KIA lost the game, but laughed the seasonWinning the regular season for the first time in 7 years

Sep 17, 2024

KIA lost the game, but laughed the seasonWinning the regular season for the first time in 7 years
The Kiwoom-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 8th. KIA came from behind to win 5-2. The players are giving high fives. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.8/
The winner of the KBO League regular season in 2024 was the KIA Tigers.

KIA Tigers lost 0-2 against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 17th.

The game was lost, but the regular season championship was confirmed. at the same time. The Samsung Lions lost to the Doosan Bears 4-8 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.

The loss of second-place Samsung destroyed all the winning magic numbers of first-place KIA. The season record was 83 wins, two draws and 52 losses. It is the first time in seven years since 2017.

KIA's starting pitcher Kim Do-hyun pitched well with one run in five innings, but the lineup failed to strengthen.

In the top of the third inning, SSG stole second base after Park Ji-hwan hit, and Oh Tae-gon's sacrifice bunt settled to third base. Since then, Shin Bum-soo's timely hit has taken a 1-0 lead.

SSG went on a 2-0 run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a solo home run by Herredia. KIA's Choi Hyung-woo drew a walk after two outs in the top of the ninth inning, but it did not lead to a score.

After Kim Do-hyun pitched five innings, Kim Dae-yu (⅓ innings scoreless), Lim Ki-young (⅔ innings scoreless), Kim Ki-hoon (⅓ innings scoreless), Jang Hyun-sik (one run in one ⅓) and Jung Hae-young (⅓ innings scoreless) took the mound in turn.

SSG's Kim Kwang-hyun scored five scoreless innings, marking the first 10 wins in two years. Following Kim Kwang-hyun, Noh Kyung-eun (1 inning), Moon Seung-won (1 inning), Seo Jin-yong (1 inning), and Cho Byung-hyun (1 inning) came up in order to defend the victory by pitching scoreless.

The victory on his own flew away, but he sealed the victory. He benefited from Doosan.

KIA lost the game, but laughed the seasonWinning the regular season for the first time in 7 years
A game between Doosan and Samsung held at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. Doosan won against Samsung. Doosan players are sharing the joy of winning after the game. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.09.17/
A game between Samsung and Doosan in Jamsil. Doosan caught second-place Samsung.

Doosan took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with a wild pitch from Yang Seok-hwan's at-bat and Jared Young's timely hit. Samsung tied the score in the second and third innings, but Doosan widened the score to 6-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning with a two-run home run by Yang Eui-ji and Kim Jae-hwan's timely hit.

Samsung followed one point with Jeon Byung-woo's sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning, but Doosan scored two points in the bottom of the seventh inning, tilting the game by five points. Diaz hit a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning, but it was not enough to keep up with the score.



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