"'5 consecutive wins + 60 percent return' KIA achieves 'this' for V12 as well? Looking at the last case...

Jul 11, 2024

KIA-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Choi Hyung-woo, who hit a timely hit in the top of the ninth inning with two outs and runners on second base, is cheering. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.10/

KIA-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. KIA players, who came from behind to win 5-2 after the 10th inning of extra time, are giving high fives. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.10/

The winning streak, which came with the start of the second half, is not small.

With a come-from-behind victory over the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 11th, the KIA Tigers returned to the '60% winning rate' with 50 wins, 2 draws and 33 losses and a winning rate of 0.602.

KIA, which lost its winning rate of 60% for the first time as it lost three consecutive games on the 5th of last month, briefly lost to LG for the first place, leading to a crisis of 'fall'. However, he soon regained the lead and continued his move to and from the 60% winning rate.

KIA-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Park Chan-ho, who hit an RBI sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning with one out and a runner on third base, is welcomed. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.10/

KIA-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Yang Hyun-jong, who set a record for his first 400 starts in the KBO, is receiving a bouquet of flowers from head coach Lee Bum-ho, while KIA won a 5-2 come-from-behind victory. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.10/

KIA has played 85 out of 144 pennant races. After finishing the final game of the first half against Samsung with a pleasant sweep, he added two consecutive wins in the first three consecutive games and three consecutive games against LG, which was considered the biggest showdown in the second half. In particular, the LG match showed impressive performance, such as creating an upset with the concentration in the second half following the overwhelming of the batters in terms of results and content. His performance is similar to that of the opening game, which marked the first four consecutive wins in the early days of this season. What's notable is that he got ready to take the lead by himself by widening his gap versus the runner-up group to 5.5 games after winning five consecutive games.

A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 9th. KIA Choi Hyung-woo is cheering after hitting a full base with one out in the top of the sixth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.09/

If you go deeper, you can see more meaningful indicators.

From the 2015 season when the 10-team system began to last year, seven times out of 144 pennant races, the lead recorded a winning rate of more than 60% at 85 games. Among them, six teams have won the pennant race and won the Korean Series. The cases in which the lead in the winning percentage of 60% did not win at the time of 85 games include the Doosan Bears (57-28 in 85 games, 0.671) that were upgraded by the SK Wyverns in 2018, and the SK Wyverns (57 wins, 1 draw and 27 losses, 0.679 in 85 games), which collapsed by Doosan in 2019.

Since entering 2020, the top spot in 85 games has all come to the end of the unified championship. There are also three teams with a winning rate of more than 60 percent. It is interesting that last year's winning team, LG, recorded a season-high 50 wins, 2 draws and 33 losses and a winning rate of 0.602 with KIA this year at the time of 85 games. At that time, LG had only 1.5 games against second-place SSG Landers, but began to build wins based on consecutive wins in the early second half of the year, eventually beating the chase and winning the pennant race with 86 wins, 2 draws and 56 losses and a 0.606 winning rate to go straight to the Korean Series.

Expectations for a full-fledged run of tigers, which have become lighter amid warm winds in the early second half of the year, are growing.

ppark@sportschosun.com

"'5 consecutive wins + 60 percent return' KIA achieves 'this' for V12 as well? Looking at the last case...

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