Heyesus Perfect Resurrection → Ahn Hyun-min, another home run KT, beat KIA and Lotte fiercely chased

May 30, 2025

KT Enmanuel de Heysus pitching. Sports Chosun DB

The best scenario we've been waiting for. KT Wiz won two consecutive games with the revival of Enmanuel de Heysus.

KT won 3-1 against the KIA Tigers in Game 7 of the season at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 30th. With this victory, KT has recently won two consecutive games and is chasing third-place Lotte hard. He also had an advantage against KIA with four wins and three losses this season. On the other hand, Kia has failed to win three consecutive games, recording one draw and one loss in the last two games.

▶KIA starting lineup = Park Chan-ho (striker)-Yoon Do-hyun (second baseman)-Hwang Dae-in (first baseman)-Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter)-Lee Woo-sung (left fielder)-Jeong Hae-won (right fielder)-Park Min (third baseman)-Kim Tae-gun (capture)-Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder) starter Kim Do-hyun

▶KT starting lineup = Kim Min-hyuk (left wing) - Heo Kyung-min (third baseman) - Ahn Hyun-min (designated hitter) - Rojas (right wing) - Moon Sang-cheol (first baseman) - Kim Sang-soo (second baseman) - Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder) - Kwon Dong-jin (striker)- Cho Dae-hyun (catcher) starter Haysus

KT scored the first run in the bottom of the third inning with KT Heyesus and KIA Kim Do-hyun facing off as starters. It started with first batter Kim Min-hyuk's heavy hit after one out. Second batter Huh Kyung-min also became an infield hit, creating a chance for first and second bases with one out. On top of that, Ahn Hyun-min also got on base with a ball that hit his body and loaded the bases with one out.

Mel Rojas Jr. Sports Chosun DB

No. 4 hitter Mel Rojas Jr. hit the first pitch and made a fly ball to left field. Third baseman Kim Min-hyuk scored and scored a sacrifice hit. KT took the lead 1-0. KT failed to score additional points as Kim Sang-soo's ball was caught as a straight hit by shortstop in the continued two-out full base chance.

KIA also created an opportunity with a hit by leadoff hitter Choi Hyung-woo in the top of the fourth inning, but it was scoreless, and KT ran away in the bottom of the fourth inning. Bae Jeong-dae's hit and Cho Dae-hyun's hit after one out. With one out and runners on the first and third bases, Kim Min-hyuk recorded a ground ball toward the second base, and in the meantime, the third baseman Bae Jeong-dae dug home. KT added one point and went 2-0 away.

KT 안현민. Sports Chosun DB

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Ahn Hyun-min's home run hit. Ahn Hyun-min, who took the batter's box as the leadoff hitter in the inning, hit Kim Do-hyun's fourth-highest 147km fastball in 1B2S to hit it over the middle fence. It was a huge solo home run with a distance of 130 million. Ahn Hyun-min fired cannons for two consecutive days. KT went 3-0 with this home run.

KT starter Heyesus has had his best pitching since April. At the beginning of the game, he showed his management ability to prevent the crisis of losing points without losing a point, and he was responsible for seven innings alone. Heyesus pitched 106 pitches in seven innings, striking out nine, walking one and leaving the mound with a requirement of four wins of the season. KT started keeping mode from the eighth inning.

Kia did not just step down. Yoon Do-hyun's home run was hit against KT's second pitcher Kim Min-soo, who took the mound in the top of the eighth inning. Yoon Do-hyun hit Kim Min-soo's slider in the absence of a two-out runner and connected it with a solo home run over the left fence. It was Kia's first goal in the game.

KT faced a chance with two outs and runners on first and second in its last attack in the bottom of the eighth inning, but unfortunately, it failed to lead to a score. With a two-run lead, closer Park Young-hyun took the mound in the top of the last ninth inning. Park Young-hyun made his 19th save of the season by throwing out three batters.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.