‘Record Day’ KIA minimum game wins 20, Yang Hyun-jong 170 wins, Kim Do-young Monthly 10-10 (comprehensive)

It is a historic day when the Tiger Corps killed three birds at once. The KIA Tigers accumulated 20 wins at the fastest pace since their founding, led by Yang Hyeon-jong’s 170 career wins and Kim Do-young’s 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases per month.

KIA recorded 14 long and short hits in an away game against Kiwoom Heroes in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th, winning 13-2.

KIA, who swept the three-game series in Gocheok, recorded 20 wins (7 losses) in 27 games since the opening. The KIA team’s minimum win record of 20 games, which was set at 28 games in 2017 when they achieved the combined championship, was shortened by one game. Even going back to the Haitai Tigers era, they achieved 20 wins in 28 games in 1993.

On this day, KIA solidified its dominance by beating the second-place NC Dinos (16 wins, 11 losses), who were caught by the Doosan Bears, by four games.

Yang Hyeon-jong pitched the first 7 innings of the season and became the winning pitcher, allowing 4 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, and 2 runs. Yang Hyun-jong, who achieved 2 wins (1 loss) in the season and 170 wins in total, became the second player in history to reach 170 wins in total, following Song Jin-woo (210 wins).

‘3rd year’ infielder Kim Do-young (2 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 2 runs), who boasts the best hitting ability, hit a 1-run home run in the top of the 5th inning and achieved 10 home runs (10) and 10 stolen bases (11) per month. did. 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases per month is a record that was first achieved during the 43rd season of professional baseball since its inception in 1982.

Amid Yang Hyun-jong’s strong pitching, KIA carpet-bombed Kiwoom Mound.

The batting line displayed incredible cohesion with two outs in the top of the fourth inning, scoring three runs. After Lee Woo-sung got on base with a ball that fit his body, Socrates Brito’s hit and Kim Sun-bin’s walk created a bases-loaded opportunity, and then Kim Tae-goon hit a timely hit with two RBI. After Choi Won-jun walked and loaded the bases again, Chan-ho Park hit an infield hit to make it 3-0.

KIA’s batting lineup was on fire and exploded in the top of the fifth inning.

Leading hitter Kim Do-young hit Kiwoom pitcher Kim Seon-ki’s first fastball and drew his 10th arch of the season. With this one shot, Kim Do-young achieved 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases per month.

Kim Do-young, who hit a home run of the season against the Samsung Lions on the 5th, the 10th game after the opening, violently hit the ball into the outfield stands. He also shook up the opposing battery and succeeded in stealing 11 bases this month alone.

KIA’s attacks continued. Four batters, including Choi Hyeong-woo, Lee Woo-sung, Socrates, and Kim Sun-bin, had hits in a row, and Kim Tae-gun’s push came out. With the bases loaded, Choi Won-jun hit a timely hit with two RBIs to make it 8-0.

Yang Hyun-jong hit a 2-run home run from Kim Hwi-jip in the bottom of the 5th inning with 2 outs and runners on first base, but the flow did not change. Yang Hyun-jong laid the foundation for victory by tightly tying up the Kiwoom batting lineup until the bottom of the 7th inning.

The heated KIA batting line showed no signs of cooling down. In the top of the 8th inning, 4 runs were scored thanks to 3 consecutive doubles by Kim Do-young, Choi Hyeong-woo, and Lee Woo-seong and a timely hit by Socrates. In the top of the 9th inning, Won-Jun Choi celebrated ‘Record Day’ by hitting his 3rd 1-run home run of the season.

Doosan, with its two-stroke harmony, defeated NC 7-3 at Jamsil Stadium and ended the three-game series in a week with a winning series (2 wins, 1 loss).

7th place Doosan (13 wins, 16 losses) narrowed the gap by 1.5 games to Kiwoom (13 wins, 13 losses), which fell to 6th place after suffering 4 consecutive losses.

Doosan starting pitcher Choi Won-jun pitched well, allowing 2 hits, 5 strikeouts, and 1 run in 6⅔ innings, earning his 2nd win (1 loss) of the season.

In the batting lineup, foreign hitter Henry Ramos hit hard with 2 hits in 4 at-bats (1 home run), 4 RBIs, and 1 run. Captain Seok-Hwan Yang also played his part with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored.

Doosan gained 4 points with the bat showing strength from the bottom of the first inning. With bases loaded and 1 out, Yang Seok-hwan hit a 2-RBI double, and in the ensuing chance, Ramos hit a timely hit with 2 RBIs.

Ramos hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game early.

The Hanwha Eagles lost 0-9 to KT Wiz in the Suwon game, falling into a swamp of 5 consecutive losses, putting their 8th place position in jeopardy. Hanwha, with 11 wins and 16 losses, was chased by 9th place KT (10 wins, 1 draw and 18 losses), which swept the three-game series in Suwon, by 1.5 games.

The Hanwha mound collapsed. Starting pitcher Philex Peña was hit and allowed 5 runs, including allowing a 2-run home run to Jang Seong-woo in the bottom of the 4th inning. The bullpen also collapsed, giving up 1 run in the bottom of the 6th inning and 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th.

Won Sang-hyun, ranked 7th overall in the first round, pitched 6 innings with 3 hits, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts, and no runs, earning his first win since his debut.

In the batting lineup, Baek-ho Kang (2 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBI, 1 run), Mel Rojas Jr. (2 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 walks, 2 RBIs), Seong-woo Jang (2 hits in 2 at-bats, 1 home run, 2 walks, 2 RBIs, 2 runs), and Jae-gyun Hwang (3 hits in 4 at-bats) 1 RBI, 1 run) hit multiple hits (two or more hits in one game).

The bottom-ranked Lotte Giants, who fell victim to Choi Jeong (SSG Landers) the previous day, set a new KBO League home run record (468), defeated SSG, who met again, 6-3.

Jeon Jun-woo hit a 2-RBI double in the bottom of the first inning with one out and 2nd and 3rd bases, hitting the game-winning hit and reaching 900 RBIs in his career.

Starting pitcher Park Se-woong earned his 3rd win (2 losses) of the season by allowing 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, and 2 runs in 6 innings. Kim Won-joong, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, struck out three batters in a row and earned his fourth save of the season.

Choi Jeong’s 469th career home run did not hit. Choi Jeong came to bat four times, but recorded only one, his 331st career walk.

In the Daegu game, the LG Twins won 8-2 thanks to home runs by Oh Ji-hwan (1 point), Kim Hyun-soo (3 points), and Park Hae-min (1 point), stopping Samsung’s 5-game winning streak.

LG, with 14 wins, 2 draws and 13 losses, surpassed Kiwoom and rose to 5th place. Choi Won-tae pitched 6 innings with 2 hits, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts, and no runs, recording his 3rd win (1 loss) of the season.

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