Samsung Lions, led by foreign ace David Buchanan, prevented the Kiwoom Heroes from winning their eighth consecutive victory.



Samsung won the match against Kiwoom held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul today (1st) 3-2.



Buchanan showed off his crisis management ability to keep the mound until the 6th inning, conceding 9 hits and 1 walk, and conceding only 1 point.



After conceding an infield hit to Kim Woong-bin in the 2nd two-out second base, Yasiel Puig also hit in front of left fielder and allowed one point to conceded only one point.



There was also help from the defense.



In the 5th one-out 1st and 2nd bases in the 5th inning leading 3 to 1, center fielder Kim Hyeon-jun fell and caught Lee Jung-hoo's hitting batted ball.



In the 6th two-out second base, he gave Lee Ji-young a batted ball deep at shortstop, but Samsung shortstop Lee Hae-seung, who started for the first time on that day, checked the overrun second base runner Puig and threw it to third base to increase the out count.



Buchanan, who finished the season with five wins (three losses) with one run in six innings, lowered the ERA to 2.25 and placed fourth in the league in this division.



The Samsung battalion effectively attacked the opponent's starter Eric Yokishi in the first inning and gained the necessary points for victory.



In the one-out, Ja-wook Koo hit in front of right fielder and stole second base, and the out count went up by one more, and Oh Jae-il's one-run time hit went off.



On the 1st and 3rd chances made with a ball that fit Tae-goon Kim and Jae-il Oh's stolen base, Seon-jin Oh called both runners home with a double from right fielder.



Kiwoom followed Kim Hwi-jip's single hit in the 7th inning, which was led 1-3, and Song Seong-moon's just-in-time hit in the two-out 1st and 2nd bases made by Lee Jeong-hoo's walk.



Then, in the 8th inning, Oh Jae-il's sacrifice fly gave Samsung another one run, putting the key to victory.



Samsung finisher Oh Seung-hwan took a 4-2 lead in the 9 innings, prevented a scoreless inning in one inning, and took the save for the first time in 13 days since the Daejeon Hanwha Eagles match on the 19th of last month.



Kiwoom ended their winning streak at '7' on May 24th, starting against the Jamsil LG Twins.



(Photo = provided by Samsung Lions, Yonhap News)