yoon.
Oh was placed on the disabled list on May 30 with a wrist sprain. He then suffered a hamstring injury while preparing to return and spent nearly a month rehabbing. He was unable to return in the first half of the season and joined the team in the second half. In 54 games this season, Oh is batting 23-for-40 (168 RBI) with two home runs, 16 RBI and a .731 OPS.