Finally, QS Kim Do-hyun is thrilled with three wins, KIA's three consecutive wins...Choi Hyung-woo and Kim Ho-ryeong exploded with 6 RBIs!
Jun 17, 2025
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KIA beat KT 10-3 in the 10th game of the season at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 17th. KIA increased its winning margin to +2 with 35 wins, 33 losses and 1 draw in the season, while KT ended its second consecutive win and ended its season performance with 36 wins, 32 losses and 3 draws.
KIA made a starting lineup with Lee Chang-jin (left fielder), Park Chan-ho (striker), Patrick Wisdom (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Oh Sun-woo (right fielder), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder), Kim Tae-gun (captor), and Kim Kyu-sung (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Kim Do-hyun.
KT faced Bae Jeong-dae (middle fielder), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Kim Junghoon Lee (designated hitter), Mel Rojas Jr. (left fielder), Huh Kyung-min (third baseman), Lee Ho-yeon (first baseman), Cho Dae-hyun (catcher), and Kwon Dong-jin (striker). The starting pitcher is Enmanuel Heyesus.
KT was ahead of the starting weight. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said "The ball itself is a very good pitcher, so I don't think he will be able to lose a lot of points. Because Heyesus has to throw twice this week. I wonder if he can cut the first game within 80 pitches on Tuesday."
Above all, the power of KT's batters was great. It was very tricky because there were many hitters such as Ahn Hyun-min, Junghoon Lee, and Lee Ho-yeon. KT also showed its destructive power to score 26 points in both days against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on the 14th and 15th.
When I opened the lid, it was KIA's advantage. Starting pitcher Kim Do-hyun pitched well in six innings with 98 pitches, four hits, five outs, four strikeouts, and two runs (one earned run) to secure his third win (three losses) of the season. It was the first victory in six games since the game against the Lotte Giants in Gwangju on the 13th of last month.
Starting in the seventh inning, he started the bullpen. Sung Young-tak (1 inning), Choi Ji-min (1 inning), and Lee Ho-min (1 inning) continued to throw to keep the victory. Sung Young-tak continued his scoreless streak in 13 ⅔ innings, maintaining a 0.00 ERA. Lee Ho-min, a rookie in the second round this year, took his first appearance since his debut.
In the batting lineup, Choi Hyung-woo had two hits and three RBIs, including the final hit, and Kim Ho-ryeong had one hit and three RBIs. Kim Kyu-sung, the horror's ninth hitter, had one hit and two RBIs.
In the first inning alone, he scored four runs, destroying Heyesus. Leading hitter Lee Chang-jin opened with a left-field double, and Park Chan-ho hit a right-handed hit to lead to the first and third bases with no outs. Wisdom only struck out swinging, but Choi Hyung-woo hit a timely hit in the left-center to score a 1-0 first point. Kim Ho-ryeong stepped up as a troubleshooter in the two-out bases-loaded opportunity that led to Oh Sun-woo's walk. He hit a timely two-base hit with a superior three-run double to widen the distance to 4-0.
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The top of the fourth inning was the biggest crisis. Rojas' left-center hit, Huh Kyung-min's dune, and Lee Ho-yeon's heavy hit loaded the bases with no outs. Jang Sung-woo was loaded with one out as he was out with a shortstop infield fly, and when pinch hitter Kim Min-hyuk got on base with a ground ball to the second base, third baseman Rojas scored to make it 4-2.
KIA's batting lineup completely broke KT's will to chase by scoring four runs once again in the bottom of the sixth inning. Leading hitter Oh Sun-woo hit a double in the left-center, and pinch hitter Park Min got on base with a pitch and took the opportunity to hit first and second bases with no outs. KT quickly lowered Heyesus and put up reliable man Woo Kyu-min, but failed to prevent additional runs. After one out, pinch hitter Han Jun-su got a pitch and loaded the bases, and Kim Kyu-sung hit a timely two-run hit to run 6-2. Since then, pinch hitters Ko Jong-wook and Park Chan-ho have hit a timely hit in succession, leading to an 8-2 run. It worked that he continued to pressure KT's battery by sending pinch-hitter cards.
KT belatedly chased after pinch hitter Moon Sang-chul with a home run to the left in the top of the eighth inning, but it was not enough to turn the game around. In the bottom of the eighth inning, KIA Choi Hyung-woo hit a two-run timely hit and widened the distance to 10-3, sealing the victory.
KT's starting pitcher Heyesus only allowed 91 pitches, seven hits, two outs, seven strikeouts, and six runs in five innings, his fifth loss of the season (five wins).
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
