'I'll definitely catch the 2nd place' Now it's 4.5 games apart from the 2nd place. Flower director "I was worried about the impact... I'm satisfied"
Jul 09, 2024
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KIA did not miss the first place by always taking the winning series if it faced the second place despite being in a difficult situation. KIA made 17 hits, including Choi Hyung-woo's bases-loaded walk, in the first game of the second half against the second-ranked LG Twins in Jamsil on the 9th, and got off to a good start with an 11-4 victory. KIA, which won three consecutive games against the Samsung Lions in the last three consecutive games in the first half, won four consecutive games until the game against LG. Lee Woo-sung, the main first baseman, and Jung Hae-young, the finisher, are absent, but they will be able to relax by leading by 4.5 games with LG and Doosan, which tied for second place.
Starter James Nail blocked LG's batters with no hits and no four outs until the fourth inning, and KIA led by drawing three runs with four consecutive hits by Kim Do-young, Choi Hyung-woo, Na Sung-bum, and Kim Sun-bin following Choi Won-joon's walk in the top of the first inning, and LG skipped Kim Do-young and chose Choi Hyung-woo in the top of the sixth inning when they were chased 5-2, but Choi Hyung-woo hit a wedge full base from left-handed bullpen Lee Sang-young over the right fence, effectively deciding the game. Choi Hyung-woo scored three hits, five RBIs and two runs in five at-bats, Kim Do-young scored two hits, one RBI and four runs in four at-bats, and Na Sung-beom scored three hits, three RBIs and seven runs in four at-bats.
Nail gave up two runs in the fifth inning and two runs in the sixth inning, allowing six hits and four runs in five ⅓ innings, but recorded her eighth win of the season.
"I was a little worried about the batters' batting sense because it was the first game in five days, but I'm satisfied that they maintained a good batting sense overall." "I thought the first game was important because it was a match against the second-place team." I was able to win the game in a good mood thanks to the good performance of all the players," he praised the players.
"Starting with Kim Do-young's timely hit in the top of the first inning, he succeeded in gaining the upper hand by scoring three points, and after scoring an additional point, Choi Hyung-woo's decisive grand slam hit in the top of the sixth inning and eventually won." All hitters, including the central lineup, performed wellManager Lee, who praised the lineup for having 17 hits, said, `Although Nail lost a point on the pitcher's side, he led the early atmosphere well. The bullpen also finished the game well without losing a pointThe pitching staff also praised him.
"As we started the second half well, we will prepare well for the future games." Thank you for your continued support," he concluded.
Jamsil = Reporter Kwon In-ha indyk@sportschosun.com
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