KIA Tigers showed their backs and succeeded in escaping 5 consecutive losses.
KIA won 8-2, showing off its concentration by scoring 7 points only in the 7th inning against the 2023 Shinhan Bank Sol KBO League Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 16th.
KIA, which broke the chain of five consecutive losses with the victory that day, posted its 15th win (17 losses) of the season.
On the other hand, Samsung fell into the pit of three consecutive losses and became 15-19.
The KIA lineup, which had been stagnant during the five-game losing streak, swung the bat fiercely in the second half of the game.
Hwang Dae-in, who replaced Ryu Ji-hyeok with bruises after being hit by a foul ball, played an active role with 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 2 points in 4 at-bats, hitting a solo home run in the 5th inning and a timely hit in the 7th inning.
Socrates Brito added strength to the batting line by blasting 3 wedges in the 7th inning.
KIA starter Sean Anderson scored 7 hits, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts and 2 runs in 5⅔ innings and was in danger of losing, but avoided defeat thanks to the batting line.
Samsung starter Won Tae-in played well with 3 hits (1 home run), 5 strikeouts, 2 walks and 1 run in 6 innings, but suffered a come-from-behind defeat as the bullpen collapsed.
Samsung scored 2 points first in the first inning.
Kim Ji-chan and Lee Jae-hyun, who formed table setters at the end of the first inning, hit consecutive hits to make first and second base safe, and Jose Pirella pulled out a heavy hit at the right time. Follow-up hitter Koo Ja-wook hit a timely hit rolling in front of the right fielder, giving Samsung an extra point.
KIA, who missed the chance and was dragged, made up for 1 point in the 5th inning.
In the beginning of the 5th inning, Hwang Dae-in fired a solo gun (Season 3) in the middle of the left with no runners. Hwang Dae-in scooped up the lowest fastball in the middle of the 5th pitch of Samsung starter Won Tae-in and connected it to a home run.
KIA, which failed to score in the 6th inning, overturned the game by concentrating on 7 points only in the 7th inning. 메이저사이트
In the beginning of the 7th inning, KIA’s lead batter Byun Woo-hyeok hit a double from the left fielder, and Kim Gyu-seong, the lead runner, failed to steal third base, and seemed to give up the flow completely.
However, Lee Woo-sung went on base with a heavy hit, and pinch hitter Lee Chang-jin picked up a walk, leading to 1st and 2nd base.
KIA tied the score as follow-up hitter Park Chan-ho hit a timely left-handed hit. Park Chan-ho’s assault ball hit the third baseman and was deflected, leading to a hit.
In the continued 1st, 1st and 2nd bases, Hwang Dae-in hit a timely double that exceeded the right fielder’s height, leading KIA to a 3-2 reversal.
KIA, which added one point with Choi Hyung-woo’s timely hit, later expanded the score to 5-2 with Kim Sun-bin’s left-handed timely hit from 2 out 1st and 2nd base.
In the 2nd 1st and 2nd base that followed, Socrates exploded a 3-pointer over the left-middle fence. Socrates pulled a 143 km/h fastball on the 5th pitch from opposing right-handed bullpen pitcher Lee Seung-hyun and crossed the wall in the middle left.
Socrates hit his third home run of the season 16 days after the match against the LG Twins on the 30th of last month.
KIA, who took a generous lead of 8-2, ended the game without allowing further pursuit.
On the other hand, Seung-Hwan Oh, Samsung’s ‘captain of the end’, took the mound in the top of the 9th inning with his team trailing 2-8. Oh Seung-hwan, who went down to the 2nd team on the 4th after starting against Kiwoom Heroes on the 3rd, returned to the 1st team on the 14th and made his first appearance on that day.
Oh Seung-hwan finished the first inning with a three-way strike, raising expectations for his comeback.