KIA’s signature hitter, Kim Do-young. KIA
Professional baseball KIA repaid the pain suffered by LG’s foot baseball. LG’s next-generation slugger Kim Beom-seok once again hit a long hit that turned the game around, but unfortunately he was not able to score the winning hit.
KIA achieved a 10-7 comeback win against LG in the ‘2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League’ held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 28th. After three straight wins against Kiwoom in the midweek series, they lost two games in a row to LG, but still enjoyed the rest day.
Again, KIA, the only team out of 10 with a winning percentage of 70% (21 wins and 9 losses), maintained sole first place. NC, ranked 2nd, also won 5 to 3 in the home game between Lotte and Changwon on this day, recording 3 consecutive wins and still trailing KIA by 2 games.
KIA originally suffered a painful loss in the first game of the away series against LG on the 26th. They were ahead 5 to 1 until the 4th inning, but lost 6 to 7.
I was especially upset by LG’s kickball. KIA was ahead by 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning with one out and runners on second base when starting pitcher James Nail struck out Shin Min-jae. Catcher Kim Tae-gun missed the ball, resulting in a strike-not-out situation, but he mistook it and slowly caught the ball and threw it to Nail. Meanwhile, Shin Min-jae ran at full speed and made a save. A shaky nail later gave up 2 points.
Even in the bottom of the 6th inning, KIA was defeated by LG’s mobility amid poor defense. With a 6-4 lead, center fielder Choi Won-jun made an error by fumbling the ball when Shin Min-jae hit from first and second base with one out and runners on second base, and LG second base runner Oh Ji-hwan rounded third base and came home. With 2 outs and runners on first and second base, LG Park Hae-min hit a timely hit to right and ran to second base during KIA’s broadcast play, and second base runner Shin Min-jae used the gap to reach home. The KIA defense struggled and allowed a come-from-behind finish.
KIA’s upward trend of sweeping three consecutive games during the week was halted. On the 27th, KIA suffered a losing streak, losing 3 to 6 to LG.
A professional baseball game between LG and KIA held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 28th. LG Kim Beom-seok is happy after hitting a timely hit with 3 RBIs with one out and bases loaded in the bottom of the 5th inning. yunhap news
The trend seemed to continue until the 28th. KIA took a 5-2 lead, including Choi Hyung-woo’s 3-run home run in the top of the first inning and 2 runs in the 4th inning. However, in the bottom of the 5th inning, starting pitcher William Crowe faltered, allowing 5 runs and a comeback.
In particular, LG Kim Beom-seok hit a devastating double to right field with bases loaded and one out with the team trailing 3-5. From the grand final home run in the first game of the double header away to SSG against Incheon on the 21st and the two-run game-winning home run in the bottom of the 4th inning against KIA the day before, it seemed like he would be the star of the game-winning hit this time.
However, the Angry Tiger Corps did not fall victim to Kim Beom-seok’s corps for the second day in a row or the twin corps for the third day in a row. In the top of the 7th inning, when KIA was behind 5 to 7 with no outs on first and second base, Kim Do-young shook the LG defense with a surprise bunt to third base. Catcher Park Dong-won hurriedly picked up the ball and threw it to third base, but it was a bad throw, allowing KIA to score one point. Kim Do-young had a hitting record for 17 consecutive games.
Without missing this opportunity, KIA even achieved a comeback. Choi Hyung-woo’s ground ball and Lee Woo-sung’s timely hit resulted in 2 points. In the top of the 8th inning, KIA scored one more point thanks to Kim Ho-ryeong’s timely hit.
KIA again drove a wedge in the top of the 9th inning with agile base running play. Socrates Brito came out as the leadoff hitter and hit a hit to right, and was then caught by Choi Won-jun’s ground ball to first base. However, Scrates did not give up and returned to first base, then sprinted to second base, and LG first baseman Bo-kyung Moon, who was embarrassed, tried to make an excuse and spilled the ball.
Socrates, who made a comeback, did not give up and hit the home run when Park Chan-ho grounded to shortstop with one out and runners on first and second base. Initially, it was a double play, but LG second baseman Shin Min-jae’s throw was missed, and Chan-ho Park narrowly saved the game. In the meantime, Socrates went around third base and went all the way to home. It was a scene where the loss suffered two days ago was avenged with foot baseball.
KIA players are happy after winning the professional baseball game between LG and KIA held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 28th. yunhap news
Kim Sun-bin led the attack with 3 hits and 3 points, Socrates had 2 hits and 2 points, and Kim Do-young and Lee Chang-jin led the attack with 2 hits and 1 point. Choi Hyung-woo served as the number 4 hitter with 4 RBIs, including a 3-run home run.
For LG, Kim Beom-seok played well with 2 hits, 3 RBIs, and 1 run, but their 3rd consecutive win was canceled due to bullpen troubles. With 16 wins, 14 losses, 2 draws, and 5th place, they fell behind by 2 games to 6th place Doosan (15 wins, 17 losses), who won 17 to 8 in the away game against Hanwha and Daejeon.
SSG faced KT at home in Incheon and won 11 to 6 thanks to the performance of Choi Jeong, the record holder for the most home runs in his career, hitting his 469th arch with a grand slam. SSG beat LG with 17 wins, 13 losses, and 1 draw, and took sole 4th place. Choi Jeong-eun tied for first place with teammate Han Yu-seom with his 11th home run of the season.
Samsung won 11 to 6 in an away game against Kiwoom and Gocheok. Samsung, which had won three games in a row, was in third place (18 wins, 12 losses, and one draw), while Kiwoom, which had lost seven games in a row, fell one place to seventh place (13 wins, 16 losses).
