The end of the 9th episode, the miracle of Hong Hyunbin!' KT defeated Oh Seung-hwan
Jun 28, 2024
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KT won 5-4 against the Samsung Lions in Game 6 of the season at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 28th. With this victory, ninth-ranked KT, which recently won two consecutive games, continued its upward trend, while second-ranked Samsung lost without continuing its winning streak.
▶KT Wiz starting lineup = Rojas (left wing) - Kang Baek-ho (catcher) - Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder) - Oh Jae-il (designated hitter) - Moon Sang-cheol (first baseman) - Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman) - Kim Sang-soo (striker) - Oh Yoon-seok (second baseman) - Jung Joon-young (right wing) starting pitcher Joey-hyun
▶Samsung Lions starting lineup = Kim Ji-chan (center fielder)-Lee Jae-hyun (striker)-Koo Ja-wook (left fielder)-McKinnon (designated hitter)-Kim Young-woong (third baseman)-Yoon Jung-bin (right fielder)-Park Byung-ho (first baseman)-Lee Byung-hun (fosu)-Kim Dong-jin (second baseman) starting pitcher Reyes
The match also drew attention as Park Byung-ho and Oh Jae-il faced off. It was the first meeting between the two teams after Samsung and KT made a one-on-one trade on May 28 to exchange Park Byung-ho and Oh Jae-il. Park Byung-ho started as the seventh batter and first baseman, and Oh Jae-il faced off as the fourth designated hitter.
Park hit a home run in his first at-bat. Park Byung-ho took his first at-bat in the top of the second inning when there was no runner with two outs. Before taking the batter's box, Park Byung-ho took off his helmet and greeted KT's cheering section at first base.
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With Reyes playing perfectly well and KT's batting lineup quiet, Samsung scored a run in the top of the fourth inning. Leadoff hitter McKinnon's hit was the start. Kim Young-woong hit a two-run home run against Joey-hyun in the first base chance with no outs. Kim Young-woong hit a 138-km fastball on the second pitch in 1S to hit the right fence. Samsung began to take a 3-0 lead.
Park Byung-ho also had a hit in his second at-bat after Kim Young-woong's home run. After the hit, he even stole second base. Park Byung-ho's successful steal was the first since moving to Samsung. This time, however, it did not lead to a score.
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KT created chances with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the sixth inning, but failed to get a chasing score as Bae Jeong-dae's ball ended up hitting a ground ball to third base.
Samsung put in the bullpen from the seventh inning after starting pitcher Reyes pitched six innings of two hits, two strikeouts, and one walk.
At the bottom of the seventh inning, KT finally made its first score. It started with a walk by leadoff hitter Oh Jae-il. Oh Jae-il drew a walk after a close 10-pitch game against Lee Seung-hyun (right-hander), and Moon Sang-chul hit a hit. Then, when Hwang Jae-gyun hit a ground ball, Samsung's third baseman Kim Young-woong's catch error came out, creating a full base chance with no outs.
No. 7 hitter Kim Sang-soo hit the first pitch and hit a timely hit to the right-center, and second baseman Moon Sang-chul and third baseman Oh Jae-il homered. KT began to follow by two points. However, Samsung was able to keep the lead as Oh Yoon-seok, Jang Sung-woo, and Rohas all hit with no outs and runners on the first and second bases.
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Samsung had a chance to run away in the top of the ninth inning, but it was canceled when Kim Hun-gon struck out in a chance with two outs and a first base made by pinch hitter Lee Sung-kyu's hit.
And KT created a chance against Samsung closer Oh Seung-hwan in the bottom of the ninth inning, a one-run gap. Hwang Jae-gyun, the leadoff hitter, hit a double and opened the door. Kim Sang-soo succeeded in a sacrifice bunt and got one out and third base. The number of runners increased to two as pinch hitter Kang Hyun-woo drew a walk and filled the first base. With one out and runners on the first and third bases, KT confirmed a thrilling walk-off victory when Hong Hyun-bin hit a two-run timely RBI hit that flowed to the right field.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
