Kim Do Young Injured Shock, Solver Choi Hyung Woo is up! KIA's opening game against all odds
Mar 22, 2025
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KIA won the regular season opener against the NC Dinos 9-2 at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd. With this victory, KIA will start with one win in its first game of this season. NC postponed coach Lee Ho-joon's official debut win to the next opportunity.
▶KIA starting lineup = Park Chan-ho (striker)-Kim Do-young (third baseman)-Na Sung-bum (right fielder)-Patrick Wisdom (first baseman)-Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter)-Kim Sun-bin (second baseman)-Lee Woo-sung (left fielder)-Kim Tae-gun (capture)-Choi Won-jun (middle fielder) starter James Nail
▶NC starting lineup = Park Min-woo (2nd baseman) - Kim Joo-won (striker) - Son A-seop (right wing) - Matt Davidson (designated hitter) - Park Gun-woo (right wing) - Kwon Hee-dong (left wing) - Do Tae-hoon (1st baseman) - Kim Hyung-joon (capture) - Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman) starting pitcher Logan Allen
The first starting pitchers of both teams had a tight pitching battle early in the game. In the first inning, both teams neatly caught the first to third batters with three outs. NC batters couldn't get a single batter to first base until the fourth inning with two outs.
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After that, the pitching game continued again. KIA faced a major negative factor in the bottom of the third inning, replacing Kim Do-young's injury. Kim Do-young hit a 142km fastball against Logan to lead to a left-handed hit in the absence of a runner with one out. his first hit of the season. However, in the process of hitting and running to first base, pain occurred in the left thigh. After arriving at first base, Kim Do-young, who was suffering with his left thigh wrapped in both hands, was replaced immediately and headed to the hospital. KIA put forward its pinch runner Yoon Do-hyun. Since then, KIA failed to take advantage of the chance due to Na Sung-bum's double play and the attack ended in the third inning.
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NC created its first chance in the top of the fifth inning. After one out, Kwon Hee-dong got on base with a hit ball, and Do Tae-hoon was caught with a fly ball to right field, but Kim Hyung-joon's additional hit came out. Two outs and a chance for first and second base. However, the score did not come out as Kim Hwi-jip was grounded out to third base.
NC provided a big chance against KIA bullpen in the sixth inning when Nail stepped down. After one out, Kim Joo-won hit against Kwak Do-kyu, and the next batter, Son Ah-seop, got on base with a straight walk. With one out and runners on the first and second bases, the KIA bench replaced the pitcher again with Cho Sang-woo, but this time Davison took a walk against Cho Sang-woo, who did not control the ball.
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NC's 2-1 lead. Neither team was able to score an extra point. NC activated the bullpen from the seventh inning after starting Logan retired with four hits, five strikeouts, one walk and one run in four innings.
Kim Tae-kyung caught two outs well in the bottom of the seventh inning, and Lee Woo-sung's hit became a recognition double at the top of the central fence in the middle of the fence, putting him on the verge of losing points. However, he turned off the fire himself by turning pinch hitter Han Jun-su to a ground ball to second base.
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KIA's attack, which tied the score 2-2, was not over. Wisdom's walk on base allowed the bases loaded with one out. As expected, it was Choi Hyung-woo. Choi Hyung-woo targeted the changed pitcher Kim Jae-yeol and called in both runners with a timely hit that fell right in front of the fence in the middle. a two-run double. KIA quickly turned the game around 4-2. Kim Sun-bin then added more points by reporting a two-run timely hit. KIA ran 6-2 and 4 points.
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KIA, which was seven points ahead, put Hwang Dong-ha on the mound in the top of the ninth inning. Hwang Dong-ha allowed a hit to NC leadoff hitter Seo Ho-chul, but struck out pinch hitter Park Se-hyuk. After two outs, he gave up a hit to Park Min-woo, but he ended the game without additional runs without leading to a score.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
