The Kiwoom Heroes is just one win away from the championship series in the KBO. It defeated the SK Wyverns in an exciting fashion with a score of 8-7. Game 3 of the Heroes vs Wyverns series will be on Thursday.
Song Sung-mun tied the game in the eighth inning, which was key to the Heroes’ second straight win in playoff series. By winning the first two road games, the Heroes are favorites to knock out the defending champions.
Kiwoom will host Game 3 of the Heroes vs Wyverns series. However, don’t count out the defending champs. In fact, only two teams managed to win a best-of-five series coming from a 2-0 deficit. One of them is the 2009 Wyverns. The other team is the 1996 Unicorns, according to SK Wyverns news.
Heroes vs Wyverns Game 2 Report
The SK Wyverns started strong after losing 3-0 in Game 1. Jamie Romak scored a solo shot to open the scoring. Then Han Dong-min redeemed himself after the going zero for four in Game 1. He hit a two-run home run in the third to give the Wyverns a three-point lead.
Baseball betting odds sites thought the Wyverns are going to win the game. SK starting pitcher Angel Sanchez faced no problems in the first three innings. Also, he struck out five Heroes players with only two balls reaching the outfield.
However, things became rough for the Dominican pitcher at the top of the fourth. Heroes’ Kim Ha-seong hit a double. However, the defense caught him at home plate when he tried to score on Lee Jung-hoo’s single.
Park Byung-ho hit a single to keep the rally alive. Then two batters later, Kim Woong-bin hit a single RBI to give the Heroes its first point. From that point, it was downhill for Sanchez. Wyverns replaced him at the top of the fifth when the Heroes were ahead 6-3.
The Heroes used seven relievers after starting pitcher went for only four innings. None of the relievers threw more than an inning or more than 18 pitches. Fans who bet on baseball knew it was a tough game for both teams and that’s why the coach made the bullpen decisions.
Sports betting prediction for Game 3 is the Heroes winning at home. They will try to build on their momentum and eliminate the defending champions with a sweep.
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