It's a revenge scenario. The previous day's error + no hit → The next day's tie hit + reversal of mistakes. Temporary foreigners are unusual. Scoring rights 0.750 Clutch ability is no joke.
Jun 27, 2025
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Riverato started as a second-center fielder in an away game against the Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th and recorded two hits and one RBI in four at-bats.
Liberato, who came as a temporary substitute in place of the injured Esteban Floral, made a surprise performance by hitting three hits against Kiwoom in Daejeon on the 22nd, his first appearance. However, he had no hits in four at-bats against Samsung on the 25th. He met Samsung's foreign starter Ariel Furado three times and retired with an infield grounder, and in the eighth inning, he hit a 153km fastball, which is high in the body, against left-handed bullpen Bae Chan-seung, but he was out with a center fielder fly.
In his first two at-bats on the 26th, he also faced Samsung's new foreign pitcher Kherson Garavito and retired weakly with a strikeout and a ground ball in front of the pitcher.
In the third at-bat, the team had its first chance to score and hit a valuable hit. Liberato, who came to the batter's box with two outs and runners on the first and second bases in the top of the sixth inning, trailing 0-1, played again with left-handed pitcher Bae Chan-seung, whom he faced the previous day. Liberato hit it well this time. In 2B1S, he pushed a fastball 153km outside the fourth pitch and the ball that flew to the line drive became a hit in front of Samsung left fielder Koo Ja-wook. In addition, as the ball hit Koo Ja-wook's glove and rolled to the fence, not only the second baseman but also the first baseman homered and succeeded in turning the tables 2-1. Riverato also sprinted all the way to third base after seeing the ball fall out.
Lee Jin-young's hit led 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning, and he hit a big double from Hwang Dong-jae to hit the right fence on a one-bound basis, continuing the extra scoring opportunity.
He has played three KBO league games and is 5 hits in 13 at-bats, showing a good batting sense with a batting average of 385. With two doubles, he has long-distance hitting, and is earning two RBIs. Notably, he has good concentration by making three hits from four times at bat in scoring position.
After the game, Liberato said, `I'm so happy to contribute to the team's victory rather than multi-hitters.' `I just thought about not missing the ball entering the zone rather than caring about who the opposing pitcher was in the scoring position. When I was losing, I just came out with a good result, so I think I had a fierce ceremony without realizing it."
Liberato, who hasn't been here for long, but is adapting quickly, said "In dugout, I'm always trying to get closer faster by playing around like my team members and family."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
