Backed up by 6 points, this is the power of champions! Flower director's big smile
Sep 28, 2024
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The KIA Tigers came from behind to win the final game of the season against the Lotte Giants. KIA won 12-8 against Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. He tied the game by making six big innings only in the top of the sixth inning when he was trailing 0-6, and won by making another six-point big innings in the top of the seventh inning when he lost the lead by giving up two runs.
The start was unsettling. While starter Yoon Young-chul piled up runners and went down in the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim Ki-hoon, who took the mound in relief, lost a point and began to fall behind 0-2. Kim Ki-hoon seemed to lose the game as he allowed four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, widening the gap to six points. However, following Kim Doo-hyun's first professional hit in the top of the sixth inning, Kim Do-young and Yoon Do-young hit consecutive hits, and Lee Chang-jin and Byun Woo-hyuk joined the hit procession. In the end, Seo Geon-chang made a timely hit and balanced it. KIA was in crisis again with Jang Hyun-sik allowing two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but in the top of the seventh inning, he made a series of push-back walks amid Lotte's control of the mound and succeeded in turning the game around beyond the tie, and even Yoon Do-hyun's two-run timely hit was added to turn the game around. Later, Lee Joon-young and Jung Hae-young held the lead and finished the game with a four-point victory.
Coach Lee was able to eventually come from behind to win the game after the sixth inning as his concentration revived after being dragged to the middle of the game. Kim Do-young, Yoon Do-hyun, and Park Chan-ho, who were in the top batting order, led the attack well with multiple hits, and Byun Woo-hyuk scored three RBIs and performed well", he commented. Then "Choi Ji-min's good pitching stands out in the mound. The ball power is coming up after returning from injury. I hope you will keep your current condition."
Manager Lee vowed, `Thank you for the support of many away fans, and we will prepare well for the final regular league match (against Gwangju NC on the 30th.'
ppark@sportschosun.com
