'I'm not jealous of Kim Do-young for today.' Park Chan-ho roared at the leadoff with a strong batting sense...'Three hits, five RBIs, and four runs, including the same store.'"

Sep 01, 2024

welcomes home run leadoff Park Chan-ho fiercely

'I'm not jealous of Kim Do-young for today.' Park Chan-ho roared at the leadoff with a strong batting sense...'Three hits, five RBIs, and four runs, including the same store.''

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Leadoff Park Chan-ho who celebrates with a tiger bag after hitting a tying three-run shot in the third inning

Park Chan-ho, who hit a home run for the first time in a long time, performed a baby bottle ceremony for his beloved family. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com

I wasn't envious of Kim Do-young as a genius hitter today. Leadoff Park Chan-ho led his team to victory with three hits, five RBIs and four runs, including a tiebreaking three-run shot, in the first game of the weekend's two consecutive games against the second-ranked Samsung Lions.

The match between the Samsung Lions and the KIA Tigers took place at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 31st. Kia aims to maintain its No. 1 position at the end of this season, and Samsung, ranking second, is chasing after the latter by winning four consecutive games. The game on the day was unexpectedly hot, sending baseball fans who filled the stands wild.

Choi Hyung-woo scored the first run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases. Since then, KIA has taken the lead first with Kim Sun-bin's timely hit. Samsung immediately launched counterattack. In the bottom of the first inning, Koo Ja-wook hit a two-run double that split the left-center gap, bringing the game to square one.

The atmosphere was unusual from the first episode. In the top of the second inning, KIA Choi Hyung-woo, with the bases loaded with two outs, hit a timely two-run hit. Since then, Na Sung-bum's timely hit has been successive, and KIA 5-2 has taken the lead again. In the bottom of the second inning, Samsung scored two runs with a walk by Lee Jae-hyun and Koo Ja-wook with the bases loaded with one out. After that, Park Byung-ho hit a come-from-behind bases-loaded hit and turned back 8-5 again.

turned the game around again with a come-from-behind bases-loaded single in the second inning

Samsung Park Byung-ho

Baek Jung-hyun and Hwang Dong-ha, who were starting pitchers for both teams, did not finish the second inning and were replaced early and operated the bullpen. No matter which pitcher comes up, the trend that it is not easy to quell the lineup continued.

KIA leadoff Park Chan-ho, who had no hits at the top of the third inning when he was trailing 8-5, entered the batter's box with one out and runners on the second and third bases. Park Chan-ho hit Lee Seung-hyun's second fastball, hit a tiebreaking three-run shot, and turned the base vigorously by performing a baby bottle ceremony to his beloved family watching at home.

KIA Park Chan-ho's tiebreaking three-run shot

Immediately after leadoff Park Chan-ho's tie-breaking three-run shot, Diaz's come-from-behind two-run shot in the fourth inning and Jeon Byung-woo's solo shot in the fifth inning were broken, and the game, which continued to turn the tables until the middle of the game, was divided. Park Chan-ho hit a timely two-run hit against Samsung's Oh Seung-hwan with two outs in the sixth inning, serving as a troubleshooter at a decisive moment following the third inning. With two outs and runners on the second and third bases, first baseman Diaz, second baseman Ahn Joo-hyung and right fielder Yoon Jung-bin gathered in one place,

The fielders all extended their gloves, but the ball that was eaten fell to the ground and led to a timely hit. Socrates, who settled at second base immediately after the hit, roared.

KIA, which regained the lead in the sixth inning, allowed a run, but KIA succeeded in widening the gap with second-place Samsung with a valuable victory after a rough-and-tumble match with Kwak Do-gyu, Jeon Sang-hyun and Jung Hae-young.