6th place Hanwha narrows gap with 5th place KT to 1 game
NC’s 5-game winning streak… Kiwoom’s 6-game losing streak
The Hanwha Eagles of professional baseball defeated the KIA Tigers in an extra inning match.
Hanwha won 5-4 in a fierce battle that went into the 10th inning of extra innings against KIA in the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League game held at the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 4th.
Hanwha (59 wins, 2 draws, 63 losses), which held back KIA, is chasing KT Wiz (62 wins, 2 draws, 64 losses) in 5th place by 1 game. Furthermore, they are on a 2 game winning streak.
1st place KIA (76 wins, 2 draws, 50 losses) saw their winning streak stop at ‘3’.
Hanwha Eagles’ Jang Jin-hyeok led his team to victory with a stellar performance, going 3-for-5 with 1 RBI and 1 run, including the winning run in the 10th inning.
Hanwha Eagles starter Weiss’s performance was also outstanding. He pitched 7⅔ innings, allowing 3 hits (1 home run), no walks, striking out 8, and allowing 1 run, including a no-hitter until the 7th inning.
Hanwha Eagles’ Hyun-Sang Joo (1⅓ innings, 1 run allowed) earned his 8th win of the season (3 losses, 19 saves, 2 holds).
KIA’s Jang Hyun-sik, who gave up a point in the 10th inning, suffered his 4th loss of the season (4 wins, 14 holds).
Hanwha took the lead.
In the top of the first inning, with Ahn Chi-hong’s left-field hit and Noh Si-hwan’s hit-by-pitch, Chae Eun-seong hit a leadoff RBI hit with two outs and runners on first and second base. In the following chances, Jang Jin-hyeok and Kim Tae-yeon hit consecutive RBI hits.
Weiss’ pitching overwhelmed the KIA batting lineup.
Weiss, who ended the bottom of the first with a triple play, got both Choi Hyeong-woo and Na Seong-beom to fly out in the bottom of the second, then induced Kim Seon-bin to ground out to second base.
Weiss, who finished the bottom of the third with seven pitches, struck out Chan Ho Park and Socrates Britto in the bottom of the fourth and got Do Young Kim to fly out to first base, tying up the top batting lineup.
Although the perfect attempt was lost in the bottom of the fifth inning due to a throwing error by third baseman Noh Si-hwan, Weiss did not waver. With two outs and a runner on first base, he stopped Lee Woo-seong from hitting a fly ball to shortstop, and did not allow any runners on base in the bottom of the sixth or seventh innings.
But in the bottom of the 8th, KIA stopped Weiss’ no-hit streak.
Leadoff hitter Na Sung-beom hit a solo arch off Weiss’ slider to break the silence.
In the bottom of the 9th, Na Sung-beom’s 1 RBI hit and Kim Seon-bin’s 2-run home run tied the game back at square one.
The two teams’ fortunes diverged in the 10th inning as the game entered extra innings.
In the top of the 10th inning, with one out and no runners on base, Jang Jin-hyeok hit a double and reached third base after taking advantage of a wild pitch from the opposing team.
After the next batter, Yu Ro-gyeol, struck out on a swing, Jang Jin-hyeok boldly rushed home while catcher Han Seung-taek threw the ball to third base, scoring a run.
On the other hand, in the bottom of the 10th inning, KIA’s Park Jeong-woo reached base on a single that fell in front of the left fielder, but failed to steal second base, and Park Chan-ho hung his head as he was caught by a fly ball to right field.
The Samsung Lions won 7-3 against the Doosan Bears at Daegu Samsung Lions Park.
Samsung (71 wins, 2 draws, 56 losses), in second place with two consecutive wins, succeeded in narrowing the gap with first place KIA to 5.5 games.
Doosan (64 wins, 2 draws, 65 losses), in 4th place and tied with a 5-game losing streak, has seen its winning percentage fall below 50%.
Samsung’s Park Byung-ho hit a home run in the second inning, becoming the third player in KBO League history to reach 400 home runs. He also achieved his 20th home run in a season for the first time in two years. Lee Jae-hyun supported the team with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats.
Samsung starter Hwang Dong-jae earned his first win (1 loss) of the season with 3 runs in 5 innings.
Lee Young-ha, who took the mound as Doosan’s second pitcher, recorded 1 run in 1⅔ innings, recording his 4th loss of the season (4 wins, 2 saves, 3 holds).
It was Samsung who broke the 1-1 tie that had lasted until the 4th inning.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, with no outs and a runner on second base, Lee Jae-hyun hit a 1 RBI single, and then Lewin Diaz and Kang Min-ho each drove in an RBI with hits.
Doosan counterattacked in the top of the 6th.
After Jared Young hit a 1-run triple with runners on first base, Yang Eui-ji singled to bring Jared home.
Samsung, who was leading by a narrow margin of 4-3, solidified their victory in the bottom of the 8th.
Leadoff hitter Lee Seong-gyu took the lead again by hitting a left-field home run. Then, with one out and a runner on first base, Kim Ji-chan hit a one-run triple, and with one out and a runner on third base, Lee Jae-hyun hit a one-run double that broke the opponents’ will to pursue.
Samsung brought in closer Kim Jae-yoon in the top of the ninth inning, with runners on first and second base and no outs. Kim Jae-yoon got two outs first and gave up a right-field hit to Jung Soo-bin, but ended the game by catching Jeon Min-jae with a fly ball to second base. Kim Jae-yoon earned his eighth save of the season (4 wins, 8 losses, 25 holds).
LG Twins won 5-0 against SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium.
3rd place LG’s record was 66 wins, 2 draws, and 58 losses.
On the other hand, 8th place SSG, which is busy fighting for a spot in the top 5, fell into a slump with 3 consecutive losses (59 wins, 1 draw, 67 losses).
Chan-gyu Lim’s pitching stood out. Chan-gyu Lim, who had shown a strong performance with 1 win, 1 loss, and an ERA of 1.89 in three appearances against SSG before this day’s game, continued his reputation as the ‘SSG Killer’.
He gave up only two hits in seven innings and shut out the SSG batting lineup. He struck out 10 batters, tying his personal single-game record, and did not walk a single batter.
Lim Chan-gyu recorded his 9th win (6 losses) of the season with a strong performance on this day, putting him on the verge of achieving double-digit wins for the second consecutive year.
SSG left-handed starting pitcher Oh Won-seok was shaken by fielding errors, allowing 4 hits, 1 strikeout, 3 walks, and 4 runs (2 earned runs) in 2 innings. Oh Won-seok suffered his 9th loss (6 wins) of the season.
After Lim Chan-gyu struck out all three batters in the top of the first inning, the LG batters scored two runs in the next attack due to the opponent’s errors.
In the bottom of the first inning, with one out and a runner on second base, Austin Dean hit a grounder to the infield, and SSG third baseman Park Ji-hwan caught it and threw it home. At this time, Oh Ji-hwan was caught in a rundown, and while SSG catcher Lee Ji-young was throwing to third base again, shortstop Kim Seong-hyeon, who was covering the base, committed a throwing error.
Oh Ji-hwan took advantage of an error to score home, and Austin advanced to third base.
A pitch that hit Moon Bo-kyung’s body put runners on first and third with one out, and Austin, the runner on third base, scored on Park Dong-won’s ground ball to shortstop.
LG added two more runs in the second inning.
In the bottom of the second inning, with two outs and a runner on second base after Park Hae-min was hit by a pitch and a stolen base, Choi Won-young hit a two-run double, and the next batter, Hong Chang-ki, hit a center field hit, bringing Choi Won-young home.
LG, which had maintained its lead with Im Chan-gyu’s shutout pitch, widened the score to 5-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Moon Bo-kyung hit a solo home run (her 18th of the season) over the right-center field fence with two outs and no runners on base.
Chan-gyu Lim, who struck out all three batters in the top of the sixth inning, also struck out three batters in the top of the seventh.
LG started using the bullpen from the 8th inning. Lee Jong-jun, who came on in the top of the 8th inning, and Kim Yu-young, who took over the mound in the 9th inning, each blocked one inning, and LG earned the shutout win.
The Lotte Giants won 7-5 against KT at Sajik Stadium in Busan.
Lotte (57 wins, 3 draws, 63 losses), in 7th place after a thrilling comeback win, reduced the gap with 5th place KT to 2 games.
With this loss, KT missed the opportunity to jump to 4th place.
Lotte’s Lee Jung-hoon hit a game-winning hit in the 7th inning to give his team the win.
Lotte bullpen pitcher Kim Sang-su pitched 1⅓ scoreless innings to earn his 7th win of the season (4 losses, 2 saves, 17 holds).
KT’s Kim Min (8 wins, 3 losses, 19 holds), who gave up 4 runs in the 7th inning, became the losing pitcher.
KT broke the tight flow.
After Kim Sang-soo’s double and an opposing team’s error were combined to score the first point with runners on first and second base, Bae Jeong-dae hit a 1-RBI double. Then, Shim Woo-jun and Mel Rojas Jr. each hit 1-RBI doubles to make it 4-0.
Lotte, who scored one point in the 5th inning, turned the game around in the bottom of the 7th.
After Jeon Jun-woo hit a 1-RBI double with runners on first base, Jeong Hoon hit a 1-RBI double and Na Seung-yeop hit a 1-RBI single to right field.
With runners on 1st and 2nd base, pinch hitter Lee Jeong-hoon hit a go-ahead single to right field, and two more runs were scored after that.
KT recovered one point in the top of the ninth against Lotte closer Kim Won-joong, but failed to turn the game around. Kim Won-joong earned his 22nd save of the season (2 wins, 5 losses).
The NC Dinos won 13-6 against the Kiwoom Heroes at Changwon NC Park.
9th place NC (57 wins, 2 draws, 65 losses) went on a 5 game winning streak.
On the other hand, 10th place Kiwoom (53 wins, 73 losses) fell into a 6 game losing streak.
The NC batting lineup destroyed the Kiwoom mound by hitting four home runs. Matt Davidson, who is first in home runs, hit his 41st home run of the season, and Kim Seong-wook (15th home run of the season), Kim Joo-won (8th home run of the season), and Jae-hwan Cheon (3rd home run of the season) also hit home runs.
NC starter Kyle Hart pitched 6 innings and allowed 1 run to earn his 13th win (2 losses) of the season. He rose to tie for first place in wins, tying with Won Tae-in (Samsung).
Enmanuel de Geisus (11 wins, 11 losses), who guarded the mound as the starting pitcher for Kiwoom, suffered the loss after giving up 8 runs (7 earned runs) in 4 innings.
NC, which was leading 2-0 through the third inning, further widened the gap in the bottom of the fourth.
With 2 outs and a runner on 1st, Kim Joo-won hit a 2-run home run to left, and then with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd, the opposing team failed to properly handle Davidson’s ground ball, adding another run.
NC did not slow down its offensive.
In the bottom of the 5th, with runners on 1st and 3rd base and no outs, Kim Seong-wook hit a 1 RBI single to left field, and with 1 out and a runner on 3rd base, Kim Joo-won hit a sacrifice fly. NC then scored one more run and ran away with an 8-1 lead.
NC, who scored 3 points in the 6th inning, sealed the win with a home run in the bottom of the 8th.
Leadoff hitter Cheon Jae-hwan and follow-up hitter Kim Seong-uk combined to hit back-to-back home runs.
Kiwoom scored five runs in the top of the ninth, including a two-RBI double by Park Sung-bin, but it wasn’t enough to turn the game around.
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2024-09-04 16:56:31