Yang Hyun-jong has 170 career wins, 40 wins behind Song Jin-woo.
Kim Do-young is the first in KBO career to reach 10-10 club monthly
Doyoung Kim. ⓒ KIA Tigers
The KIA Tigers won 20 games in 27 games, reaching the club’s minimum of 20 wins.
KIA won 13-2 in the away game against Kiwoom in the ‘2024 KBO League’ held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 25th.
It was a game with many records set.
First, KIA was the first among the 10 clubs to reach 20 wins. In particular, KIA also set a record of achieving 20 wins in the shortest game in franchise history.
The previous record was 28 games in 1993 and 2017. At that time, KIA ranked first in the regular season and even won the Korean Series.
This is 25 games between the Hyundai Unicorns in 2000 and the SK Wyverns (now SSG) in 2008 and 2010, which were expanded to the entire KBO League. Of course, these three teams also reached the championship.
The content of the game was also flawless. The leader of the victory was starter Yang Hyun-jong.
Yang Hyun-jong gave up only 4 hits in 7 innings and allowed 2 runs, earning his 2nd win (1 loss) of the season. Meanwhile, Yang Hyeon-jong has surpassed the 170-win mark in his personal career. Song Jin-woo has the most wins in KBO League history with 210 wins, and Yang Hyun-jong is ranked second all-time.
Hyeonjong Yang. ⓒ KIA Tigers
And Kim Do-young, the hottest player this season, cannot be left out.
On this day, Kim Do-young hit a solo home run that went over the center field fence in the 5th inning, marking his 10th home run of the season. At the same time, he tied for second place in the home run category along with Choi Jeong, following SSG Hanyu Island (11).
Above all, the pace is amazing. Kim Do-young was quiet after the season opened, but has hit 10 home runs in April. In addition, he has already hit 11 stolen bases and is showing off his potential as a hot hitter.
10 home runs and 10 stolen bases per month is also a KBO league first record. At the same time, attention is being paid to whether he can reach the 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases that only Eric Thames recorded in 2015.
Meanwhile, Hanwha lost 0-9 in the game against KT, falling into a swamp of 5 consecutive losses and dropping to 8th place, where it was once the leader.
©Dailyan Co., Ltd. Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited
