If the KBO's first 100 losing teams come out, another upset loss will humiliate Kiwoom for the most 10 consecutive losses
May 30, 2025
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Kiwoom lost 4-9 at home against the Doosan Bears at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 30th.
Until the middle of the game, Kiwoom had a 4-2 lead against Doosan. But it collapsed in just one moment. In the top of the seventh inning, bullpen pitchers allowed as many as seven runs in one inning. Kiwoom, which completely lost the atmosphere, failed to prevent the defeat.
Kiwoom, with Kim Sun-ki as the starting pitcher, scored the first run with a home run from the bottom of the first inning. Choi Joo-hwan, the second batter, hit a solo home run in the absence of a runner with one out, giving the team the first run.
In the top of the third inning, Kim Sun-ki shook and allowed Kim Jae-hwan to make a timely two-run turnaround, but hitters tied the game right away in the bottom of the third inning. Following the ball that hit the body of leadoff hitter Eo Jun-seo, Song Sung-moon's double gave him a chance to hit the second and third bases with no outs.
When Choi Joo-hwan grounded out to second base, runner Eo Jun-seo, who was on third base, scored. Subsequently, third baseman Song Sung-moon scored against the tag as Lee Joo-hyung was selected as a second baseman when he hit a ball. Kiwoom, who scored two points in the bottom of the third inning, took a 3-2 lead. On top of that, Lee Ju-hyung's RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning gave him a two-run lead.
But a nightmare came in the top of the seventh inning. It was a cause of concern that the changed pitcher Kim Sung-min allowed a straight walk to Park Gye-beom, the leadoff hitter in the inning. After one out, Cave allowed a tiebreaking two-run home run, and again gave Yang Eui-ji a straight walk. It looked like it was not controlling at all.
Even Yang Yang-yul, the changed pitcher, allowed Kim Jae-hwan to walk. Yang Seok-hwan gave a ball that fit his body. With the bases loaded with one out, all three runners scored as Kim Min-seok hit a timely three-run come-from-behind triple that completely separated the right-center.
It wasn't the end here. Kang Seung-ho then hit a timely hit, bringing in even the third baseman, and after two outs, Park Gye-beom's timely triple against Oh Seok-joo. Seven runs in the top of the seventh inning alone. It was a nightmare inning in which hopes of breaking the losing streak disappeared like nothing.
There were no more runs, but it was after the atmosphere had already been handed over. Kiwoom fell into a 10-game losing streak with a come-from-behind loss.
It is the 10th consecutive defeat, including the draw against the Gwangju KIA Tigers on the 29th. The team had one draw and 10 losses in its last 11 games. Its last victory was against the Ulsan NC Dinos on May 17 (winning 3 to 2), and it was also a game that ended its seven consecutive losses. Kiwoom's team win rate in May is only 0.125 with 3 wins, 1 draw and 21 losses.
The 10th consecutive loss is the most consecutive losing streak since the club was founded. Since the foundation of the Heroes in 2008, they have been in the bottom ranks in succession, with nine consecutive losses against Mokdong KIA on May 6, 2009, in their second year, and nine consecutive losses against Mokdong LG on May 17, and nine consecutive losses against Gocheok Samsung on July 29, 2023 and Gocheok Lotte on August 8, the previous club record. Kiwoom, which has lost 10 consecutive games, has achieved a new record of disgrace for the club.
Kiwoom, which remains at the bottom with 14 wins, 1 draw and 44 losses in 59 games since the opening, is likely to become the first 100 losing team in KBO history. The previous most losing teams in a season were the Ssangbangwool Raiders (28 wins, 7 draws and 97 losses) in 1999 and the Lotte Giants (35 wins, 1 draw and 97 losses) in 2002. Of course, the number of games per season itself has increased compared to the current 144-game system, so even if it is difficult to compare one-on-one, there is a possibility that it will face the humiliation of being the most losing team on record.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
