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| The opening match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd, KIA Kim Do-young is complaining of leg pain while hitting a hit and going to first base in the bottom of the third inning. Kim Do-young has been replaced by Yoon Do-hyun. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/ |
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KIA Tigers won. But he couldn't laugh. This is because Kim Do-young is also showing signs of leaving due to injury.
KIA came from behind to win 7-5 thanks to Choi Hyung-woo's come-from-behind shot and Oh Sun-woo's winning shot in the first of three consecutive games during the week against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 27th. However, it was an evening when star Kim Do-young was replaced by a right thigh injury during the game and could not laugh even if he won.
Kia returned home after dedicating its Winning Series to the Samsung Lions last weekend. It had to lay the groundwork for a reversal in three consecutive games against Kiwoom, the lowest ranking team.
Although central hitters such as Na Sung-bum, Kim Sun-bin and Wisdom are missing, Kim Do-young hit home runs in four consecutive games after recovering from a left hamstring injury, amplifying expectations.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Kiwoom Ha Young-min is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.15/ |
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But it didn't get off to a good start. Kiwoom starter Ha Young-min cooked KIA players with stable control. On the other hand, Kia starter Oler showed difficulty in controlling the ball from the start of the game. He passed without allowing a run in the first inning, but allowed consecutive hits after two outs. And he lost a point first in the second inning. After walking the lead Lee Won-seok, he struck out Kim Tae-jin, but was hit by a double to right field by Kim Gun-hee. He seemed to extinguish the fire by striking out Eo Jun-seo again. However, he failed to overcome the hottest Song Seong-moon crisis in Kiwoom recently. He allowed a two-run double to right-center.
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| Song Sung-moon, who homered to Kiwoom and Hanwha's first RBI timely hit at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 13th, is sharing his joy. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.13/ |
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KIA continued its frustrating trend as batters failed to cope with Ha Young-min's pitch at all. In the top of the fifth inning, lead Hong Jong-pyo walked and No. 1 Park Chan-ho hit to the right, but No. 2 Oh Sun-woo made a double play with a ground ball toward the first base and suddenly became a two-out third base. If he didn't score here, it would have been a flow of being dragged by Kiwoom, but the player who appeared at this time was Kim Do-young. Kim Do-young did not miss Ha Young-min's good throw and pulled it to hit a timely catch.
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| KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 24th. KIA Kim Do-young stole second base in the fifth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.24/ |
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But the accident happened here. Kim Do-young tried to steal and lived at second base due to his greed to go to the scoring position at No. 4 Choi Hyung-woo's at-bat, but immediately caught his right thigh. an emergency replacement. Kim Do-young was immediately transferred to the hospital for an MRI examination. Right, not left, injured earlier in the season. As I kept paying attention to my left thigh, I had no choice but to overload my right thigh.
Even in such a chaotic situation, veteran Choi Hyung-woo hit a two-run shot that turned the game around. He set a double-digit home run record for the third 2,500th hit in KBO League history and the second 18 consecutive seasons in history. But I couldn't just like it.
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| KIA Choi Hyung-woo hits the first RBI timely hit in the bottom of the first inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 17th. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.17/ |
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Kiwoom didn't give up either. Kim Tae-jin's double and Kim Gun-hee's timely hit in the seventh inning tied the game. However, the lowest ranking team lacked strength. In a situation where the game had to be turned around with momentum, pinch hitter Lim Ji-yeol withdrew with a 4-6-3 double play. Song Sung-moon followed with a hit, but the runner has already disappeared.
KIA effectively ended the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with an opportunity after the crisis. With one out and a 3-3 tie, Oh Sun-woo hit a cool left-center winning solo home run against the changed pitcher Yang Ji-yul. It was important to make an active hit without waiting for the 2B advantageous ball count. He pushed the ball away with perfect timing. A home run that can come out because of strength and skill.
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| In the game between Doosan and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 18th, KIA Oh Sun-woo hit a come-from-behind two-run home run in the top of the fourth inning with no outs. Gwangju = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.05.18/ |
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KIA sealed the victory by adding three more points with four consecutive hits by Choi Hyung-woo, Han Jun-su, Lee Woo-seung, and Hwang Dae-in.
KIA starter Oler struggled with poor control, throwing nearly 60 pitches until the second inning, but eventually filled six innings and went down the mound. He started quality pitching by allowing two runs in six innings. Kiwoom starter Ha Young-min pitched not bad pitching by allowing three runs in five innings. Yang Ji-yul, who had been doing well as a must-win team this season, became a losing pitcher after hitting a decisive home run following the Samsung Lions match on the 22nd.
KIA closer Jung Hae-young took the mound even with a four-run difference, not a save situation. KIA's will to win. However, Jung Hae-young was shaken by an RBI timely hit by Song Sung-moon and an RBI sacrifice fly by Choi Joo-hwan. Unnerving against Kiwoom this season. Still, the gap was already wide, so he caught the remaining out count and kept the victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
