5th place KT, 0.5 game ahead of 6th place SSG
Reyes attempts 200 hits for the second time in history
Professional baseball KT Wiz returned to sole 5th place with a valuable victory.
In the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League match against Kiwoom Heroes held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 27th, KT won 8-7 after a close match in the 12th over.
KT, which achieved a dramatic victory, rose to sole 5th place with a season record of 71 wins, 2 draws, and 70 losses, pushing out SSG Landers (6th place, 70 wins, 2 draws, 70 losses), which did not have a game that day.
KT will play the final game of the season against Kiwoom at home on the 28th. Competitor team SSG is preparing to play against Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on the 28th and against Kiwoom in Incheon on the 30th.
Kiwoom, ranked 10th, had a season record of 58 wins and 84 losses.
KT Jam Seong-woo gave the team victory by performing well with 2 hits in 6 at-bats, 1 home run, and 5 RBIs, including a walk-off sacrifice fly.
KT’s veteran bullpen pitcher Woo Gyu-min earned his 4th win of the season (1 loss, 1 save, 4 holds).
Kiwoom Park Beom-jun, who contributed the closing score, suffered his first loss of the season.
KT dominated the early stages of the game with Jang Seong-woo’s hard hitting.
Jang Seong-woo hit a 3-run home run to left with no outs on 1st and 3rd bases in the bottom of the first inning, and a 1-RBI double in the bottom of the 2nd inning with 1 out and 1st and 3rd bases.
However, Kiwoom brought the game back to square one.
In the top of the fourth inning, with no outs on second and third base, Kim Hye-seong hit a timely hit to right with an RBI, and then Choi Joo-hwan hit a three-run home run. In the top of the 5th inning when the team was down 4-5, Kim Tae-jin, who was on 3rd base, went home when Joo-hyung Lee grounded out to shortstop with 1 out and 3rd base.
Kiwoom turned the game over in the top of the 8th inning.
After leadoff hitter Song Seong-moon reached base with a double, Hye-seong Kim hit a double with 1 RBI, and with 2 outs and runners on first base, Jae-young Jang produced a timely hit with 1 RBI.
KT showed off their fierce backs and balanced the score.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, Bae Jeong-dae’s left-field hit and Shim Woo-jun’s advanced base hit gave the team a chance to reach second base with one out, and Kim Min-hyuk hit an RBI double to catch up.
In the bottom of the 9th inning, leadoff hitter Kang Baek-ho hit a tying solo home run over the right field wall.
The two teams, unable to determine superiority or inferiority in the regular innings, entered overtime.
KT was in scoring position with Oh Yoon-seok hitting a double after two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning, but they swallowed their disappointment as Bae Jeong-dae struck out on a missed swing.
However, in the bottom of the 12th inning, Jang Seong-woo smiled as he hit a walk-off sacrifice fly with one out and runners on first and third base thanks to Jung Jun-young’s pitch and Mel Rojas Jr.’s hit.
At Sajik Stadium in Busan, the Lotte Giants defeated the NC Dinos 13-6.
8th place Lotte (65 wins, 4 draws, 73 losses), which failed to advance to the postseason, won 5 consecutive games against NC with this victory.
NC (60 wins, 2 draws, 78 losses), which ranked 9th in the season and did not receive an invitation to fall baseball, was mired in 5 consecutive losses.
Lotte Reyes produced his 199th hit of the season with a hit in the first inning. However, as he failed to add a hit in the remaining at-bats, his challenge to become the second player in KBO League history to reach 200 hits in a single season was postponed to the next game.
If Reyes adds one hit against the Busan KIA Tigers on the 28th, he will reach the 200-hit mark, and if he adds two more, he will tie the record for most hits in a single season in KBO League history (Seo Geon-chang’s 201 hits in 2014).
Lotte starter Han Hyun-hee pitched well with 6 hits (1 home run), 6 strikeouts, and 2 runs in 5 innings, earning her 5th win of the season (3 losses, 8 holds).
Rookie Im Sang-hyun, who was on the NC starting mound, contributed 8 runs while getting 10 hits (1 home run) through the 5th inning, resulting in his 5th loss (1 win) of the season.
In the bottom of the first inning, Lotte scored the first run thanks to the cohesion of the batting lineup.
With the bases loaded and no outs thanks to back-to-back hits by Seongbin Hwang and Reyes and a walk by Seungmin Ko, Hoyoung Son recorded an RBI sacrifice fly. Then, Jeon Jun-woo hit a ball to the center of the outfield to bring Reyes, a runner on third base, home, and Na Seung-yeop hit an RBI single in a chance with two outs and a runner on second base.
NC counterattacked by gradually accumulating scores.
In the top of the third inning, leadoff hitter Ahn Jung-yeol hit a chase solo home run that went over the left field fence against starter Han Hyun-hee. In the top of the 4th inning, Do Tae-hoon hit a sacrifice fly with one out and 3rd base on Matt Davidson’s double and Kim Hwi-jip’s advanced base hit.
Lotte, which was slightly ahead 3-2, once again showed off its hot hitting skills.
In the bottom of the 4th inning, with the bases loaded and one out due to a ball hit by Dong-hee Yoon, a walk by Park Seung-wook, and a left-field hit by Seong-bin Hwang, Reyes hit a 1-run sacrifice fly. Then, the follow-up batter, Ko Seung-min, drew a three-point arch that flew to the right.
NC followed with 4-8 with Park Si-won’s 1-RBI infield hit in the top of the 6th inning and Seo Ho-cheol’s 1-RBI double in the top of the 7th.
However, in the second half of the game, Lotte completely broke NC’s will to chase.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, Na Seung-yeop’s hit, Yoon Dong-hee’s walk, and the opponent’s wild pitch combined to give the team a chance to reach second and third base with one out, and Park Seung-wook hit a two-run double. Afterwards, Hwang Seong-bin’s 1-RBI hit to the left left, and the team ran away with a 11-4 lead. In the bottom of the 8th inning, 2 more runs were scored.
NC hung its head, only scoring one point each in the top of the 8th and 9th innings.
At Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, Hanwha Eagles defeated KIA Tigers 8-0.
7th place Hanwha (66 wins, 2 draws, 74 losses), which failed to secure a ticket to fall baseball, won two games in a row.
KIA (85 wins, 2 draws, 55 losses), which confirmed first place, was mired in two consecutive losses.
Ryan Weiss, who guarded Hanwha’s starting mound, earned his 5th win (5 losses) of the season by throwing 6 innings, allowing 3 hits, no walks, striking out 6, and allowing no runs.
Hanwha’s No. 1 hitter Choi In-ho added his strength by going 3 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, and 2 RBIs.
KIA starter Hwang Dong-ha recorded 6 hits and 3 runs in 5 innings, suffering his 7th loss of the season (5 wins).
KIA Kim Do-young, who is trying to become the first Korean player to hit 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases, had no hits in 4 at-bats. He must hit two home runs in the remaining two games to achieve the milestone.
Hanwha broke the silence in the bottom of the 4th inning.
With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd base, Chae Eun-seong hit a 1-run infield hit and broke away from the score of 0. Afterwards, with bases loaded and 2 outs, Do-yoon Lee drew a walk and scored a run.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, with 2 outs and runners on second base, Noh Si-hwan hit an RBI single to make the score 3-0.
Hanwha maintained an upward trend even in the second half of the game.
Hanwha added 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning through Noh Si-hwan’s 1-RBI double and an opponent’s error, and Choi In-ho’s 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning secured a complete victory.
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2024-09-27 23:03:15