The KBO playoffs have begun and the Twins beat the Heroes in extra innings, a breakdown
What Happened
The KBO playoff matchup between the Doosan Bears (the #2 seed) and the NC Dinos (the #1 seed) is an intriguing one, as the Dinos earned an automatic bye to the Korean Series final round while the Bears had to fight through the first round. In this high-stakes game, the Twins (the #4 seed) take on the Heroes (the #5 seed) in a best-of-three series, with the Twins already granted one win due to their higher regular season finish. It's the bottom of the 13th inning and the game is tied 3-3. Josh Donaldson, the Twins' star third baseman, steps up to the plate with a runner on second base. Donaldson rips a double to left field, hustling into second base as the tying run scores. The Heroes' pitcher then fails to lay down a bunt, leaving Donaldson stranded on second. The next Twins batter, Addison Russell, hits a fly ball that the first baseman initially misjudges, allowing the go-ahead run to score. However, Russell hesitates rounding the bases, unsure if the ball will be caught and ends up stuck between second and third. The Heroes make the play, keeping the game tied. With two outs in the bottom of the 13th, the Heroes intentionally throw two wild pitches, allowing the Twins' pinch runner to race home and score the go-ahead run. "That's the go-ahead run," the announcer exclaims, "and all the Heroes need to do is get one more out to win the game." But the Twins respond, scratching across the tying run on a dribbling single down the third base line. The game remains knotted at 4-4 as it heads to extra innings. In the 14th inning, the Twins load the bases, bringing up Min Jae Shin, who had earlier scored the tying run as a pinch runner. "Gotta put the ball in play, you can't walk in the winning run," the announcer says. Shin delivers, lacing a walk-off single to right field to give the Twins the thrilling 5-4 victory in 14 innings. The Twins and their fans erupt in celebration, splashing water and embracing each other. It's a dramatic, back-and-forth playoff battle that showcases the excitement of KBO baseball. The Twins move on to face the Doosan Bears, while the Heroes' season comes to an end in heartbreaking fashion.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentMLB playoffs have ended but kbo just
starred in the first game brought some
excitement this is the postseason
bracket over there and pay attention
because it's kind of very bizarre and
interesting the number one seed who were
the dinos this season they get an
automatic buy until the World Series
until the final round which is best of
seven the number two seed gets a buy
until the semifinal which they call the
playoff and then the number three seed
gets to buy to the you know if we were
to change this it would be like the top
seed gets a bite of the World Series the
two seed gets a buy to the Cs the three
seed gets a buy to the DS and then the
Wild Card teams got to play so this game
is the first game between the Twins and
the heroes now another layer a very
interesting thing besides the fact that
the number one scene has a two-week buy
until the World Series they just have to
win one series everyone else gotta climb
the ladder but anyway Heroes and the
twins the the five and the four seed the
twins are the four seed so this is a
best of three series but the twins are
granted one win meaning the twins just
have to win one game if the heroes want
to advance they have to win both games
they cannot lose the first game they
have to sweep the two games that they
play because they've already granted the
twins a head start that's their
advantage for finishing above them I
kind of like I like that a lot I think
it's too confusing for American
audiences and people wouldn't like it
because everyone just hates new things
but I think that's a great way to Grant
an advantage to not wild card teams
anyway let's move on so this is the
first game between the two and another
interesting ring claws you see we're in
the bottom of the 13th inning if the
game is tied after 15 Innings it ends in
a tie and the top seed the Twins win
Okay so
nice pitch there the Umpire has such a
delayed strike call which I like and
then they come breaking ball inside this
is the first batter huge leg kick Justin
Turner style Donaldson Style
throws that into left field the guy
dives for it he's chugging into second
chugging into second but he gets there
tying run bam I don't know keep that guy
at first don't try to be a hero little
iconic fist pump there
tries to lay down a button to move in
the third messes up takes that strike
just an awful thing now the coach is
like all right [ __ ] it just hit away hit
a ball over there next pitch one two he
hits it to the wrong side of second that
does no one any good just one out his
teammate's stuck on second he's like
come on man
you gotta do a little bit better than
that move me over
next batter comes up and he does just
that he moves him over better yet he
puts one in the right field it should be
the tying run coming around third oh no
oh no what happened he thought the first
baseman might catch it so he ran back
because if he got doubled up that would
have been the end of the game and then
he's stuck by the time he gets around
third
first baseman's got it so that sucks now
they changed pictures I believe this is
the ninth pitcher that the heroes used
what should be an illegal team name in
my opinion that one's blooped over there
Addison Russell catches it that's right
Addison Russell and now he's like oh
[ __ ] I really messed up probably should
have scored in that single they pinch
run for what I'm guessing is the Korean
version of Luis Soho because surprising
speed
ball in the dirt strike another ball in
the dirt so now the pinch runner's like
hey two balls in the dirt I should just
run they get another ball in the dirt he
runs they don't even like throw it
that's the go ahead run guys
that no one covered no one covered
second a very interesting move there to
throw balls in the dirt and not cover
second go ahead run now let's take in
the moment the score is three to two the
count is three to two there are two outs
one more pitch and the heroes have won
the game and all they need to do is win
one more and they advance
Heroes fans are going nuts twins fans
[Music]
a little lucky blow okay uh and then he
just he just dribbles one down the left
side and that scores the tying run and
there's no play at second what if on
this pitch they they decided to keep the
go-ahead runner on first base and keep
the force then I think maybe this play
you can just throw the dude out at
second base oh the shortstop does fall
down very interesting very confusing but
the game is now tied oh here's a fun
fact this was that hitters it was his
first hit since September 26th he was O
for 26 and he gets the tying hit there
which you know calling it hits kind of
interesting but it goes into the rule
because it hits so now they're doing the
double chop oh ball outside ball low
ball inside and low so they just like
all right we'll walk him get the force
out Bases Loaded so they bring up
another guy now remember the twins don't
really have to score because they can
win on a tie game but it'd be it'd be
nice to score oh my God staring daggers
at the pitcher
2-0 gonna get something in the zone here
because they loaded the bases great
grabbed by The Catcher And that's
probably I mean honestly the catcher
he's like that's a win for him on that
pitch he's like that was badass and
everyone knows it everyone that saw that
knows that that was badass 2-0 pitch You
Walk The Bases Loaded you have to put
the ball in play you cannot walk in the
winning run this dude's gonna be
swinging and he does and boom sends it
into right field and that's the game the
Twins win they move on to the next round
it Smiles it's hugs it's jumping for joy
we're splashing some celebrations are
Universal you know
clapping that guy's glasses is fogged up
is that something
is that something that I I shouldn't be
commenting on what's that about okay
anyway uh moving forward another fun
fact about this hitter
Min Jae Shin he pinch ran earlier in the
game and he only has 27 career hits
their name
how I was staring daggers at the pitcher
after the first pitch
gotta love the young Cockiness and a
trip around the bases you'll probably
remember forever so excited so fun so
happy
just jumping hugging so that's the first
round some water spray that's the Korean
first round
let's go you thought we were gonna
Escape it no escaping so now the twins
they move up to play the deuce and bears
that may have happened already
no it's happening today as I record this
may have already happened by the time
you watch this the breakdowns are
evergreen anyway now you're all caught
up on the Korean series The kbo
I I like I like that baseball and the
playoffs can can be so many different
ways
Cape said unique it's interesting