'A tie score from first base to home with a single stroke. "Is this real?" It's hitless, but next to Seungri, Kim Do Young... That's why he's a baseball genius.
Jul 11, 2024
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KIA Tigers' Kim Do-young played the role of a game changer this time to turn the team from defeat to victory. Kim Do-young is dominating the KBO League this year, his third year since his debut.
Although he is not a home run hitter, he is ranked second in the home run rankings with 23 home runs, and his nutritional value is also high. Hit an important moment to lead the team to victory.
Even if it's not a home run, you score points with a hit from a chance. With 61 RBIs, he ranks 12th overall and second in the team.
If you hit a hit, you go to the scoring position on your own with fast feet and score on hits by central hitters. He has already scored 83 points. KT Wiz's Mel Rojas Jr., ranked second, scored 66 points, showing a whopping 17 points difference.
There was no hit against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 10th. He had no hits in five at-bats. He never got on base because he didn't have a walk.
However, he tied the game with his quick feet at the most important moment. It was the beginning of the ninth inning.
Choi Won-joon's timely hit led to a 1-2 run, with one out and runners on first base in the top of the ninth inning. Kim Do-young appeared amid tremendous cheers from KIA fans on the third base. No hits in three at-bats before. All three times against opposing starter Detrick Ence were only outfield flies. In particular, in the top of the seventh inning, he hit a deep hit to the right-center in a chance with one out and second base, but was caught by the opponent's right fielder Hong Chang-ki's quick dash.
In order to tie the game, a hit was needed at this at-bat. However, the ball targeting LG closer Yoo Young-chan flowed weakly toward the shortstop. Due to the slow batting, only the first baseman was out at second base. Kim Do-young lived on first base. The batter's box came from two outs and one base to Choi Hyung-woo. In the 1B1S, Kim Do-young started with second base on the third pitch, and Choi Hyung-woo hit a hit in the left-center. And Kim Do-young's quick feet tied the score. When the ball fell between left and center field, Kim Do-young was already running to third base around second base, and when left fielder Ahn Ik-hoon caught it and came to Koo Bon-hyuk, Kim Do-young was running home around third base. Koo Bon-hyuk tried to throw home, but the timing was already too late to even try to throw.
The dramatic tie was created by tremendous speed. Ultimately, Kia produced a come-from-behind victory of 5 to 2 at the top of the 10th inning thanks to Park Chan-ho's come-from-behind sacrifice fly and Choi Won-joon's timely hit.
Kim Do-young, who scored four points with two hits, one RBI and two walks from four times at bat the previous day, continued to score five consecutive games with the score on the day. At any time, Kim Do-young is next to Seung-ri.
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