Red pepper powder towards Yeolryang! 'Song Sung-moon's net shot + 5 RBIs → Kim Hye-sung's final hit' Kiwoom saved the possibility of a 9-3 complete victory over LG in autumn baseball
Aug 23, 2024
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Kiwoom won the first game of the weekend series against the LG Twins 9-3 at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 23rd.
With the victory, Kiwoom ended its second consecutive win and recorded its 52nd win (66 losses), taking advantage of the possibility of a thin autumn baseball.
Kiwoom has only 26 games left in the regular season except for the game on this day. However, no matter what happens this year when the all-time ranking competition is held, it is not strange. Until the match, the difference between KT Wiz-SSG Landers and Kiwoom, which are the last five strongest teams, was only six games.
On the other hand, LG lost for the 53rd time (63 wins and 2 draws), putting a cloud on the top-ranked competition as well as chasing the leading KIA Tigers.
On this day, Kiwoom played in the lineup of Lee Joo-hyung (middle fielder), Kim Hye-sung (second base), Song Sung-moon (designated hitter), Choi Joo-hwan (first base), Bae Sang-kwon (left fielder), Lee Hyung-jong (right fielder), Kim Gun-hee (poser), Kim Byung-hwi (striker), and Ko Young-woo (third base). The starting player is Ha Young-min, who is strong against LG.
LG faced off with Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second base), Austin (first base), Moon Bo-kyung (third base), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Park Hae-min (midfielder), and Koo Bon-hyuk (striker). Son Joo-young will be selected.
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In particular, Kiwoom drew attention by organizing all 1st to 5th as left-handed batters, even though LG's starter was left-handed Son Joo-young. Coach Hong Won-ki said, `The center of our team is left-handed hitters. I just put good hitters in the top batting lineup."
Regarding the appointment of Oh Ji-hwan as a designated hitter who had four hits and three RBIs, including a home run the previous day, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, `Now that I am old, I need to manage it. I have symptoms of clumping in my legs." As for the recent situation in which the mind is busy after falling to third place "Still, starting members such as Lim Chan-kyu and Choi Won-tae are looking for stability." was also quoted as saying.
Kiwoom took the lead by picking the first point. Kiwoom got on base with an infield hit after one out in the bottom of the first inning, and scored first with a timely hit by Bae Sang-kwon following Choi Joo-hwan's hit. It was a moment when the reward of organizing 1 to 5 as left-handed hitters was seen.
In the bottom of the second inning, Kim Gun-hee and Kim Byung-hwi's consecutive hits gave him a chance, and Song Sung-moon hit a two-run timely hit to lead to 3-0.
LG, which failed to make a significant counterattack against Kiwoom starter Ha Young-min, only created a chance at the top of the sixth inning. Leading hitter Shin Min-jae got on base with a hit, and Oh Ji-hwan's RBI double and Park Dong-won's two-run timely hit followed in a chance on the first and third bases with two outs made by Moon Bo-kyung's hit.
However, Kiwoom immediately took the lead again in the bottom of the sixth inning. LG put in Kim Jin-sung, a must-win group, with one out and a runner on the first base, but Kiwoom quickly led 7-3 with Lee Ju-hyung's hit, Kim Hye-sung's RBI infield hit, and Song Sung-moon's three-run home run.
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LG's last counterattack was also fierce. After two outs, Lee Young-bin's hit, Hong Chang-ki's double, and Shin Min-jae's walk gave him a chance to load the bases. However, he grounded out Austin to shortstop and finished without losing a point.
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