All the starters hit KIA 5 consecutive games, Hanwha 2 consecutive games
KIA won 11-9 against Hanwha at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on Tuesday. After starting pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong allowed two runs in six innings, the bullpen collapsed and the team fell into a crisis, but the team won the game by banking on the strength of its batters, who scored 11 points while recording hits in all of the starters, including six runs and a big inning in the third inning. With the victory, KIA won its fifth consecutive game and maintained its lead with 13 wins and four losses overall. It was painful to see that starting pitcher Kim Min-woo voluntarily exited the game due to pain in his right elbow after throwing four pitches in the top of the first inning. Hanwha, which has lost its second consecutive game, now has nine wins and nine losses in this season. 스포츠토토핫
Hanwha encountered an unexpected variable from the start of the game. Starting pitcher Kim Min-woo threw the second pitch in the 1B game against Choi Won-joon after one out in the top of the first inning, and sent a signal to the bench. Pitcher coach Park Seung-min hurriedly took the mound to check the condition, and the replacement took place.
Hanwha seemed to regain stability as Han Seung-joo, who took over from Kim Min-woo’s baton, performed scoreless pitching through the second inning. However, the limitation of Han, who absolutely lacked experience as a starting pitcher for the first team, came after 30 pitches. Han, who gave up a walk to Seo Geon-chang after grounding out Hong Jong-pyo, the first batter, in the top of the third inning, got a hit to the right-center field by Choi Won-jun. With one out and runners on the first and third bases, catcher Choi Jae-hoon blocked Choi from stealing, but Han lost a point as Kim Do-young hit a triple to the left-center field. Since then, Han lost an additional point when he was hit by a double to the left-center field by Choi Hyung-woo, and allowed his third run as Socrates also hit a timely hit in the middle. Han, who was hit to the left by Lee Woo-sung, gave up a three-run shot to Ko Jong-wook in the left-wall, and allowed six runs in an instant. In the end, KIA followed suit as the batter, and Hanwha put Kim Gyu-yeon on the mound.
The atmosphere was sagging due to the big innings, which led to Hanwha’s lack of concentration. Kim Kyu-yeon stole the out count from Choi Won-jun after Seo Geon-chang’s hit to the middle in the top of the fourth inning, but runners were piled up as Roh Si-hwan’s throw, who caught Kim Do-young’s grounder to the third base, became an error. With one out and runners on the second and third bases, which led to Kim Do-young’s successful steal, the Hanwha bench automatically made Choi Hyung-woo get on base with four pitches on purpose, but KIA widened the gap to 8-0 as Socrates made a timely two-run hit.
Against KIA Yang Hyun-jong, who continued his good pitching until the fourth inning with ample support for scoring, Hanwha scored a chase point in the bottom of the fifth inning. Lee Jin-young made a timely hit in the middle with two outs and second base made by Lee Do-yoon’s double, and Lee Jin-young made it 8-2 as he stepped home during Peraza’s priority double with two outs and first base.
In the top of the sixth inning, Kia added one more run with Socrates’ timely hit at the first and second bases with one out, when Choi Won-joon’s hit to the right field against Hanwha’s Bae Min-seo, who was called up for the first team, and Kim Kyu-sung’s walk as Kim Do-young’s pinch hitter, caught one more run with one out. In the top of the seventh inning, Kim Gyu-seong hit a two-run timely hit with the bases loaded with two outs, which was made with Han Jun-su’s walk, Hong Jong-pyo’s hit to the right field and Seo Geon-chang’s walk, making it 11-2. KIA entered the cleanup process by putting Kim Sa-yoon (reformed former Kim Jung-bin) on the mound following Yang Hyeon-jong in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the game seemed to be heading towards the end.
However, the game headed back into the fog as Hanwha made seven points and a big inning in the bottom of the seventh inning.
After the first batter Lee Do-yoon’s hit, Hanwha’s Eurom-gyeol only hit a double play to shortstop. However, after Lee Jin-young got on base with a dune, Roh Si-hwan made a timely two-run hit with two outs and the bases loaded with Peraza’s hit to the left-center and An Chi-hong’s walk. The KIA bench put Yoon Joong-hyun on the mound, but Hanwha added two more runs due to Kim Tae-yeon’s and Choi Jae-hoon’s timely hit, and Choi In-ho, who took the batter’s box instead of Kim Kang-min, hit a superior three-run shot to chase the score difference to 11-9, two points. KIA finished the inning with Jang Hyun-sik on the mound again and gave up a double hit to Lee Do-yoon, but struck out Lim Jong-chan, a pinch hitter for Euro.
While giving up the game, the Hanwha Eagles sought to come from behind to counter. Lee Jin-young’s double hit against Kia Tigers’ Kwak Do-kyu, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, and Ferraja Ahn Chi-hong’s consecutive walks made the team have a chance to complete the bases loaded with no outs. Kia eventually deployed Jeon Sang-hyun, a must-win group, and Hanwha had Roh Si-hwan only hit a fly ball, and Kim Tae-yeon stepped down to hit the ground with a double play by shortstop.
With KIA Jeon Sang-hyun on the mound again in the bottom of the ninth inning, Hanwha sought a miracle again with leading hitter Lee Jae-won on base. However, KIA Choi Ji-min, who took the mound in relief, grounded Choi In-ho and filled two more out counts, and KIA ended the game with a two-point victory.