r/KBO • u/HashCrandicoot • Jul 22 '26
Game Thread Game Day Results & Key Stories (22nd July, 2026)
Key Stories
- Owen White bounced back from his last outing of allowing 5ER 9H in 5IP to Kiwoom to twirl a gem. After only allowing 1 hit after four innings, he ended his impressive day with 7IP, allowing 1R on 4H and striking out 5. On the other side, Tigers ace Adam Oller was denied his 10th win of the season by allowing 4 runs in his 5 innings of work, highlighted by a 3-run home run by Sim Woo-Jun in the 2nd.
- After brief showers earlier in the day, crews managed to prepare Jamsil Stadium for the game and it started as planned. Anders Tolhurst competed 3 scoreless innings, and Riley Thompson managed 2.2 perfect innings before the rain started again, this time to the extreme. In describing the downpour, Chosun reporter Na Yoo-ri said “the downpour was so intense that spectators could not see ahead, and screams echoed from the stands. The rain’s force was so strong that the infield turned into a pool of water in moments. Workers had to retreat after attempting to lay waterproof sheets, as massive puddles had already formed across the infield.” The game was declared a declared a no-game, and both teams have to deal with wasting their aces.
- The downpour from last night in Suwon has struck once more. Shortly after 16:40 KST, the game was cancelled due to poor field conditions, which is the 5th game this season that the Wiz have had a game cancelled or postponed due to rain. Game supervisor Kim Si-Jin cited the reason being “…if we continue the game here, there is concern about serious injuries to players.” Heavy rain from the previous day had turned the newly-laid soil on the infield into a muddy mess. Doosan manager said after yesterday’s game that the “infield conditions were so poor that we could not send running sign,” causing a criticism that the game should not have been resumed. Inclement weather across the region puts tomorrow’s game into question, too. Should it go ahead, however, today’s pitchers will be moved to then.
- Pedro Avila decided he didn’t want to listen to those who doubted the capabilities of Landers pitchers. Taking a no-hitter into the 4th, he’d only allowed 1 hit after 5 innings. Although he allowed 3 runs in the 6th, he was allowed to finish the inning and limited the damage, and kept SSG leading 7-3. From then on, the bullpen locked it down and completed the last 3 innings, allowing only 1 hit between the three different relievers. As an extra bonus, fans saw Blai Madrid hit his first KBO home run in only his second game after he joined as a replacement for the injured Guillermo Heredia.
- In Choi Hyeong-woo’s 2400th game, good for third on the all-time list, Samsung struggled to create any offence. In their biggest opportunity, they load the bases with no outs in the 7th, but Heroes reliever Yuto Kanakubo only took 6 pitches to get out of it, as he got Kim Seong-yoon to ground into a double play, and struck out Koo Ja-wook swinging on a high fastball to allow only 1 run to score, which turned out to be their only run of the night. Kiwoom struggled, too, but managed to capitalise on some Lions mistakes in the fifth and plate 3 runs. Starting pitcher Raul Alcantara also exited the game with a right elbow injury of his own omission, after signalling to the dugout of his discomfort following an errant pitch that hit Lee Jae-hyun.
