KIA, which showed 'Choi Hyung-woo's final shot + Park Chan-ho's 3 RBIs + Kim Sun-bin's 3 hits + Yang Hyun-jong's 10 wins' Kang Woo-cold win in the 10:45th inning against SSG

Aug 27, 2024

◇photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers

KIA Tigers won a valuable victory with the strength of the lineup.

KIA won the match against SSG Landers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 27th with a cold rainfall of 10-4 and 5th inning. The batters scored points in succession in the first and second innings, and made six big innings after the game, which had been stopped for 55 minutes due to rain, resumed. Starting pitcher Yang Hyun-jong allowed Park Sung-han to load the bases in the top of the fifth inning, but became a winning pitcher thanks to the support of the lineup. SSG was painful that starter Elias allowed four runs until the third inning and was pulled out early due to rain that was on the verge of loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Jang Ji-hoon, who took the mound in relief, lost points with consecutive hits. KIA had 72 wins, 2 draws and 48 losses, and SSG had 58 wins, 1 draw and 63 losses.

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KIA took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with Choi Hyung-woo's superior two-run shot with two outs and a runner on the first base. In the bottom of the second inning, Byun Woo-hyuk made an additional point with a left-handed double in the left field with Kim Sun-bin's left-handed hit and stolen base, and Park Chan-ho's timely hit in the second base with two outs widened the gap to 4-0.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, KIA created a full base chance with no outs and no outs with consecutive hits by Lee Woo-sung and Byun Woo-hyuk, starting with the first batter Kim Sun-bin. KIA officials on the home team covered the tarpaulin and waited for the rain to stop. The game, which was suspended for 55 minutes, resumed as the rain began to subside. SSG put Jang Ji-hoon on the mound instead of Elias whose shoulders cooled.

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KIA succeeded in scoring six runs against Jang Ji-hoon by hitting four consecutive hits, including Kim Tae-gun, Park Chan-ho, Socrates, and Kim Do-young. Before we knew it, the gap widened to 10-0.

Yang Hyun-jong, who has only one inning left to meet the winning requirements, claimed to take the mound in the fifth inning despite a break of more than an hour. But it didn't get out of the way. SSG made a full base chance with consecutive hits by Han Yu-sum Ha Jae-hoon and a walk by Jang Joon-jae, while Park Sung-han's ball hit the right pole and came inside, leading to a full base shot to pick a chase point. SSG continued its chance with Park Ji-hwan's infield hit, but Choi Jung only hit a double play, and Lee Ji-young hit a fly ball after Herredia's infield hit, so they had to be satisfied with chasing four runs in the end.

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At the start of the sixth inning, the rain began to thicken again, and the referee declared the suspension of the game again. The long wait continued, but in the end, the referee declared a rain cold game under the judgment that the game could no longer be continued, and the game ended with a six-point victory for KIA.

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