Samsung laughed first from the two-base hit in the game-changing final, the first meeting after Choi Won-tae's 110th-ball QS KSWisdom 4G consecutive home runs

Apr 02, 2025

Samsung laughed first from the two-base hit in the game-changing final, the first meeting after Choi Won-tae's 110th-ball QS KSWisdom 4G consecutive home runs
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. Samsung's Park Byung-ho is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the top of the 8th inning. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/



The Samsung Lions laughed first in their first meeting of the season with the KIA Tigers.

The two teams that competed for supremacy in the Korean Series last year. In the first game of the season between KIA and Samsung, who are still strong favorites in the new season, Samsung won three consecutive games with a thrilling come-from-behind victory of 8 of the promise. Samsung won the first game of the season 4-2 against KIA at Gwangju Champions Field on the 2nd.

The two teams took a day off on the 1st when all games were canceled due to an unexpected accident at Changwon NC Park on the 29th of last month.




In the early stages, both teams' starters Kim Do-hyun and Choi Won-tae faced off in a tight start.

Samsung laughed first from the two-base hit in the game-changing final, the first meeting after Choi Won-tae's 110th-ball QS KSWisdom 4G consecutive home runs
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. KIA Wizdom is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with one out in the bottom of the third inning. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/
Samsung laughed first from the two-base hit in the game-changing final, the first meeting after Choi Won-tae's 110th-ball QS KSWisdom 4G consecutive home runs
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. KIA Wizdom is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with one out in the bottom of the third inning. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/
KIA, the home team, scored the first goal.

Patrick Wisdom, who has recently shown a scary home run pace, sparked a shout in the stands of Champions Park, which was watching quietly without cheering with a home run. Wisdom, who was at bat for the second time at the bottom of the third inning with one out and one on the first base, lightly lifted a 124km curve in the middle of Samsung starter Choi Won-tae. Champions Field, which had been quiet with a cheerful sound, was colored with shouts. He hit the homer at 171 kilometers and 34.25 degrees Celsius. He hit the homer at the moment of hitting the homer, which was 120 meters away from the left. Since the three consecutive games against Hanwha on April 28, he has had home runs in four consecutive games. With his fifth home run of the season, he rose to No. 1 alone. After Hanwha starters Troika Ponce, Weiss and Ryu Hyun-jin, Samsung's proud 7 billion FA Choi Won-tae also passed.




The home run in four consecutive games is the tie for the most home runs in consecutive games by a Tigers batter. Only five players, including Kim Sung-han, Jang Chae-geun, Ma Hae-young, Choi Hee-seop, and Bernadina, recorded. If Wisdom adds one more in the next game, the Tigers could write a new history of home runs in five consecutive games for the first time.

Samsung, however, was not easy.

He immediately launched a counterattack in the top of the fourth inning. With one out, Park Byung-ho's hit and Diaz's laundry-line double on the right-field line made the second and third bases. Kim Young-woong connected Kim Do-hyun's 141km slider after the full count match with a timely two-run tie that fell in front of the center fielder. The starters of both teams had a great pitching battle with brilliant pitching, but no decision.
Samsung laughed first from the two-base hit in the game-changing final, the first meeting after Choi Won-tae's 110th-ball QS KSWisdom 4G consecutive home runs
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. KIA Kim Do-hyun is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/
Samsung laughed first from the two-base hit in the game-changing final, the first meeting after Choi Won-tae's 110th-ball QS KSWisdom 4G consecutive home runs
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. Samsung's Choi Won-tae is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/
KIA starter Kim Do-hyun continued his reputation as a "Samsung killer" with five hits, one walk, seven strikeouts and two runs by evenly mixing a maximum speed of 146km fastball, 147km of two-seam, slider, curve, and change-up for six innings. On the 27th of last month, he announced a perfect starting settlement with a quality start in two consecutive games following two runs in six innings against Kiwoom.

Against this, Samsung starter Choi Won-tae threw a slider, curve, and change-up around a maximum speed of 151km in six innings, recording his first quality start since moving to Samsung with four hits, one walk, nine strikeouts, two runs and 110 pitches.

Since then, all-out bullpen games. In the seventh inning, KIA's Cho Sang-woo and Samsung's Baek Jung-hyun each blocked them with three outs. Baek Jung-hyun, who switched to the bullpen, reported his first win of the season as a relief win.

Samsung laughed first from the two-base hit in the game-changing final, the first meeting after Choi Won-tae's 110th-ball QS KSWisdom 4G consecutive home runs
A game between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. Samsung Koo Ja-wook is getting on base with four pitches on purpose in the top of the 8th inning with one out and runners on second base. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/
Samsung laughed first from the two-base hit in the game-changing final, the first meeting after Choi Won-tae's 110th-ball QS KSWisdom 4G consecutive home runs
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. Kim Ji-chan and Koo Ja-wook are running home when Samsung's Park Byung-ho hit first and second base in the top of the eighth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/
`Eight of the Promise' Samsung laughed.

Leading top hitter Kim Ji-chan drew a walk after a full count match with changed pitcher Jeon Sang-hyun. No. 2 Lee Jae-hyun's successful bunt to send to the first pitch led to one out and second base. When Koo Ja-wook threw two balls, the bench ordered four pitches on purpose. One out, first and second base.

Park Byung-ho, who was promoted to No. 4 instead of Kang Min-ho, who was out just before the game due to cold fat, was at bat on the day. Jeon Sang-hyun couldn't throw a strike.

Type count of 3B1S. Veteran Park Byung-ho waited for a fastball. Just in time, a 145km fastball came in. The lightly pushed ball split between the right and middle. The four-two tight balance was broken with a timely double. After skipping Koo Ja-wook and facing Park Byung-ho, the result of 'Gugubak' came back to KIA with a painful come-from-behind loss.

With his thrilling double, Park achieved his 250th career double (58th) and 3,000th career hit (23rd) in a meaningful moment.

When Samsung took the lead, right-hander fireballer Lee Jae-hee was put in in the eighth inning to deal with Na Sung-bum, Choi Hyung-woo, and Lee Woo-sung's center hit line. It was actually the moment to reserve victory.

Kim Jae-yoon, who took the mound in the ninth inning, neatly maintained a two-run lead with three outs and made his third save of the season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.