5th place KT – 6th place SSG, only 0.5 games played
SSG leaves the final game of the season on the 30th
The winner of the last train ticket for the professional baseball postseason (PS) has not been selected. KT Wiz and SSG Landers, who were competing for one spot, both won and continued the race for 5th place.
KT won 10-7 in the 2024 Shinhan Solbank Kiwoom Heroes game held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 28th.
KT, which had won three games in a row, finished the season with a record of 72 wins, 2 draws, and 70 losses. The final ranking has not yet been determined. Currently, KT is in 5th place, but is only 0.5 games behind 6th place SSG Landers (71 wins, 2 draws, 70 losses).
If SSG, who has one game remaining, wins against Incheon Kiwoom Heroes on the 30th, they will be tied for 5th place with KT. In this case, the 5th place match between SSG and KT, who had the last ticket for fall baseball, will be held on the 1st of next month. If SSG loses, KT takes 5th place and heads to the wild card match.
The batting line that gave up 15 hits on this day played a decisive role in the team’s victory. Oh Jae-il went 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs, and Bae Jeong-dae went 4-for-4 with 2 hits and 3 RBIs.
Ko Young-pyo, who appeared as a bullpen pitcher and gave up 1 run in 5 innings, earned his 6th win (8 losses) of the season.
Kiwoom relief pitcher Park Seung-ju suffered his first loss of the season, allowing one run in one inning.
Kiwoom, who allowed one run in the first inning, turned the game around with Jang Jae-young’s two-run home run in the top of the second inning.
In the top of the third inning, Choi Joo-hwan hit a timely hit with an RBI with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd bases, and in the following chance with the bases loaded, Jang Jae-young drew a walk.
Kiwoom pushed hard in the top of the fourth inning.
With one out and 1st and 3rd bases, Lee Ju-hyung hit a 1-RBI single, and then Choi Joo-hwan hit a 1-RBI single to left to make it 6-1.
However, KT balanced the score by completing a big inning in the bottom of the 4th inning.
With no outs on first and second base, Kang Baek-ho hit an RBI single, and Oh Jae-il and Oh Yoon-seok scored one more run with consecutive hits. Afterwards, Hwang Jae-gyun’s sacrifice fly and Bae Jeong-dae’s 2-RBI double added 3 runs.
KT, who succeeded in turning things around thanks to Oh Jae-il’s timely hit in the 5th inning, made it 8-5 with Kim Min-hyuk’s 1-RBI hit to left in the bottom of the 6th.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, Oh Jae-il’s 1-RBI double and Bae Jeong-dae’s 1-RBI hit to left field widened the gap to 10-5 and defeated Kiwoom.
At Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, SSG defeated Hanwha Eagles 6-2.
SSG, ranked 6th, maintained its upward trend with 3 consecutive wins. 7th place Hanwha (66 wins, 2 draws, 75 losses) failed to win two games in a row.
SSG starter Gwang-Hyun Kim earned his 12th win of the season (10 losses) by pitching 5⅓ innings, allowing 3 hits, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts, and 2 runs.
SSG Jung Jun-jae contributed to the team’s victory by hitting hard with 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats.
Hanwha starting pitcher Kim Ki-joong recorded 4 hits and 2 runs in 2⅓ innings, suffering his 5th loss (5 wins) of the season.
Hanwha took the lead.
In the bottom of the first inning, Choi In-ho’s walk and Kim Tae-yeon’s double led to no outs, and Moon Hyun-bin hit a two-RBI hit with no outs on second and third base.
SSG turned the game around by accumulating scores one by one.
SSG scored the first run in the top of the second inning, taking advantage of an opponent’s wild pitch with 2 outs and runners on third base, and brought the game back to square one in the top of the 3rd inning.
Park Seong-han’s single, stolen second base, and Choi Jeong’s advanced base hit gave the team a chance to reach third with two outs, and Guillermo Heredia hit a one-run double.
In the top of the fourth inning, Oh Tae-gon reached base with a double and then homered on Lee Ji-young’s leadoff hit.
SSG produced the key point in the second half of the game.
With one out in the top of the 7th inning, leading 3-2, Park Seong-han hit a right-handed hit, and Jeong Jun-jae exploded with a 1-run double.
In the top of the 8th inning, Park Seong-han hit a 1-RBI hit with 2 outs and 1st and 2nd bases on a pitch by Lee Ji-young and a walk by Go Myeong-jun. Then, the follow-up batter, Jeong Jun-jae, hit a single to bring Ahn Sang-hyun, who was on third base, home.
SSG closing pitcher Cho Byeong-hyun, who took the mound in the 8th inning, maintained the team’s lead by pitching 1⅔ innings with 3 strikeouts and no runs. Earned his 11th save of the season (4 wins, 6 losses, 12 holds).
At Sajik Stadium in Busan, the KIA Tigers defeated the Lotte Giants 12-8 after a fierce battle.
KIA, ranked first in the regular season, had 86 wins, 2 draws, and 55 losses. Lotte, ranked 8th (65 wins, 4 draws, 74 losses), failed to advance to the fall baseball season and failed to win two games in a row.
KIA Yoon Do-hyun led the team’s attack with 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 5 at-bats. Kim Do-young, who is attempting to become the first Korean player to hit 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases, had 2 hits, 1 RBI, and 1 walk in 4 at-bats. To achieve the milestone, you must hit two home runs in the final game of the season.
Choi Ji-min, who took the mound as KIA’s fifth pitcher and pitched 1⅔ innings without allowing a run, earned his third win of the season (3 losses, 3 saves, 11 holds).
Lotte Jin Seung-hyun, who failed to record a single out count and contributed 2 points, suffered his first loss of the season.
Lotte’s foreign hitter Victor Reyes became the second player in KBO League history to reach 200 hits. If he adds two hits in the remaining game, he will surpass KIA Seo Geon-chang (201 hits in 2014) and set a new record for most hits in a single season in the KBO League.
Lotte broke the score of 0 by scoring 2 points in the 4th inning and ran away in the bottom of the 5th inning.
With no outs on first and third base, Jeon Jun-woo produced an RBI single, and then Na Seung-yeop hit a three-run home run.
However, KIA turned the game around by producing two big innings.
In the top of the sixth inning, with one out and runners on first and third base, Do-Hyun Yoon hit an RBI single, followed by Chan-Ho Park and Chang-Jin Lee each hitting timely hits with one RBI. Afterwards, Byun Woo-hyuk’s 2-RBI double and Seo Geon-chang’s 1-RBI hit tied the score.
In the top of the 7th inning, when the game was tied at 6-8, Byun Woo-hyuk’s walk and Choi Won-jun’s sacrifice fly tied the game, and Han Seung-taek’s walk led to a comeback.
Afterwards, Kim Do-young’s walk and Yoon Do-hyun’s two RBI and timely hits broke Lotte’s will to chase.
At Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, the LG Twins defeated the Samsung Lions 11-4.
3rd place LG finished the season with 76 wins, 2 draws, and 66 losses, while 2nd place Samsung finished with 78 wins, 2 draws, and 64 losses.
Lee Jong-jun, who appeared as LG’s second pitcher and allowed no runs in one inning, enjoyed his first win since his debut (2 losses, 1 hold).
Samsung bullpen pitcher Seung-Hyun Lee recorded 3 hits and 1 run in 1 inning, recording his 2nd loss of the season (6 wins, 1 save, 9 holds).
LG, who set the tone with Moon Bo-kyung’s three-run home run in the first inning, scored one run each in the third and fourth innings to take a narrow lead of 5-4.
In the top of the 5th inning, LG succeeded in widening the gap.
With the bases loaded and one out, Kim Hyun-soo hit an RBI single to left, and with the bases loaded, Lee Joo-heon hit an RBI infield hit. In addition, the opponent made a mistake and ran away with 8-4.
LG, who was ahead 9-4 until the 7th inning, scored a 2-RBI, timely hit by Moon Bo-kyung in the top of the 8th inning.
At Changwon NC Park, Doosan Bears defeated NC Dinos 4-3.
4th place Doosan (74 wins, 2 draws, 68 losses) ended the season with 4 consecutive wins. 9th place NC (60 wins, 2 draws, 79 losses), which suffered 6 consecutive losses, has 3 games remaining.
Doosan reliever Park Chi-guk (2 wins, 3 losses, 1 save, 3 holds) became the winning pitcher, and NC Kim Jae-yeol (1 win, 5 losses, 2 saves, 12 holds) suffered defeat.
The first point belonged to Doosan.
In the top of the 3rd inning, with no outs on 1st and 3rd base, when Lee Yu-chan was at bat, 3rd base runner Da-min Jeon took advantage of an opponent’s error and passed home. Then, Kim Jae-hwan’s two-run home run put Doosan up 3-0.
NC seemed to be starting to catch up with Park Min-woo’s 1-run, timely hit in the bottom of the 3rd inning, but was unable to score an additional point until the 7th inning.
However, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Kim Hwi-jip and Seo Ho-cheol hit one-run sacrifice flies in a row, tying the score at 3-3.
Doosan won the game by scoring the final run in the top of the 9th inning. With one out and runners on 1st and 2nd base, Ryu Hyun-jun hit a 1-RBI hit to left that gave the team the victory.
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2024-09-29 00:28:36