Only 15 pitchers from KIA-LG… The winner of the muddy extended battle is KIA
After a muddy game that lasted until the 11th episode, KIA took the victory against LG, the No. 1 player.
KIA won 4-3 in the first game of 3 consecutive away weekends against LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 28th.
Starting off, KIA was good. In the first inning, LG catcher Park Dong-won’s foil came out and scored the first goal in the first inning, with Ko Jong-wook and Kim Seon-bin hitting consecutive hits against LG starter Lim Chan-gyu. Afterwards, Choi Hyeong-woo walked out, and Hwang Dae-in’s sacrifice fly Kim Sun-bin came home and took a 2-0 lead.
LG also launched a counterattack in the bottom of the second inning. KIA starter Yang Hyeon-jong allowed a walk to lead batter Austin Dean and a hit to Kim Hyun-soo. Then, Moon Bo-gyeong was sent out with a ball that fit her body, and in an instant, the bases were fully loaded. Park Dong-won and Kim Min-seong were caught with a strikeout and catcher’s fly ball, respectively, and became the 2nd bases loaded. Park Hae-min, who had recently maintained a good hitting feel, hit two RBIs on time to tie the score 2-2.
After that, LG, who scored one more point from Yang Hyeon-jong at the end of the 5th inning, continued to lead. Then, in the top of the 8th inning, KIA Lee Woo-sung, who took his first at-bat with a pinch hitter Park Chan-ho, scored a solo shotㅋㅋㅋ벳 against opposing opponent Pil Seung-jo Lee Jeong-yong to balance the game.
The game was decided in the 11th inning. KIA lead hitter Kim Seon-bin got on base with a right-handed hit against the changed pitcher Yoo Young-chan. Afterwards, Hyung-Woo Choi withdrew with a fly ball, but Woo-Hyuk Byun walked out, and Socrates’ infield hit made the bases loaded with one run. Lee Chang-jin made a valuable come-from-behind goal with a sacrifice fly to center field. KIA, however, was unable to score additional points as the follow-up hit failed.
KIA put 7 pitchers, including the starter, into the game that day and played a close game. KIA’s last pitcher Jung Hae-young blocked the LG lineup well for two innings from the 10th inning and finished the game without conceding.
Jung Hae-young, who we met after the game, said, “I blocked the 10th inning well, but the strike didn’t go in well in the 11th inning.” .
Lee Woo-sung, who hit a home run to tie the game that day, said, “I want to show that the team is not weak until the end.”
Meanwhile, LG mobilized 8 pitchers, including the starting pitcher, to fight back, but eventually gave up the game. In particular, LG’s weak point exposed while promoting ‘running baseball’ this season, ‘Jurusa’ play came out three times, which was very disappointing.
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