Jung Hae-young's 3rd all-time great record KIA Jin Sweat Seung and LG's 2nd place...Kim Seok-hwan with 3 RBIs and Jeon Sang-hyun with 100 holds
Jun 28, 2025
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KIA won a 9-to-8 sweat match against LG in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 28th. Kia, ranked fourth, won 40 games (35 losses and 3 draws) this season. LG, which was tied for first place with Hanwha Eagles, ended its second consecutive win and recorded 44 wins, 32 losses and 2 draws for the season, falling back to second place in just one day.
For KIA, Lee Chang-jin (left fielder), Park Chan-ho (striker), Patrick Wisdom (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Kim Seok-hwan (right fielder), Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder), Kim Tae-gun (poster), and Park Min (second baseman) started. The starting pitcher is Kim Do-hyun.
LG faced off with Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left fielder), Austin Dean (1st baseman), Park Dong-won (designated hitter), Moon Sung-joo (right fielder), Chun Sung-ho (3rd baseman), Koo Bon-hyuk (striker), Lee Joo-heon (catcher), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Song Seung-ki.
Both team starters were replaced early, leading to an all-out bullpen battle.
In three ⅓ innings, KIA Kim Do-hyun had only 91 pitches, nine hits (one homer), one walk, four strikeouts, and seven runs (five earned runs). In two ⅓ innings, LG's Song Seung-ki allowed 71 pitches, seven hits (one homer), one walk, two strikeouts, and seven runs. It was the minimum number of innings and the most runs scored this season for individuals.
After replacing Kim Do-hyun, KIA put Kim Dae-yu (⅔ innings), Sung Young-tak (one ⅔ inning), Jeon Sang-hyun (one run in one inning), Cho Sang-woo (one inning), and Jung Hae-young (one inning) on the mound to keep the victory.
Jung Hae-young made 20 saves for the third time in five consecutive seasons. Prior to Jung Hae-young, Koo Dae-sung (former Hanwha) recorded 20 saves in seven consecutive seasons from the 1996-2007 season (2001-2005 overseas expansion), and Son Seung-rak (former Lotte) recorded 20 saves in seven consecutive seasons from the 2012-2018 season. Jung Hae-young set a milestone in her sixth year as the fastest professional among them.
Jeon has achieved a career-high 100 holds. It was the 19th career record in the KBO.
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KIA immediately launched a counterattack in the top of the second inning. He turned the game around by scoring four points in large numbers. Leading hitter Choi Hyung-woo opened the door with a double to the right-center, and after one out, Kim Seok-hwan drew a walk to lead to the first and second bases opportunities. Since then, Kim Ho-ryeong's timely hit to the middle, Kim Tae-gun's timely double to the left, and Park Min's timely double to the left have exploded in succession to overturn it 3-1. With one out and runners on the second and third bases, Lee Chang-jin hit a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 4-1.
He seemed to completely win the game by scoring three more points in the top of the third inning. Leadoff hitter Wisdom's home run to the left made it 5-1. Choi Hyung-woo then got on base with a hit. The situation changed to second base with one out as Song Seung-ki made a bad pitch while checking Choi Hyung-woo, the first baseman, during Kim Seok-hwan's at-bat with one out. Kim Seok-hwan hit a timely triple to right-center to widen the distance to 6-1. It was Kim Seok-hwan's first triple since his debut. Even after the mound was changed to Lee Ji-gang, Park Min hit a timely double on the left-field line with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, and ran away 7-1 more.
Kim Do-hyun collapsed in the bottom of the third inning when he allowed four runs. Austin's double and Moon Sung-joo's hit put him on the verge of first and third base with one out. Kim Do-hyun induced Chun Sung-ho to ground out to the first base, when first baseman Oh Sun-woo's willingness to deal with double play was ahead. He sat and caught the ball, so he could have chosen to catch the batter safely, but he committed a bad pitch to the second base. At this time, third baseman Austin scored and narrowed it to 7-2. In Koo Bon-hyuk's at-bat with one out and runners on the first and second bases, LG took out Moon Bo-kyung's card as a pinch hitter, and Moon Bo-kyung responded with a three-run shot to the left. 7-5.
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KIA took the lead again with difficulty in the top of the sixth inning. After one out, Park Chan-ho got on base with a hit and stole second base. LG catcher Lee Joo-heon's throwing error, which tried to block the second base steal, made it to third base. With one out and a third base, Wisdom walks. Choi Hyung-woo also drew a walk from the changed pitcher Lee Woo-chan to load the bases. Oh Sun-woo struck out swinging, but with the bases loaded with two outs, Kim Seok-hwan hit a timely two-run hit to the right to lead 9-7.
I couldn't miss the string of tension until the end. In the bottom of the seventh inning, KIA operated a must-win group, and Jeon Sang-hyun allowed Lee Joo-heon to throw a solo shot to the left, leading to a 9-8 chase.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, a chaotic atmosphere was created. Austin, the leadoff hitter, was struck out for a pitch clock violation with a ball count of 0B2S. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho pointed out the pitch clock violation, and the referees accepted it. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop had no choice but to go back after coming out of the dugout and listening to the referee's explanation. Cho Sang-woo seemed to be shaken when he allowed a double to Park Dong-won, the next batter, but he kept the lead without giving up a follow-up hit.
Jung Hae-young, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowed a hit to leadoff hitter Moon Bo-kyung, but did not give up a follow-up hit and set a milestone with his 20th save of the season.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
