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| The KT-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 15th is welcomed after Choi Won-joon hit a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.15/ |
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A lightning home run that cut the joy and sorrow of a luxury pitcher.
Will the KIA Tigers gain strength to hit again despite various negative factors. For now, he has set the stage for a successive victory.
KIA won 1-0 with Choi Won-joon's final solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning and ace Nail's six scoreless innings in the first of three consecutive games during the week against KT Wiz at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 15th. With this victory, KIA got off to a pleasant start to the week with two consecutive wins.
KIA had no choice but to greet KT in a bad atmosphere. Kim Do-young, who left the opening game due to a hamstring injury, heard that he was not completely cured after a detailed examination on the 14th. It is a re-examination in a week, and it is difficult to predict when he will be able to return. To make matters worse, left-hander must-winner Kwak Do-gyu was judged to need elbow surgery. It was actually the worst news for KIA, which was at the bottom at the beginning of the season.
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| KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 15th. Starting pitcher Nail is pitching. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.15/ |
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At times like this, the only thing that can change the atmosphere is victory. And it was the ace's role to present victory when the team was in trouble. Nail pitched six scoreless innings, setting the stage for victory.
There was a crisis in the top of the first inning. He gave up a hit to Huh Kyung-min after one out and a hit to Kang Baek-ho after two outs, facing a crisis with two outs and runners on first and third bases. However, Jang Sung-woo was treated as an infield fly and passed the first inning without losing a point.
In the second inning, he pitched perfectly with three strikeouts. In the third inning, he also struck out two and struck out three times. After one out in the fourth inning, he allowed a double to Kang Baek-ho, a walk to Jang Sung-woo, and a hit to Hwang Jae-gyun, facing the biggest crisis of the game on the day with one out. However, he struck out Bae Jeong-dae with a sweeper. Jang Jun-won was induced to ground out to overcome the crisis.
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| KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 15th. Starting pitcher KT Ko Young-pyo is pitching. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.15/ |
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However, Kia's batters also showed a frustrating trend like KT's batters. As powerful as the nail sweeper, KT starter Ko Young-pyo's change-up was also powerful. KIA batters' bats kept going in vain in the stable that fell off while coming to the strike zone. Ko Young-pyo also calmly overcame the crisis with no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the first inning like nails, and overwhelmed KIA's batters until the sixth inning. He struck out 11 times. Tie for the most strikeouts in a game.
The direction of the two teams' games was divided in the bottom of the seventh inning. There was a crisis and a lot of strikeouts, so he had to fill up the sixth inning and come down the mound as if he had promised. Bullpens fight. KIA Cho Sang-woo took the lead in the top of the seventh inning.
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| KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 15th. Choi Won-joon, with no outs, is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.15/ |
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In the bottom of the seventh inning, KT put in Won Sang-hyun, a second-year player with good momentum this season. The leadoff hitter is Choi Won-joon. Are you going to get a huge salary of 400 million won this year as a preliminary FA?譏嗤? It was going through a severe slump after the opening. Before the game, he had a batting average of 2.11 with one homer and one RBI. However, we should not forget that Won Sang-hyun and Choi Won-jun are hitters with one shot. He threw a 148km fastball with too much confidence. Choi Won-joon hit the ball in the middle. A big hit that you can feel is a home run as soon as you hit it. The second home run of the season, the second RBI, came when it really mattered.
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| The KT-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 15th is welcomed after Choi Won-joon hit a solo shot in the bottom of the seventh inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.15/ |
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KIA, which took the lead, put in Choi Ji-min, a must-win group, in the top of the eighth inning to erase one inning. And in the last nine episodes, Jung Hae-young was responsible for the final nine episodes. 5th save of the season, 5 consecutive games. He had some ups and downs at the beginning of the season, but he seems to have definitely found his ball power.
The victory or defeat was decided, but the 'luxury pitching match' between the two teams was enough to be applauded. He pitched 91 pitches with five hits, one walk and six strikeouts in six innings. The maximum speed of fastball and two-seam fastball was 150 kilometers. Whenever there was a crisis, KT hitters were embarrassed by putting in a sweeper with a huge angle that seemed difficult to even touch.
Ko Young-pyo had three hits, three outs and 11 strikeouts in six innings, and 99 pitches. The pitch explained why KT signed a five-year, 10.7 billion won contract to pitcher Lee. In the magical change-up, KIA hitters only breathed a sigh after helplessly swinging.
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| KT-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 15th. Nails cheer as shortstop Park Chan-ho handled Kim Min-hyuk's ball with a good defense in the top of the sixth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.15/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
