Cave pushed over the left fence, "Good batting direction... Home run to be a turning point."
Cave pushed over the left fence, "Good batting direction... Home run to be a turning point."
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Doosan Bears foreign hitter Jake Cave (33) rebounded by launching a magic wanderer on the KBO League stage. It was a welcoming rain for Doosan, which is seeking to counterattack.메이저놀이터
Cave started as the third batter and right fielder in the 2025 KBO League LG Twins' Jamsil rivalry game at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 13th and scored two hits in five at-bats (one home run) and four RBIs to lead Doosan to a 9-2 victory.
Cave led Doosan in the first inning with an infield grounder in the top of the first inning with a double by No. 1 hitter Jung Soo-bin from LG starter Son Joo-young and a sacrifice bunt by subsequent Park Gye-beom. Cave, who returned to the dugout with applause from Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop, also contributed additional points in his second at-bat in the top of the third inning. He, who hit left-handed as the leadoff batter, took the third base with a hit to the right by subsequent Yang Eui-ji, and even scored with Yang Seok-hwan's sacrifice fly.
Doosan had a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning when Park Joon-young hit and Cho Ha-soo advanced to the first base as a fielder (pitcher) choice, and in the following opportunity, Son Joo-young's wild pitch and Jung Soo-bin's timely hit made a run. Cave contributed to Doosan's seven-point lead by hitting a three-run homer to left against pitcher Lee Ji-gang, who was changed with two runners. Doosan then kept its lead and ended its 9-2 complete victory, its last four consecutive losses and all four consecutive losses against LG.
Cave was sluggish in eight games he played through March, posting a batting average of 0.214. He had no home run and only three RBIs. Since then, he has been excluded from the entry list for the first team due to a cold.
Since his return to the Major League on Saturday, however, he has garnered hits in three consecutive games to boost batting performance, and proved his batting performance as a batter with 45 home runs in the big league by playing as a troubleshooter in games that his team must win. "Cave's home run in the fourth inning was crucial. I could see how he got better the more I played, but he showed a sharp swing today as well. Congratulations on your first home run on the Korean stage," coach Lee Seung-yeop said.
After the game, Cave was satisfied with his first home run in the KBO League, saying, "The swing I wanted came out, and the ball headed in a good direction. It was meaningful that the home run came out to the left (by pushing)."
Regarding the poor performance in the early days of entering the KBO League, he expressed his willingness to perform better, saying, "Of course, it's bad to fall out due to injuries, but I think it was fortunate that it was early in the season."
Like any "new" foreign hitter, Cave's homework is to adapt to unfamiliar pitchers. "Baseball is the same everywhere," he said. "I was struggling to survive, and I got a home run in that situation. Today's home run will be the turning point," he said.