KIA congratulates No. 1 in the first half 'Winning Reservation'...Samsung has won four consecutive games
Jul 03, 2024
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KIA won the match against Samsung 6-4 at Daegu Lions Park on the 3rd. KIA, which led the three points with Kim Do-young and Kim Tae-gun's solo shot and Socrates' timely hit, once allowed Samsung to turn the tables, but Na Sung-bum's consecutive timely hit in the top of the seventh inning turned the game around again. Starter Cam Aldred allowed only four runs in four ⅔ innings, but Jang Hyun-sik, who took the mound in relief, played two ⅓ and set the stage for victory. KIA, which broke its three-game losing streak by winning 9-5 after extra-inning blood on the 2nd, secured a pleasant victory for two consecutive days. 47 wins, 2 draws and 33 losses throughout the season. Samsung's starter Lee Seung-hyun pitched three runs in six innings, and Kim Hun-gon's chase shot and Jeon Byung-woo's timely hit made it a chance to win, but the bullpen collapsed again. Samsung, which has recorded its fourth consecutive win, has 44 wins, two draws and 38 losses.
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Kim Do-young, who took the lead in the top of the first inning, scored the first run. In the full count match against Lee Seung-hyun, he rolled up a 133km cutter that fell low and connected it to a solo shot over the middle wall. In the top of the second inning, Kim Tae-gun, who stood at the batter's box without a runner with two outs, hit a 141km fastball that came into the low course of his body and connected it with a solo shot to the left side to lead 2-0. In the top of the third inning, Socrates Brito made a timely hit over the second baseman's height with one out and runners on the first and third bases, widening the gap to 3-0.
Samsung's counterattack, which had remained silent due to three-and-out errors until the third inning, began in the fourth inning.
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However, KIA regained the lead in the top of the seventh inning. After one out against Samsung Yang-hyun, Park Chan-ho got on base with a right-handed hit, and Kim Sun-bin's grounder to the pitcher made it to second base with two outs. With Samsung putting Choi Sung-hoon on the mound, Park Chan-ho advanced to third base during a wild pitch, and Na Sung-bum made a double to left-center, tying the game 4-4. Samsung put forward Choi Ji-kwang with two outs and second base, but Na Sung-bum homered and made it 5-4 when Socrates hit left-handed.
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In the bottom of the eighth inning, Samsung faced KIA Choi Ji-min and Kim Hun-gon made a hit to left-center. With Koo Ja-wook's strikeout increasing the out count, Kang Min-ho hit to left-center and McKinnon walked to get on base with two outs and a chance to turn the tables. However, pinch hitter Yoon Jung-bin hit the ground when KIA Jeon Sang-hyun stepped down with a fly ball to right field. Jeon Sang-hyun also took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep KIA's two-run victory.
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