In the Korean Series of professional baseball that was aired in advance, the KIA Tigers won the title with stable pitching and hitting combination. Kim Do-young, who is targeting the 40th homerun and 40th stolen base for the first time as a Korean player, is also close to the milestone with his 38th homerun and 40th stolen base for this season.메이저사이트
KIA beat Samsung Lions 5-3 at home during the 2024 KBO League regular season held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on Sunday. The team overwhelmed the rival team even when the main hitters such as Na Sung-bum and Choi Hyung-woo were absent for rest.
KIA’s flagship batter Kim Do-young displayed stellar performance by making three hits, three runs scored, one RBI and one walk from three times at bat, including homers. As he also increased his score for this season to 138, he broke the record of the most score (135) recorded in a single season by his teammate Seo Geon-chang in the Nexen Heroes (the predecessor of Kium) in 2014. Yoon Do-hyun, who joined the pro league for the first time in this season, made three hits in four times at bat, and Socrates Brito also had a one-run homer.
After the game, Kim said, “I feel relieved because I hit 40 steals. I will take good care of my condition to achieve the 40 home runs that baseball fans are waiting for in the remaining five games.”
KIA Tigers’ starting pitcher Yoon Young-chul, who took the mound for the first time in two months after the game against SSG Landers on July 13, pitched three innings of one hit, two strikeouts and no run. While throwing 37 pitches, the team easily overwhelmed nine batters including one double play. Pil Seung-jo, who checked his condition ahead of the postseason, also safely handled six innings. However, Lim Ki-young’s homerun in the ninth inning was a big hit.
Ahead of the game, Samsung coach Park Jin-man placed Oh Seung-hwan, who had shown sluggish performance, on the first team roster, on the defensive, but failed to prevent his team’s defeat. Batters’ silence was painful. Samsung’s batters had only three single hits and two walks through the eighth inning. Lewin Diaz, the third batter, had no hit in three times at bat. Park Byung-ho, the fourth batter, was also replaced by Lee Chang-yong after retiring with two strikeouts from two times at bat. Jeon’s homerun in the ninth inning was Samsung’s only long hit on the day.
Kim Do-young scored the first run. As the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning, he swung a breaking ball by opposing starter Lee Seung-min to hit it to the center of the fence. Socrates also widened the score gap by hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning. Kim also stole the bases with a walk in the fifth inning. Yoon then called in Kim with a timely hit.
Kia’s bullpen pitcher lineup, which started operation from the fourth inning, was also powerful. Kim Ki-hoon (1/2 innings) and Jang Hyun-sik (1/3 innings) tied Samsung’s batters up by allowing no runs. Samsung chased down a point with Lee Sung-kyu after Kim Young-woong had a walk off Choi Ji-min (1/2 innings and 1 run) in the top of the seventh inning.
KIA Tigers’ Park Chan-ho immediately called in Kim Do-young with a long ball in the next attack, and widened the gap by four runs again. However, Lim Ki-young, who took the mound in the top of the ninth inning, hit a two-run home run by Jeon Byung-woo. Finally, closing pitcher Jung Hae-young ended the game by striking out one out count.