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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Hyundai Unicorns 11 - 4 Kia Tigers:
Kim Jae-park notched his 600th win as a manager as the Unicorns danced all over the Tigers 11-4 in the first game of a double-header on Thursday.
Kia Tigers 10 - 7 Hyundai Unicorns:
Tigers' reliever Lee Kang-chul struck out two batters to stand alone as the KBO career strikeout leader. Lee's 1,699th strikeout passed Sun Dong-yeol's milestone to help Kia beat Hyundai 10-7. The Unicorns' Cliff Brumbaugh did launch his 14th homer of 2004 off of Lee.
SK Wyverns 5 - 4 LG Twins:
Choi Jin-hang's seventh inning home run tied the game and Lee Beom-ho blasted the game winning homer in the eighth inning as the Wyverns slipped past the Twins 5-4 in the first game of a double-header.
SK Wyverns 8 - 0 LG Twins
Hanwha Eagles 7 - 6 Samsung Lions:
Hanwha Eagles 3 - 2 Samsung Lions:
Song Chang-shik allowed eight hits and struck out four in 6 2/3 shut out innings to lead the Eagles past the Lions.
Lotte Giants 3 - 1 Doosan Bears:
Park Ji-chul pitched the Giants over the Bears 3-1, yielding one run and four hits in seven innings in the first game of a double-header.
Doosan Bears 3 - 1 Lotte Giants:
Park Myung-hwan threw 7 1/3 shut out innings, striking out 11, to slip the Bears by the Giants.
Korean Baseball Organization
May 14, 2004
Source: Kim Hyun-cheol, Korea Times (May 14, 2004)