Kiwoom Heroes won the first game of the weekend’s three consecutive games and succeeded in escaping two consecutive losses.스포츠토토
Led by Hong Won-ki and Kim Dok, Kiwoom won 9-3 in Game 12 of this season against the LG Twins of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Sunday. While keeping the gap with the ninth-ranked NC Dinos at 1.5 games, the team continued its hope to escape from the bottom. In this season, the team posted 52 wins and 66 losses.
Song stood out in the batting lineup. Song hit three hits and five RBIs, including one homer, to bomb the LG mound, while Kim Hye-sung and Kim Geon-hee, who had three hits, also faithfully performed their roles.
On the mound, starting pitcher Ha Young-min allowed six hits, two outs and three strikeouts in five ⅔ innings, setting the stage for victory. The bullpen, which led to Kim Sun-ki (⅔ scoreless innings), Kim Yeon-ju (⅔ scoreless innings), Kim Dong-wook (one scoreless inning), and Joo Seung-woo (one scoreless inning), also played its part.
Kiwoom took the lead by scoring runs in two consecutive innings at the beginning of the game. He opened the game with a timely RBI single by Bae Sang-kwon in the bottom of the first inning, and widened the gap with Song Sung-moon’s two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the second inning.
There was also a crisis. Starting pitcher Ha Young-min, who cruised through the top of the fifth inning, had an RBI double by Oh Ji-hwan at the top of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, and gave up a two-run timely hit to Park Dong-won at the second and third bases with two outs before leaving the mound for six innings.
However, the batters immediately regained the lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, when Kim Hye-sung had an infield hit with runners on the first and third bases with one out, third baseman Ko Young-woo came in to make it 4-3, and follow-up hitter Song Sung-moon scored a three-run shot to dampen LG’s willingness to pursue him.
Kiwoom added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning with Choi Joo-hwan’s RBI timely hit and Lee Woo-chan’s balk. Joo Seung-woo, who took the mound in relief in the top of the ninth inning, loaded the bases with two outs with a hit, a double and a walk after two outs, but ended the game by inducing Austin Dean to ground out to shortstop.
After the game, manager Hong Won-ki praised the pitchers, saying, “Ha Young-min scored a run, but he threw it with all his might. The bullpen pitchers that followed also pitched a scoreless game against the hitting line.”
“Choi Joo-hwan and Ko Young-woo played well in the top of the fourth inning, breaking the flow that almost crossed (the opponent’s side),” he added. “In the attack, Song Sung-moon’s three-point home run and Choi Joo-hwan’s additional RBI in the second half of the game brought the atmosphere.”
Finally, Hong said, “Players are exhausted as we approach the end of the season, but we are energized thanks to fans’ support,” adding, “I will repay you by playing my best until the end of the season. Thank you always.”
Meanwhile, Kiwoom aims to win its second consecutive game with Kim Yoon-ha as its starting pitcher on Monday. The starting pitcher of LG is Detrick N.S.