Run-off Home Run Boom! Diaz, the No. 1 home run player, is crazy...Samsung, KIA Winning Series

May 25, 2025

Run-off Home Run Boom! Diaz, the No. 1 home run player, is crazy...Samsung, KIA Winning Series
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. Samsung Diaz hit a two-run home run against KIA starter Yoon Young-chul in the bottom of the first inning. Diaz performing a ceremony. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/



Run-off Home Run Boom! Diaz, the No. 1 home run player, is crazy...Samsung, KIA Winning Series
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. Samsung Diaz hit a two-run home run against KIA starter Yoon Young-chul in the bottom of the first inning. Diaz sharing a high-five. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/
The Samsung Lions won two consecutive games thanks to Diaz's home run show, recovering a 50% winning rate.

Samsung won 3-2 in Game 7 of the season between the KIA Tigers and the team at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 25th. Samsung, ranked 7th, recorded 25 wins, 26 losses and 1 draw for the season, while KIA, ranked 8th, which lost its second consecutive game, recorded 24 wins and 26 losses for the season.

Samsung made the starting lineup with Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right wing), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Diaz (first baseman), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Kang Min-ho (fosu), Park Seung-gyu (left wing), and Yang Yang-geun (striker). The starting pitcher was Won Tae-in.




For KIA, Park Chan-ho (striker), Oh Sun-woo (right wing), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Kim Seok-hwan (left wing), Kim Kyu-sung (second baseman), Kim Tae-gun (poster), and Park Jung-woo (middle fielder) started. The starting pitcher was Yoon Young-chul.

Won Tae-in lost his winning requirements due to bullpen arson, but he did his job as an ace by pitching well in six innings with 94 pitches, five hits (one homer), no four outs, seven strikeouts, and one run.

From the seventh inning, Baek Jung-hyun (one run in one inning), Bae Chan-seung (one inning), and Lee Ho-sung (one inning) threw consecutively, setting the stage for victory. Closer Lee Ho-sung became the winning pitcher for the second consecutive day.




KIA had the first run. After two outs in the top of the first inning, Kim Do-young stole a superior home run from Won Tae-in. On the ball count 1B2S, Won Tae-in's fourth pitch hit a 149km long fastball. his seventh home run of the season.

Kim Do-young hit a home run in four consecutive games from the Suwon kt Wiz match on the 21st to the same day. Kim Do-young's home run in four consecutive games is his personal record. The home run in four consecutive games is also the Tigers' tie record. Prior to Kim Do-young, Kim Sung-han, Jang Chae-geun, Ma Hae-young, Choi Hee-seop, Bernadina, and Wisdom achieved it.

Run-off Home Run Boom! Diaz, the No. 1 home run player, is crazy...Samsung, KIA Winning Series
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. Samsung's Won Tae-in pitching as a starter. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/
Run-off Home Run Boom! Diaz, the No. 1 home run player, is crazy...Samsung, KIA Winning Series
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. KIA Kim Do-young hit a first solo home run against Samsung's Won Tae-in in the top of the first inning. Kim Do-young, who is being congratulated by his teammates in the dugout. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/
Like the previous two games, Samsung immediately hit back at the bottom of the first inning, trailing 0-1. Diaz, the No. 1 home run player in the league, came forward. While Kim Sung-yoon opened the scoring with a heavy hit, Diaz hit a superior two-run shot with two outs and a runner on first base. KIA starter Yoon Young-chul hit a 139km/h fastball. 2-1 upset. Diaz, who hit his 19th shot of the season, led the division alone.

Samsung started the bullpen in the top of the seventh inning. When left-hander Baek Jung-hyun took the mound, KIA actively took out the pinch hitter card. Lee Woo-sung and Yoon Do-hyun came out as pinch hitters in the 6th and 7th batting order in turn, striking out swinging and hitting a fly ball to left field. Baek Jung-hyun allowed a solo shot to left-center in the match against Kim Tae-gun. Kim Tae-gun's 2-2 balance was set on his first-ever home run this season.

Diaz finished the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. As a leadoff hitter, he lost a walk-off home run to Cho Sang-woo. It was his 20th home run of the season that led him to victory.

Meanwhile, KIA starter Yoon Young-chul showed the most stable pitching this season. While completing five innings for the first time in six games, he pitched well with 82 pitches, three hits (one homer), one walk, five strikeouts, and two runs. By actively catching strikes, he was able to solve the game without falling behind Samsung's batters, but he had to swallow his disappointment because he did not receive scoring support.

Run-off Home Run Boom! Diaz, the No. 1 home run player, is crazy...Samsung, KIA Winning Series
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. Samsung Diaz hit a two-run home run against KIA starter Yoon Young-chul in the bottom of the first inning. Diaz sharing a high-five. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.