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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. No outs pinch hitter Ko Jong-wook is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a superior solo shot in the top of the seventh inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/ |
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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. KIA starter Oler is pitching. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/ |
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KIA Tigers maintained their fourth place alone.
KIA beat Kiwoom Heroes 6-3 in Game 11 of the season at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 25th. As the batters drove 12 hits, the flow was not lost to Kiwoom throughout the game. KIA maintained its fourth place with 39 wins, 34 losses and 2 draws in the season, while Kiwoom, the lowest, recorded 22 wins, 54 losses and 2 draws in the season.
KIA made the 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 (possession) and Park Min (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Adam Oler.
Kiwoom faced off with Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Lim Ji-yeol (left fielder), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), Lee Ju-hyung (center fielder), Stone Garrett (right fielder), Joo Sung-won (designated hitter), Eo Jun-seo (striker), Kim Dong-heon (possession), and Jeon Tae-hyun (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Lachlan Wells.
KIA Oler allowed five hits, one walk, five strikeouts and two runs in six innings, securing its eighth win (three losses) of the season. He threw a fastball (49) and mixed slobs (11), curves (9), changeups (7), and two-seam fastballs (2). The maximum fastball speed was 153km and the average speed was 148km.
From the seventh inning, Jeon Sang-hyun (1 inning), Cho Sang-woo (1 inning), and Jung Hae-young (1 run in 1 inning) continued to throw to keep the victory.
Kiwoom Wells made his KBO League debut on the day. Kenny Rosenberg's replacement foreign player, who left with a pelvic injury, will be with him for six weeks. Wells became a losing pitcher with 53 pitches, 3 hits, 4 strikeouts, and 1 run in 3 innings. He was replaced after exceeding the scheduled 50 pitches in three innings. He mixed 28 fastballs with 14 changeups, six sliders, and five curves. The maximum fastball speed came out to 150km, and the average speed was formed at 146km. As the limit number of pitches was imminent, the number of balls increased and he was attacked by KIA batters.
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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. Kiwoom starter Wells is pitching. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/ |
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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. Park Min is happy after hitting a double with two outs in the top of the third inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/ |
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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. KIA Lee Chang-jin is hitting. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/ |
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KIA started targeting at the top of the third inning while being tied up by unfamiliar Wells. After two outs, Park Min hit a double to right-center, breaking Wells' perfect march. Wells began to get hit while trying to catch a strike with a fastball when KIA batters became the ball while watching the breaking ball. The next batter, Lee Chang-jin, hit a timely double in the middle of the month to take a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the fourth inning, KIA targeted the changed pitcher Kim Sun-ki and scored three runs. With consecutive hits by Choi Hyung-woo and Oh Sun-woo, he got a chance to second and third bases with no outs. Hwang Dae-in stepped down with a straight hit to the second base, but Kim Ho-ryeong hit a timely two-run double to the left field to make it 3-0. During Kim Tae-gun's at-bat with one out and second base, Kim Ho-ryeong went to third base thanks to Kim Sun-ki's wild pitch, and Kim Tae-gun hit a sacrifice fly to left field to run to 4-0.
Aller was shaken in the bottom of the fourth inning when leadoff hitter Lim Ji-yeol allowed a hit to right-center. With one out and one on the first base, Lee Ju-hyung got on base with an infield hit in front of the third baseman. He handled Stone with a fly ball to center field and held on to first and third bases with two outs, but he was chased 4-2 by Joo Sung-won and Eo Jun-seo after receiving timely hits in succession.
In the top of the seventh inning, leadoff hitter Park Min's pinch hitter Ko Jong-wook worked. Ko Jong-wook hit opposing pitcher Park Yoon-sung's fastball of 142km/h at the full count and crossed the right fence. He marked his home run with a 125m long-distance home run in the season. The fourth pinch-hit home run in his career. The score was 5-2.
KIA's bat was hot until the last minute in the top of the ninth inning. While Kim Tae-gun and Kim Kyu-sung had consecutive hits, Lee Chang-jin got on base due to an error in catching a fly ball to right field and loaded the bases with no outs. Park Chan-ho hit a timely hit to spread the distance to 6-2. In the continued full base opportunity with no outs, Wisdom and Choi Hyung-woo failed to run further as they withdrew with strikeouts and double plays, respectively.
Jung Hae-young took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning with a four-run gap. Leadoff hitter Lee Ju-hyung was on the verge of losing a point after getting on base with a double on the right-field line. Jung Hae-young seemed to strike out Stone and ground out Joo Sung-won to second base, but second baseman Kim Kyu-sung's catch error made it 6-3. There were no extra runs.
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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. Park Chan-ho is celebrating after Ko Jong-wook hit a superior solo shot in the top of the seventh inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/ |
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| KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 25th. In the top of the ninth inning, right fielder Stone misses Lee Chang-jin's ball with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.25/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
