Lotte Reyes achieved his first 200 hits-Kim Do-young again silent KIA, overturned by 6 points and won 12:8

Sep 28, 2024

The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Reyes hit with one out in the bottom of the third inning to achieve 200 hits. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.28/

The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Kim Do-young is disappointed after hitting an outfield fly with two outs and runners on first and third in the top of the sixth inning. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.28/

Lotte Giants foreign hitter Victor Reyes has reached the 200th hit mark for the second time in the KBO League. Kim Do-young cast a dark cloud over the achievement of 40 home runs and 40 steals.

Reyes hit a hit to right-center against Yoon Young-chul in the bottom of the third inning against the KIA Tigers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. With this hit, Reyes became the second main character of the record after Seo Geon-chang (current KIA), who reached the 200-hit mark for the Heroes in the 2014 season. When limited to foreign players, Jose Miguel Fernandez succeeded in surpassing the record of 199 hits in a single season set by Doosan.

Reyes, who signed a contract with Lotte for a total of $950,000 ahead of this season, played for the Detroit Tigers in the U.S. Major League Baseball until last year. It was expected to quench Lotte's thirst with a switch-type batter. Reyes played in all 142 games before the game, batting .353 (199 hits in 564 at-bats) with 15 homers and 109 RBIs and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.909. The number of home runs was somewhat sagging, but he served as a troubleshooter for Lotte's batters by producing RBIs at every crisis. In the end, he reached the 200-hit mark.

Kim Do-young, who has only two homers left to achieve 40-40, failed to draw an arch again on the day. Kim Do-young, who played as the first designated hitter, had multiple hits with two infield hits, but couldn't hit a long-awaited home run. Since the match against Gwangju Samsung on the 23rd, he has not been able to hit a home run in four games. He will be able to achieve the record only when he scores multiple home runs in the final pennant race against the NC Dinos in Gwangju on the 30th.

The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. In the top of the seventh inning, Kim Do-young, with two outs, is getting a walk. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.28/

KIA escaped its second consecutive loss by coming from behind to beat Lotte 12-8. He tied the game with six big innings in the top of the sixth inning when he was trailing 0-6, and turned the game around by scoring another six points in the top of the seventh inning, taking advantage of Lotte's mound turbulence, which lost the lead again by giving up two points. With the victory, KIA's season record was 86 wins, 2 draws, and 55 losses. Lotte bowed its head with a painful come-from-behind loss in the final pennant race home match in a packed audience. The season record was 65 wins, four draws and 74 losses.

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Lotte Reyes achieved his first 200 hits-Kim Do-young again silent KIA, overturned by 6 points and won 12:8

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