Lee Jung-hoo's successor is out! Home run + timely hit → Kiwoom may not be the weakest..? I took KT with three consecutive wins at 95
Mar 11, 2025
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Kiwoom defeated KT Wiz 9-5 in an exhibition game of the KBO League in the 2025 season held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. Kiwoom proved that it was never an easy opponent by marking two wins and two losses in the exhibition game. KT, which had won three consecutive exhibition games, suffered its first loss.
Lee Ju-hyung, dubbed the 'Lee Jung-hoo successor', led the lineup. Lee Ju-hyung swung two hits and two RBIs in three at-bats, including a home run. Kim Yoon-ha, who is likely to be the third starter, pitched four innings of one run and expressed his outlook for the season.
KT checked starter Cuevas' condition by throwing 58 pitches in three innings (two runs). Second pitcher Choi Dong-hwan also impressed with one scoreless inning. However, Kim Dong-hyun, a stockholder who followed, lost a series of points.
From the first inning, both teams exchanged one point each, signaling a slugfest.
Kiwoom scored the first point with Kim Dong-yeop's timely hit in the top of the first inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. KT's Kim Min-hyuk hit a sacrifice fly RBI in the bottom of the first inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases.
Kiwoom broke the balance with Lee Ju-hyung's solo home run in the top of the third inning. He went on a 5-1 run in the top of the fifth.
After one out in the top of the fifth inning, Song Sung-moon walked and solved the clue. Cardinez piled up the runners with a left-handed hit. Lee Ju-hyung exploded a timely hit to right-center. In the continued second and third bases, Choi Joo-hwan swept the runners with left-handed hits.
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Kiwoom scored four runs in large numbers in the top of the seventh inning as KT followed 5-4.
Leading hitter Lee Hyung-jong opened the game with a walk. Eo Jun-seo's infield hit and Kang Jin-sung's walk were woven to fill the base.
Park Joo-hong, who appeared as a pinch hitter at Kim Dong-yeop's at-bat with no outs, hit a right-handed hit. As they ran away 6-4, the bases were loaded, marking the beginning of the big inning.
Jeon Tae-hyun added one point with a sacrifice fly in center field. Kim Jae-hyun hit a left-handed hit with one out and runners on the first and third bases. Third baseman Kang Jin-sung scored. Park Joo-hong, who was at first base, went to third base. Park Joo-hong also homered as batter Kim Jae-hyun was caught in a rundown between first and second bases.
KT comforted Hwang Jae-kyun with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
