The bat is silent like a mitt in the opening two games.
Doosan Bears lost 2-5 in an away game against "2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO" SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd.
Doosan started the 2025 season with two consecutive losses, and SSG succeeded in winning the opening two consecutive games.
Doosan's foreign hitter Jake Cave bowed his head after going 0-for-7 since the opening.
Cave had 81 hits, seven homers, 37 RBIs and 42 RBIs in 123 games for Colorado in the Major League last season, and he had 337 hits, 45 homers, 176 RBIs and 190 runs in 523 games in the Major League alone.
Doosan said, "He is a player whose strength is fast bat speed from strong wrist strength."
Doosan Cave is determined by watching the ground before the game.
Cave is striking out Kim Kwang-hyun on the ball in the top of the fifth inning, his third at-bat.
Doosan Cave also had no hits in four at-bats in the game against SSG on the 22nd of the previous day.
Cave, who came to the ground of the match on the 23rd, practiced batting with the players with a sluggish look and seemed to be determined by asking various questions to Kang Seung-ho.안전놀이터
Cave hit a 132-kilometer slider from SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun with two outs and a runner on the first base in the second, but the slider was straight at the first base. He took a few steps closer, and threw the bat into the air, heading to the dugout.
In the top of the fourth inning, his second at-bat, he struck out by swinging his bat helplessly on a slider with six pitches and 137 kilometers.
As Cave struck out and headed to the dugout, Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop is turning a blind eye.
Doosan players, who lost their opening two consecutive games against SSG, look disappointed.
In the top of the fifth inning with two outs, which was his third at bat, the bat swung around on Kim Kwang-hyun's 139-km slider and lowered his head. Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop was also seen turning a blind eye to the cave that entered the dugout.
In the top of the eighth inning, his fourth at-bat, he hit Kim Min's second 143km pitch, but he was withdrawn with a fly to center field.
Cave also played in nine exhibition games and recorded a batting average of 0.240 with six hits in 25 at-bats, below expectations.
Cave's poor performance also contributed to Doosan's second consecutive losing streak. "We have no choice but to wait for Cave to return to his good performance in the MLB. I think it's a paper difference, but I think he will feel and get better," coach Lee Seung-yeop said.
SSG players, who have recorded two consecutive wins in the opening period, are delighted with high-fives with coach Lee Soo-yong.
Meanwhile, Doosan Bears, which lost its opening two consecutive games, failed to prevent the team's defeat, although starter Zach Log allowed three hits, two outs and five strikeouts and four runs in six innings, Lee Yoo-chan had two hits and two RBIs, Kang Seung-ho had three hits and two runs, and Yang Seok-hwan had three hits.
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