KIA blocked Lotte’s 10-game winning streak with the focus of super rookies and other lines.
In the match against Lotte in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 3rd, KIA showed the strength of the batting line that hit Lotte by showing starter Yoon Young-chul’s 5 innings and 1 run, stable bullpen, and concentration at each critical moment. They tied it up and won big, 10-2. KIA (13 wins, 12 losses) paid off the debt that had been cut off from 5 consecutive wins the day before. On the other hand, Lotte (15 wins and 9 losses) ended their winning streak at ‘9’. However, he kept the first place without a game car.
Yoon Young-cheol, a KIA starter and the 2nd overall rookie of the year, won his first win in his debut with a good pitching of 5 hits, 3 strikeouts and 1 run in 5 innings. Bullpen pitchers such as Jeon Sang-hyun, Lee Jun-young and Choi Ji-min also played an active role. On the other line, Lee Woo-seong made an outstanding performance with 3 hits and 1 walk, including a solo shot, and Choi Hyung-woo scored 2 important RBIs. Ryu Ji-hyeok and Han Seung-taek Socrates pushed the team from behind, reporting two hits and one RBI each.
On the other hand, Lotte suffered its first loss of the season with 5 runs in 4 innings after starter Na Gyun-ahn, whom he believed would lead the team to 10 consecutive victories, was in trouble. Even the bullpen could not block the concentration of the KIA lineup. On the other line, Kim Min-seok struggled with 2 hits and 1 RBI, but the overall cohesiveness was lacking.
While Na Kyun-ahn, one of the best pitchers in the league this season, showed stable pitching, KIA rookie Yoon Young-cheol also did not allow a run, overcoming the crisis with two outs loaded in the second inning. It was KIA that took the lead first in this fight. He made a big inning in the 3rd inning and took the lead.
In the KIA, in the 3rd inning, lead Lee Woo-seong hit right-handed, and Han Seung-taek made a sacrifice bunt to make it 1 out and 2 base. Then, Park Chan-ho picked a walk and became the first and second bases, and Ryu Ji-hyeok’s right-handed hit made the bases loaded with one out. Ko Jong-wook retreated with a ground ball in front of the pitcher, but Kim Seon-bin picked a push walk to get the first point.
KIA took a 3-0 lead by hitting a timely double hit by Hyung-Woo Choi in front of the center fielder in the ensuing 2 outs full base, followed by Socrates’ timely hit to the right, scoring 4 runs only in the 3rd inning. Na Kyun-an, who gave up only 5 runs in 33⅔ innings this season, gave up 4 runs only in the 3rd inning.
KIA, which overcame the baseline, scored a solo home run by Lee Woo-sung against Na Kyun-an in the fourth inning. Lotte recovered 1 point with Kim Min-seok’s timely hit in the 5th inning, behind 0-5, but KIA made 1st and 3rd base with Lee Woo-sung and Han Seung-taek’s consecutive hits in the 6th inning, and added 1 point when Park Chan-ho’s double hit.토스카지노
Lotte seized the opportunity to load bases with two outs in the 7th inning, and Jeon Jun-woo picked a push-off walk and started the chase. However, KIA succeeded in evolving early, with Lee Jun-young, who became the fourth pitcher, catching Rex.
KIA, who took a breather, actually put a wedge in the game in the 7th counterattack. Following a walk by leader Kim Seon-bin, he took a chance with Socrates’ right-handed hit after a run. KIA, who added 1 point with the catcher’s fastball from 1 company 2nd and 3rd base, scored 4 points in the 7th inning with Han Seung-taek’s left-handed hits, Park Chan-ho’s left-handed hits, and Ryu Ji-hyeok’s right-handed hits. I had a hunch.