'0:4→4:4→9:5' This is the power of the leader! KIA's overtime battle is over, and Samsung...Get out of 3 consecutive losses!
Jul 02, 2024
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KIA came from behind to win 9-5 against Samsung at Daegu Lions Park on the 2nd after 10 extra innings. KIA, which was trailing 1-4 until the seventh inning with starter James Nail allowing four runs in five innings, balanced with Na Sung-bum's two-run shot in the top of the eighth inning and Socrates' timely hit in the top of the ninth inning, and won a thrilling victory by making five big innings, including Choi Won-joon's come-from-behind final hit and Han Jun-su's wedge two-run shot in the top of the 10th inning. Samsung's starter Conor Seabold (registered name Conor) pitched seven innings with one run, but he bowed his head as Oh Seung-hwan and Kim Jae-yoon, who he trusted, collapsed one after another. With the victory, KIA succeeded in escaping three consecutive losses, and its season record was 46 wins, 2 draws and 33 losses. Samsung, which had 44 wins, two draws and 37 losses, has lost three consecutive games.
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In the bottom of the third inning, he scored an additional point with his concentration. Kang Min-ho hit a timely hit to the left and made it 3-0 in the chance of one out and first and second base, which was caught by Kim Ji-chan's hit to the right and Koo Ja-wook's walk. With one out and runners on the first and second bases, all the runners started when McKinnon struck out swinging, and the KIA infield responded, creating a rundown situation. However, Koo Ja-wook and Kang Min-ho sought an opportunity by luring the fielders, and in the end, Koo Ja-wook, who stepped on the third base and was going home, collided with a nail who participated in the defense and made it 4-0.
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While Nail took charge until the fifth inning and then went down the mound, Connor completed the QS+ pitching rule by blocking KIA batters until the seventh inning.
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Samsung put Oh Seung-hwan, the closing pitcher, on the mound in the top of the ninth inning. KIA's leadoff batter Han Jun-su hit a direct double to the right fence against Oh Seung-hwan, and Park Chan-ho's advance hit created a chance to tie the game with one out and third base. With Seo Geon-chang walking on base, Socrates made a timely hit to the right, and the game went back to square one.
Samsung took a chance with one out and third base against Lim Ki-young, who took the mound again in the bottom of the ninth inning with Park Byung-ho's left-field double and pinch-hitter Ahn Joo-hyung's bunt success. Lim Ki-young automatically sent out Kim Ji-chan to four pitches after dealing with the infield fly ball, and KIA put Jeon Sang-hyun on the mound. Samsung eventually went to extra time as Lee Jae-hyun struck out swinging.
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