'0:1 → 2:1 → 11:1 → 14:4' Second place is definitely beaten! KIA, the leader, came from behind to win again! 'Starting to hang tight'

Aug 17, 2024

A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. KIA Kim Do-young is cheering after hitting the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.17/

A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. KIA Socrates is cheering after hitting a solo shot with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.17/

KIA Tigers started to solidify their lead by winning come-from-behind victory over the LG Twins for two consecutive days.

KIA won 14-4 against LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. KIA, which balanced with Na Sung-bum's superior tie solo shot in the top of the fifth inning when it was being dragged 0-1, and succeeded in turning the tables with Park Chan-ho's sacrifice fly with one out, solidified its victory early by earning nine points in the top of the sixth inning, including Kim Do-young's grand slam and Socrates Brito's back-to-back home run. Starting pitcher Eric Lauer won his first KBO league victory by throwing a total of 108 pitches in five innings, allowing one run. LG got the first run in the bottom of the third inning, but ended up scoreless in a bases-loaded chance with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, and suffered the bitter taste of the upset loss for two consecutive days as the plate Jung Woo-young and Park Myung-geun collapsed following starter Son Joo-young.

KIA, which succeeded in turning it over with three points in the top of the ninth inning when it was trailing 0-2 on the 16th, succeeded in securing another valuable win on the road. In addition, the victory on the day brought the season record to 67 wins, two draws and 46 losses, widening the gap with second-place LG (60 wins, two draws and 51 losses) by six games.

A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. LG Son Joo-young is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.17/

A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. In the bottom of the third inning, LG Shin Min-jae scored the first run with an infield grounder with no outs and 2.3 bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.17/

LG also took the first point on this day. In the bottom of the third inning, LG had a chance to take the second and third bases with no outs as leadoff hitter Song Chan-eui hit left field and Hong Chang-ki walked to base. When Shin Min-jae grounded out to shortstop, Song Chan-ui homered and scored 1-0. However, LG failed to score an additional point as Austin struck out and Moon Bo-kyung only hit a fly ball.

KIA's batting lineup, which failed to target Son Joo-young until the fourth inning, succeeded in turning the tables in the top of the fifth inning.

A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. KIA Na Sung-bum is cheering after hitting a tiebreaking solo shot in the top of the fifth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.17/

The leadoff hitter Na Sung-bum rolled up a 119km curve that was pushed to the center from the full count and connected it with a tie solo shot to the upper right. 1-1. With the bases loaded with one out made by Lee Woo-sung's hit, Byun Woo-hyuk's walk, and Han Jun-su's hit, Lee Woo-sung homered during Park Chan-ho's sacrifice fly to left field, leading KIA to a 2-1 lead. Lauer, who threw 97 pitches until the fourth inning, took the mound again in the bottom of the fifth inning and pitched a scoreless pitch to achieve the winning requirements.

KIA scored nine runs and made a big inning in the top of the sixth inning.

A game between the LG Twins and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. KIA Lauer is catching his breath. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.08.17/

After one out, Socrates' hit to the right followed by Na Sung-bum's hit to the left-center field gave him a chance to get first and second bases with one out, and Socrates made it 3-1 while Kim Sun-bin's hit fell to the first and second bases. LG put Jung Woo-young on the mound instead of Son Joo-young, but KIA widened the gap to 4-1 with Na Sung-bum home-in during Jung Woo-young's wild pitch. With Choi Won-joon walking on base, Han Jun-su made a two-run double first and second base, and ran to 6-1 as he made a two-run double first. When Jung Woo-young also gave up a walk to Park Chan-ho, LG put Park Myung-geun on the mound, but KIA made it 11-1 with Kim Do-young hitting a grand slam in the middle of the month after a full count match with the bases loaded with two outs that led to Lee Chang-jin's walk. In the bottom of the sixth inning, LG recovered one run with Hong Chang-ki's timely hit to the right with two outs and runners on the first and second bases with Park Hae-min's left-handed hit and Song Chan's walk.

KIA decided the game early in the eighth inning against LG Kim Young-joon by making Kim Sun-bin's sweeping double to the right-center with two outs and a bases-loaded chance caught by Lee Chang-jin, Socrates' hit to the right and Park Jung-woo's walk. LG recovered one run in the bottom of the eighth inning with Song Chan-ui's sacrifice fly with no outs and bases loaded with KIA Kim Sa-yoon's heavy hit, Kim Hyun-soo's infield hit, and Choi Seung-min's walk, but he bowed his head due to a failure of a follow-up hit. He scored one more point in the bottom of the ninth inning, but it was difficult to close the gap that had already widened.

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'0:1 → 2:1 → 11:1 → 14:4' Second place is definitely beaten! KIA, the leader, came from behind to win again! 'Starting to hang tight'

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