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| KBO League Kiwoom and KIA at Gocheok Dome on May 5. KIA won 13-1 against Kiwoom. Yang Hyun-jong greets his fans after the game. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.05/ |
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| KIA starter Yang Hyun-jong as the mound. |
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| water blowing'Hyunjong |
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KIA Tigers 'Great Pitcher' Yang Hyun-jong achieved his first win of the season.
KIA Tigers May 5th is Children's Day. The KBO League Kiwoom Heroes held at Gocheok Sky Dome won a great victory with a score of 13 to 1. KIA Yang Hyun-jong, who started, recorded his first win in his seventh start of the season.
Yang Hyun-jong was extremely sluggish at the beginning of the season, but he pitched until the sixth inning and recorded a one-run victory. Yang Hyun-jong allowed one run by allowing five hits and five strikeouts in six innings. The total number of pitches was 96. His ERA, which had soared to 6.75, also fell to the five-point level.
KIA scored more than double digits by hitting 15 hits against Kiwoom, with Choi Hyung-woo achieving a total of 400 home runs in the KBO League. Jung Hae-won, who started the first team stage for the first time, also had his first hit. KIA recently escaped three consecutive losses by winning against Kiwoom.
For KIA against Kiwoom, Park Chan-ho (st baseman), Wizdom (first baseman), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), Jung Hae-won (right fielder), and Park Jung-woo (midfielder) started.
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| KBO League Kiwoom and KIA at Gocheok Dome on May 5. KIA Yang Hyun-jong is pitching as a starter. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.05/ |
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| Congratulations to Choi Hyung-woo, who hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning. |
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Yang Hyun-jong, who won his first game of the season, reached the 180th victory mark for the second time in KBO league history. Yang recorded 179 wins in his professional career until last year. He has won 180 games this season for the first time in seven times. It is the second 180th win in KBO League history after Hanwha Eagles legend pitcher Song Jin-woo.
Yang Hyung-jong continued his career record of winning the most starts with 178 of his 180 wins. Yang Hyun-jong, who had five strikeouts before Kiwoom, has more than 2,100 strikeouts in his career to 2,102. The record of 2,100 strikeouts is also the first in the KBO league.
Yang Hyun-jong took off his hat and thanked KIA baseball fans at third base as he came down the mound after pitching in the sixth inning. He reciprocated with applause to KIA fans who shouted Yang Hyeon-jong.
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| KBO League Kiwoom and KIA at Gocheok Dome on May 5. KIA starter Yang Hyun-jong greets his fans as he comes down the mound after pitching in the sixth inning. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.05/ |
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| Yang Hyeon-jong applauding the fans who cheer after pitching in the sixth inning. |
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After the game, KIA players gathered to congratulate the great pitcher who made the milestone. Choi Jimin carefully collected various foreign substances in a large water bottle. Nail and other pitching players also quietly waited for Yang Hyun-jong's interview to end with bottled water in both hands.
As soon as the interview was over, KIA players surrounded Yang Hyun-jong and poured water on him as if they were waiting.
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| KIA manager Lee Bum-ho, who is sharing high fives with Yang Hyeon-jong after the game. |
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Yang, who took the lead whenever KIA players' records were released, became a scapegoat for water baptism this time.
Yang Hyun-jong thanked his fans after a fun water ceremony with his teammates.
KIA was happy with Yang Hyun-jong's winning pitching and escaping three consecutive losses, but its bat, which did not explode, scored 13 points and played hot baseball for the first time in a long time.
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| KIA won 13-1 over Kiwoom. KIA players sharing high fives after the game. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
