'4 intentionally in front of me?' You skipped Kim Do Young and chose to compete with Choi Hyungwoo...'The full base shot by the veteran, '

Jul 10, 2024

Choi Hyung-woo, the best player leading the No. 1 KIA Tigers' hot hitting

Choi Hyung-woo, who skipped Kim Do-young in the sixth inning and hit the bases loaded against LG, roared. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com

LG put Choi Hyung-woo, the No. 1 RBI player in the first half of the year, and put Kim Do-young on four pitches on purpose to operate the bases. Choi Hyung-woo, the fourth batter, did not miss a real pitch after two swings and misses, and hit a bases-loaded walk.

Jamsil Stadium on the 9th, when the first game of the second half between the No. 1 KIA Tigers and the No. 2 LG Twins was held. 22,038 people visited the baseball stadium to see the showdown between the two most popular teams in the KBO League even though the rain fluctuated even before the start of the game.

KIA's batting lineup exploded on the day as much as the hot baseball popularity that filled Jamsil Stadium on Tuesday, a weekday. KIA had three runs on one walk and four hits in the first inning alone against LG starter Kelly. Cleanup trio including No. 3 Kim Do-young, No. 4 Choi Hyung-woo and No. 5 Na Sung-bum exploded in attack. From the first inning, Kim Do-young's timely hit, Choi Hyung-woo's timely hit, and Na Sung-beom also took the lead in the game.

In the sixth inning, KIA Tigers' No. 4 hitter Choi Hyung-woo, who was leading 5-2, hit a bases-loaded shot that sealed the victory.

KIA's back-to-back hits by Park Chan-ho and Socrates in the sixth inning and Choi Won-joon's ground ball to the first base made it a chance to run away to the second and third bases with one out. When No. 3 Kim Do-young came to the batter's box, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop intentionally loaded the bases with four pitches.

Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop took left-hander Lee Sang-young to the mound to induce an infield grounder during Choi Hyung-woo's fourth at-bat. Catcher Park Dong-won only made a thorough outside slider sign to induce an infield grounder. As soon as the operation seemed to succeed by inducing Choi Hyung-woo to swing twice, the slider thrown for the fifth consecutive pitch came into the middle, Choi Hyung-woo did not miss a real pitch.

who hit the bases loaded against LG catcher Park Dong-won and left-hander Lee Sang-young, who played five consecutive sliders

KIA Choi Hyung-woo

Choi Hyung-woo, the league's top clutch heater, who had a fighting spirit against LG, who intentionally loaded the bases with four pitches in front of the fourth batter, showed how scary a batter he was.

The ball that was properly caught in the center of the bat flew over the yellow pole on the right fence. Choi Hyung-woo, who only looked at the ball immediately after the hit, pumped his fist to the sky as soon as he was sure of the bases loaded. The ninth grand slam of his career.

As always, when veteran Choi Hyung-woo hit a home run, coach Cho Jae-young, who was on the third base, took off his hat and expressed respect.

Park Chan-ho, Socrates, and Kim Do-young, who were waiting for home run hitters, welcomed Choi Hyung-woo with a helmet and a pat on the back as he stepped on the home base.

Coach Lee Bum-ho applauded and admired Choi Hyung-woo, who entered the dugout with the bases loaded. The dugout atmosphere has also heated up due to Choi Hyung-woo's home run.

Even the pitching team players, who were waiting for the bullpen, came over and welcomed Choi Hyung-woo. The fielders surrounded Choi Hyung-woo and performed a so-called durugi ceremony.

KIA Tigers sealed the game with Choi Hyung-woo's bases loaded. From the first game of the second half, the batters exploded and got off to a good start with an 11-4 victory.

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