Samsung wins rain cold over LG SSG-Lotte no game due to rain
KIA Tigers defeated Kiwoom Heroes after a bloody overtime battle and consolidated their sole lead.
KIA won 5-2 in the away game against Kiwoom in the ‘2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League’ held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 23rd.
Leading KIA, which recorded its 18th win (7 losses) of the season, extended its lead over second-place NC Dinos to three games.
Kiwoom (13 wins, 11 losses), who suffered two consecutive losses, fell from 3rd to 5th.
KIA’s fourth hitter, Choi Hyeong-woo, hit the final two RBIs in the 10th inning of extra innings, and Kim Do-young hit hard with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 home run, and 1 RBI.
KIA foreign starter Will Crow pitched well, allowing 7 hits, 7 strikeouts, and no runs in 5 innings.
Kiwoom’s starting pitcher Ha Young-min allowed two runs through the sixth inning, but was unable to secure a victory.
KIA won first place.
In the top of the first inning, with two outs and no runners on base, Kim Do-young hit a fastball from starter Ha Young-min and made a solo arch that went over the left field fence.
On the other hand, Kiwoom retired in the bottom of the first inning with bases loaded and one out when Kim Hwi-jip hit a double play. In the bottom of the second inning, with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd base, Lee Yong-gyu ended up hitting a grounder to first base.
KIA scored a valuable score in the top of the 5th inning.
Lee Woo-sung and Kim Sun-bin’s back-to-back hits led to a chance for Han Jun-su to hit a sacrifice fly RBI at first and third bases with one out and one out.
Kiwoom, which failed to score even a single point, kept its batting line silent even in the bottom of the 5th inning with 1 out and runners on 1st and 3rd base and in the bottom of the 6th inning with 1 out and 2nd and 3rd base on base.
However, in the bottom of the 8th inning, the game came back to square one.
After two outs, Kim Jae-hyeon reached base with a double and was in scoring position, and Joo Seong-won hit a slider from right-handed bullpen Jeon Sang-hyun for a two-run home run that tied the game.
The two teams, unable to determine superiority or inferiority in the regular innings, entered extra time.
KIA created an opportunity with bases loaded with two outs in the top of the 10th inning with hits by Won-Jun Choi and Ho-Ryeong Kim and a walk by Do-Young Kim, and Hyung-Woo Choi hit a 2-RBI single. Then, Socrates Brito produced a timely hit that drove the wedge.
KIA closing pitcher Hae-Young Jeong, who appeared in the bottom of the 10th inning, treated Jae-Hyun Kim and Seong-Won Joo with a fly ball to right field and a ground ball to shortstop, respectively, with one out and runners on first and second base, and earned his 9th save of the season.
The Samsung Lions won the home game against the LG Twins held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 7-3, in the 8th inning.
After LG’s attack ended in the top of the 8th inning, the game was stopped due to rain. The referee, who stopped the game at 8:54 p.m., monitored the situation for 33 minutes, but declared a rain cold when the rain did not decrease.
Samsung, which achieved three consecutive wins, achieved its 14th win of the season (1 draw, 11 losses) and jumped to a tie for 3rd place.
On the other hand, LG, which failed to win three games in a row, had a season record of 13 wins, 2 draws, and 12 losses, and fell to 6th place.
Samsung showed cohesion by scoring 7 points in just the 6th inning. Seong-gyu Lee led the attack by hitting his first career grand slam home run, while Ja-wook Koo, Min-ho Kang, and Ji-hyuk Ryu contributed with timely hits.
Samsung foreign starting pitcher Danny Reyes pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, and 3 runs.
LG starter Lim Chan-gyu failed to achieve his first win in his 6th appearance of the season. He held a scoreless streak until the 5th inning, but collapsed in the 6th and gave up 3 runs.
To make matters worse, even the batting line was poor, with only 5 hits.
The initial atmosphere was led by LG.
In the top of the first inning, leadoff hitter Hong Chang-gi got on base with a single to left and then stepped on second base when Kim Hyun-soo hit a grounder to first base. Kim Beom-seok hit a timely first strike in the opportunity.
In the top of the third inning, Shin Min-jae drew a walk and succeeded in stealing second base, and Hong Chang-ki’s ground ball to first base made it 3rd base with one out. Follow-up hitter Kim Hyun-soo brought runner Shin Min-jae home on third base with a double hit.
LG scored an additional run in the top of the 5th inning thanks to Kim Hyun-soo’s 1-run hit.
Samsung, which was down 0-3, exploded in the bottom of the 6th inning.
The silence was broken with Koo Ja-wook’s RBI double with one out and one out on first base, and David McKinnon’s hit and Kim Young-woong’s walk with the bases loaded with one out and Min-ho Kang and Ji-hyuk Ryu balanced the score with hits in succession.
In the ensuing bases-loaded opportunity, Lee Seong-gyu hit a forkball from bullpen Lee Woo-chan and hit a bases-loaded home run that turned the game around.
The game, which was stopped due to rain before the bottom of the 8th inning, was completed and Samsung won.
The Doosan Bears won 4-3 in their home game against NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.
Doosan, which completed two consecutive wins, achieved its 12th win (15 losses) of the season and rose to 7th place.
Second-place NC, whose two-game winning streak was canceled, had a season record of 15 wins and 10 losses.
Choi Jun-ho, who made his debut as a starting pitcher on this day, pitched better than expected, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, and 1 run in 5 innings.
Doosan foreign batter Henry Ramos contributed to the victory by hitting his first home run of the season. Yang Seok-hwan performed well, hitting three hits.
NC Park Geon-woo’s home run and Park Min-woo and Kim Seong-wook’s multi-hit performances were overshadowed by the team’s loss. Starter Shin Min-hyuk was in charge of the mound until the 6th inning, but contributed 4 runs and suffered his second loss of the season.
Doosan, who allowed a solo home run to Park Geon-woo in the top of the second inning, tied the score in the bottom of the fifth.
Park Jun-young’s double and Jeong Soo-bin’s single put the 2nd and 3rd bases on with one out, and Heo Gyeong-min hit a ball to the right outfield and produced an RBI.
Doosan changed the atmosphere and achieved a comeback in the bottom of the 6th inning.
After Yang Seok-hwan hit a timely hit with one out and a runner on third base, Ramos hit a dominant two-run home run.
NC, who made up for one point in the top of the 7th inning, missed their last chance.
In the top of the 9th inning, back-to-back hits by Kim Seong-wook and Seo Ho-cheol and Park Se-hyuk’s pitch hit the body, the bases were loaded without any outs. Afterwards, Kim Joo-won recorded a sacrifice fly to reduce the gap to 1 point.
However, Kwon Hee-dong was blocked by a ground ball to first baseman, and Son A-seop struck out with a strike, not out, and lost.
KT Wiz won 9-6 in the away game against Hanwha Eagles held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon.
With this victory, 9th place KT recorded a season record of 8 wins, 1 draw, and 18 losses. Hanwha (11 wins, 14 losses), who suffered three consecutive losses, fell to 8th place.
KT Jang Seong-woo hit the game-winning hit in the 8th inning to lead the team to victory, and Kang Baek-ho also helped by swinging a bat with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 1 home run, and 2 RBIs.
Rookie Yuk Cheong-myeong, who was in charge of KT’s starting mound, performed well with 4 hits, 4 strikeouts, and 3 runs (2 earned) in 5 innings, but did not get his first win of the season.
Hanwha starter Moon Dong-ju struggled, allowing 5 hits (4 earned runs), 5 hits, 3 walks, and 3 walks in 4⅔ innings.
KT took the lead. They took the lead in the top of the first inning thanks to timely hits by Jang Seong-woo and Moon Sang-cheol, and in the top of the second inning, they ran away with a 3-0 lead thanks to Kim Min-hyuk’s one-run single.
Afterwards, Kim Tae-yeon gave up a three-run home run to tie the game, but Kang Baek-ho’s sacrifice fly RBI and Cho Yong-ho’s timely hit gave them a 5-3 lead until the fifth inning.
KT, who tied Hanwha again by scoring 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning, took the lead again when Baek-ho Kang hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 6th inning.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, KT completely broke Hanwha’s will to chase.
Kim Min-hyuk’s single, Kang Baek-ho’s double, and Mel Rojas Jr.’s walk led to Jang Seong-woo hitting a two-run hit with the bases loaded and no outs. Afterwards, the opponent threw a wild pitch, and Rojas, the runner on third base, scored the decisive score.
The match between SSG Landers (14 wins, 1 draw, 11 losses), tied for 3rd place, and Lotte Giants (7 wins, 16 losses), ranked 3rd, held at Sajik Stadium in Busan was declared a no-game due to rain that fell during the game.
At 7:44 PM, after the 4th inning and before the SSG attack began in the 5th inning, the game was stopped as the rain became heavier. The referee ruled a no game at 8:40 PM as the rain did not stop even after 56 minutes.
There was great interest in this day’s game because Choi Jeong was likely to set a new record for the most home runs in the KBO League.
Choi Jeong’s goal of achieving a new record for the most home runs in his career came to a halt due to injury, with only one hit remaining.
Choi Jeong hit his 467th career home run in the Incheon KIA game on the 16th. ‘National hitter’ Lee Seung-yeop tied the record for the most home runs in the KBO League, held by Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop.
Choi Jeong-eun, who was boasting a good pace by hitting 4 home runs in 4 games from the Suwon KT game on the 12th to the KIA game on the 16th, was hit in the rib area by a pitch from KIA foreign pitcher Crow on the 17th.
Initially diagnosed with a microfracture, Choi took a breather when a detailed examination revealed a simple bruise, but Choi Jeong was unable to play because the pain in the injured area did not subside.
He completed batting training ahead of the double header against LG on the 21st, but did not play in the game.
Choi Jeong, who recovered from the injury while resting, returned to the starting lineup that day. He started as a third baseman and batted third and resumed his bid to set a new record for the most home runs in the KBO League.
Choi Jeong warmed up in the top of the first inning by hitting a double to the right of left field with one out and runners on first base, and struck out in the top of the third inning.
However, it all ended as no game was declared due to rain.
Choi Jeong’s attempt to set a new record was also postponed for another day. Choi Jeong will challenge for a new record again in the Lotte match held at the same venue on the 24th.
SSG scored first on this day.
In the top of the first inning, Choo Shin-soo’s walk and Choi Jeong’s double to left led to second and third bases with one out, and Han Yu-seom hit a timely hit with two RBIs to left-center.
Lotte immediately balanced the game with a home run.
Jeon Jun-woo, who came to the plate in the bottom of the first inning with 2 outs and runners on first base, hit a two-run home run that went over the left field fence. He caught SSG starting pitcher Roenis Elias’ 146 km/h first pitch fastball and turned it into a home run.
This is Jeon Jun-woo’s 4th home run of the season and 200th home run in his personal career. Jeon Jun-woo became the 35th player in history to reach 200 home runs in his career.
Lotte even succeeded in turning the tables with one more home run in the second inning. In a situation where there were no runners with 2 outs, Kim Min-seong drew a left-handed solo arch (No. 2 of the season).
For Lotte, which was ahead, the no-game declaration was a disappointing result. If the game continues until the 5th inning, it is recognized as an official game. If the 5th inning had been played without allowing a comeback, Lotte could have won 4 times in a row.
SSG, who had lost both of their double headers against LG on the 21st and was on a 2-game losing streak, avoided a 3-game losing streak as the game they were losing became a no game.
With the no-game declaration, Jeon Jun-woo’s 200th home run of his career was also deleted.
Sidearm Han Hyun-hee, who was excluded from the first team entry due to poor performance but returned that day and became a starting pitcher, recorded 3 hits, 5 strikeouts, 2 walks, and 2 runs in 4 innings, but also disappeared with the rain.
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Tags: KIA catches Kiwoom overtime solidifies lead .. Samsung SSG tied #3rd place
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