Choi Won-tae 3 wins → Kim Ji-chan 3 hits → Park Byung-ho, wedge-shaped shot Samsung, completely beat KIA
Apr 23, 2025
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Samsung won the home game against the KIA Tigers 7-2 at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 23rd. With the victory, Samsung recorded 13 wins and 12 losses after the opening day, rising from a 50% winning rate to +1. In the match against KIA, he also had a 2-1 advantage. Kia, on the other hand, failed to win three consecutive games. He failed to recover his winning percentage by winning his 13th loss of the season (11 wins).
▶KIA starting lineup = Park Chan-ho (striker)-Kim Sun-bin (second baseman)-Na Sung-bum (right wing) - Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter)-Wizdom (first baseman)-Lee Woo-sung (center fielder)-Oh Sun-woo (left wing)-Byeon Woo-hyuk (third baseman)-Han Seung-taek (catcher) starting pitcher Kim Do-hyun
▶Samsung starting lineup = Kim Ji-chan (center fielder)- Kim Sung-yoon (right wing) - Koo Ja-wook (left wing) - Diaz (first baseman), Kang Min-ho (captor), Park Byung-ho (designated hitter), Kim Young-woong (third baseman)- Lee Jae-hyun (striker)- Shim Jae-hoon (second baseman) starting pitcher Choi Won-tae
Samsung, which took another day off as the game was canceled the previous day (22nd) due to rain, began to explode in the first inning. Following the leadoff hitter Kim Ji-chan's hit in the bottom of the first inning, the runner entered the second base with the opponent's balk. Kim Sung-yoon was caught on a fly to center field at second base with no outs, but in the meantime, Kim Ji-chan went to third base.
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He immediately scored an extra point with a home run in the bottom of the second inning. Park Byung-ho, the leadoff hitter in the inning, walked to get on base, followed by a home run by Kim Young-woong, the seventh batter. Kim Young-woong hit Kim Do-hyun's 149km two-seam fastball and connected it with a 115m two-run home run over the left-center fence. Kim Young-woong's home run gave Samsung a 3-0 run.
KIA also scored a follow-up score in the top of the fourth inning. Patrick Wisdom's double hit after one out, and Wisdom even stole third base. With one out and third base, Lee Woo-sung scored a sacrifice fly to right field, and Wisdom, who was on third base, scored. It was KIA's first score. However, KIA failed to score an additional point due to the failure of a follow-up hit after Oh Sun-woo's double.
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With two outs and runners on the first and second bases, Kim Ji-chan recorded a hit in front of left field, and second baseman Park Byung-ho turned third base and dug home.
The chance continued. When Kim Sung-yoon hit the first pitch at the second and third base opportunities that followed, both players were brought home. Samsung, which added three points in the bottom of the fourth inning, ran away by 6-1, five points.
KIA made a big chance again in the top of the sixth inning. With consecutive hits by Na Sung-bum and Choi Hyung-woo, no-out runners on first and second bases. Wisdom hit a double over the center fielder's height, bringing in runners on second and third bases with no outs.
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Samsung, which has a four-point lead, has started to defend itself. Starting pitcher Choi Won-tae stepped down with a starting win requirement after pitching in five ⅓ innings with seven hits, five strikeouts, two walks, and two runs, while rookie Bae Chan-seung struck out two out-counts intensely.
Baek Jung-hyun, who took the mound as the third pitcher, also blocked the seventh inning with a perfect score, and Lee Jae-hee, who took the mound in relief in the eighth inning, blocked him without allowing a run.
the quiet end of the eighth inning. Park Byung-ho even hit a wedge home run. Park Byung-ho faced KIA Lim Ki-young and connected him with a solo home run over the left fence. It was a score that solidified the atmosphere of Samsung's victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
