KT's 'strikeout explosion + 3 missteps + good luck + starting QS' KT leads KIA 13:2 Blue Wave

Aug 07, 2024

A game between Doosan and KT at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 10th, and KT Hwang Jae-kyun, with one out, hits a two-run timely hit in the bottom of the third inning. Suwon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.07.10/

A game between Kiwoom and KT at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 16th. KT Rojas hit a solo home run in the seventh inning. Gocheok = Reporter Song Jeong-heon @sportschosun.com/2024.07.16/

The second DH game between the LG Twins and the KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium on the 23rd. KT Um Sang-baek is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.23/

KT Wiz avenged their defeat a day earlier as they defeated the KIA Tigers.

On the 7th, KT won the match against KIA 13 to 2 at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju. Starting from the first inning, he scored three points to lighten starter Um Sang-baek's shoulders. He also widened the gap by scoring three points in the third inning, and scored in succession in the fourth and sixth innings to win the game. Starting pitcher Um Sang-baek contributed to the victory by throwing a clean sheet until the sixth inning. KIA bowled as James Nail pitched only three ⅔ innings, the minimum of the season, amid fielders' errors, and the batters also failed to target Um Sang-baek. KT had 51 wins, two draws and 53 losses, while KIA had 62 wins, two draws and 43 losses.

KT gained momentum from the top of the first inning. Starting with a hit by the leadoff batter Rojas, KIA Park Jung-woo missed Kang Baek-ho's fly ball to center field, and Rojas homered and scored the first run when Jang Sung-woo grounded out. Since then, Oh Jae-il's timely hit continued, making it 3-0.

In the game between Hanwha and KT at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 30th, KT Oh Jae-il hit a come-from-behind two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and runners on second base and is running around the base. Suwon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.07.30/

The bat also fired at the top of the third inning. KT, which added one run with leadoff hitter Oh Jae-il's solo shot to the left, was tagged out by third baseman Kim Do-young when Bae Jeong-dae grounded out on the first and third bases with no outs, which led to consecutive hits by Kim Min-hyuk and Hwang Jae-gyun, but the throw to the first base fell back, continuing the chance with one out and runners on the second and third bases. Shin Bon-ki stepped down as a first baseman foul fly, but Shim Woo-joon made a two-run timely hit to widen the gap to 6-0.

KT succeeded in pulling the nail off the mound by adding two more runs with Oh Jae-il's double, Kim Min-hyuk's hit to the middle field, and Hwang Jae-kyun's timely hit to the left field after two outs in the top of the fourth inning. In the top of the fifth inning, Kang Baek-ho solved Shin Bon-ki's left-handed hit and Shim Woo-joon's two-out second base chance against KIA Lim Ki-young with a timely hit to lead to 9-0.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, KIA's Kim Sun-bin stepped down with a foul fly with two outs and a bases-loaded chance caught by Park Chan-ho Kim Do-young's consecutive hits and Lee Woo-sung's walk. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kim Do-young struck out and Na Sung-beom failed to show decisive power in the bases-loaded chance made by Park Jung-woo and Seo Geon-chang's walk and Park Chan-ho's hit.

The KBO League KT Wiz and Lotte Giants match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 19th. KT manager Lee Kang-chul is welcoming Bae Jeong-dae, who scored. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.19/

In the end, KT sealed it in the top of the sixth inning. After one out against KIA's third pitcher Choi Ji-min, he added one run with Hwang Jae-kyun's left-center double following Kim Min-hyuk's walk. KT, which added one more point with Bae Jeong-dae's timely hit to the middle, ran to 13-0 as Rojas hit a two-run double with two outs and runners on first and second bases.

KT, where Um Sang-baek pitched scoreless until the sixth inning, operated the bullpen from the seventh inning. KIA scored a chase with Byun Woo-hyuk's sacrifice fly to center field in the bottom of the seventh inning with no outs and a bases loaded chance against KT Woo Kyu-min with Seo Geon-chang's walk and Hong Jong-pyo and Lee Chang-jin's consecutive hits. However, Choi Won-joon struck out and Lee Woo-sung only grounded out, so he did not get any more points. KT's sovereignty blocked the eighth inning. KIA had to settle for one more point in the top of the ninth inning when Lee Chang-jin fired a solo shot.

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KT's 'strikeout explosion + 3 missteps + good luck + starting QS' KT leads KIA 13:2 Blue Wave

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