Tigers only bite 2nd place? KIA's 5th place is even scarier

By Yuri, Na

Jul 12, 2024

Tigers only bite 2nd place? KIA's 5th place is even scarier
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/



Tigers only bite 2nd place? KIA's 5th place is even scarier
A game between the Doosan Bears and SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium on the 30th. The winning SSG players are delighted. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.30/
Stronger tiger to the top teams in particular. Will he be able to overcome his inferiority against the fifth-place team this time.

KIA Tigers and SSG Landers meet again. The two teams will face off three consecutive weekends at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju from the 12th.

Both teams got off to a good start in the second half. KIA won all three games in its first-place showdown with the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul during the week. KIA, which won 11-4 from the first day with James Nail's good pitching and the strength of its batters who scored 17 hits-11 points, lost 0-2 the next dayHe showed his strength to score as many as five points in the 9th and 10th innings, winning 5-2. On the 11th, the last day, he shook off LG's chase in the bottom of the ninth inning and kept the lead until the end, winning 4-2.



Tigers only bite 2nd place? KIA's 5th place is even scarier
In a game between KIA and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 11th, KIA won 4-2 to achieve a series sweep. Director Lee Bum-ho and Aldred share the joy of victory. Jamsil = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.11/
a three-game sweep. KIA started to solidify its lead by inflicting fatal injuries on LG. KIA, which once lost the top spot to LG and was chased by Samsung and Doosan within one game, widened the gap to 5.5 games with second-place Samsung thanks to a sweep of the first and second-place showdowns with LG. I have some leeway. LG, which suffered a fatal sweep, fell to fourth place after losing consecutive games. Now, we have to worry about the gap with fifth-place SSG rather than No. 1 KIA.

SSG also won and lost 2-1 in the first three consecutive games in the second half. SSG, which had the Incheon home series against the Lotte Giants, was able to take care of the 'Winning Series' with Drew Anderson's perfect pitching on the last day and the help of the batters who earned the initial score after catching the game on the first day due to an opponent's error.



A match between the two teams that meet in a good mood. However, it could be another test for No. 1 KIA. KIA has been strong against all the top teams by the current standards. The opponent's record tells us. He is slightly ahead of second-ranked Samsung with 5 wins and 3 losses and 6 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses against third-ranked Doosan, and is far ahead of LG with 9 wins and 3 losses.

Tigers only bite 2nd place? KIA's 5th place is even scarier
Lotte-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. SSG won 5-4. Cho Byung-hyun and Lee Ji-young are happy to put their hands together. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.11/
On the contrary, the game did not go easily if only the fifth-place SSG met. Three wins and six losses in nine games. He has recorded three consecutive losing series. In all three previous series, SSG dominated with 2 wins and 1 loss. On the other hand, NC, ranked 6th, recorded an overwhelming winning rate with 8 wins and 1 loss.



Neither team can back down. KIA will certainly have a foundation to beat the last chase of its competitors after August only when it solidifies its sole lead. In addition, it is necessary to recover to some extent in the opponent's match against SSG. On the other hand, SSG is also in an urgent situation. It is still in fifth place, but the momentum of the lower teams in the 7th to 10th rankings has been so hot that we can't let our guard down. You have to look up and go up, but as you meet KIA, who has been strong in the opponent's record, you need to secure at least a winning series this time to solidify your position.

The two teams announced Hwang Dong-ha (KIA) and Oh Won-seok (SSG) as starting pitchers on the 12th, the first day of the three consecutive games.



youll@sportschosun.com

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