'Taegun Mama's bases-loaded gun + Tess-type 4 RBIs' KIA V12 has only one win left!!! Samsung 9:2 Overpower
Oct 26, 2024
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KIA beat the Samsung Lions 9-2 in Game 4 of the 2024 Korean Series at Daegu Lions Park on the 26th. Catcher Kim Tae-gun played the biggest contributor to the victory by shooting a full base in the top of the third inning. Socrates Brito was also responsible for four RBIs with a timely two-run shot in the top of the third inning and a two-run shot in the top of the sixth. Starter James Nail set the stage for victory with two runs in five innings. KIA, which grabbed both the first and second games and then slowed down by getting four homers from Samsung in Game 3, won Game 4, winning the best-of-seven Korean Series and leaving only one win at the top of the team's 12th career. Samsung handed over its victory early with ace Won Tae-in collapsing with six runs in two ⅓ innings.
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Samsung made a chance to tie the game with two outs and third base with Ryu Ji-hyuk's successful steal and Kang Min-ho's bases-loaded hit after one out in the bottom of the first inning. However, Diaz struck out and swallowed the disappointment.
Won Tae-in gave up a hit to leadoff hitter Lee Chang-jin in the top of the second inning, struck out Byun Woo-hyuk and Kim Tae-gun, respectively, and handled Park Chan-ho's straight hit directly. However, the total number of pitches increased sharply to 55, continuing the unstable trend.
In the end, KIA's lineup succeeded in pulling down Won Tae-in in the top of the third inning.
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Samsung didn't just back down.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim Young-woong hit a timely hit to the right with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, made by Diaz's hit to the left-center and Park Byung-ho's four pitches, and Diaz ran home and succeeded in getting a chase point. At the bottom of the fifth inning, leadoff hitter Lee Jae-hyun hit a 148km pitch on the outside high course sprayed by nails and connected it with a solo shot over the left fence to follow 7-2.
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Samsung had a chance to chase again with Kim Hun-gon's double to the right-center after one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. However, Park Byung-ho stepped down with a foul fly at first base, and Kim Young-woong stepped down with a fly ball to shortstop to Lee Joon-young, who took the mound in relief following Nail.
KIA continued its lead with Jang Hyun-sik, who took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning after Lee Joon-young, pitching a scoreless pitch. At the bottom of the eighth inning, Kwak Do-kyu took the mound and came down without losing a point. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Hwang Dong-ha was in charge and finished the game with a 7-point victory.
ppark@sportschosun.com
