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| The match between Hanwha and KIA at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 6th, KIA won 3-2. KIA players share the joy of victory. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.06/ |
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| KBO League Kiwoom and Doosan held at Gocheok Dome on the 1st. Kiwoom won 1-0 over Doosan. Kiwoom players are sharing the joy of winning after the game. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.06.01/ |
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Will the lower-ranked teams' June counterattack become a reality. Teams that have been slowing down have been at the vanguard of building wins.
Kiwoom Heroes, which had been at the bottom of the league since the opening of the season, recently won three consecutive games. Kiwoom won the Lotte Giants 9-6 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 4th, and won 10-5 the next day with Ha Young-min's good pitching.
It is the second consecutive Winning Series. Kiwoom, which shocked the Doosan Bears by winning 1-0 for two consecutive days over the weekend at the end of May, has been preparing for a silent counterattack by taking care of consecutive winning series against Doosan and Lotte.
The power continued in the game against the LG Twins in Gocheok on the 6th. Kiwoom was able to win a thrilling 2-1 come-from-behind victory when Lee Ju-hyung's tiebreaking solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and Song Sung-moon's walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning while being dragged 0-1 by LG.
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| Kiwoom and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th, and Kiwoom Song Sung-moon on the 1st and 3rd bases with no outs in the top of the 4th inning are happy with an RBI double. Daejeon = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.04.12/ |
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4 wins, 1 draw and 22 losses in May. Kiwoom, which had a monthly team win rate of only 0.154, succeeded in changing the atmosphere by posting 4 wins and 1 loss in the five games played in June. Although there are many injured players, the mound is gradually stabilizing, and the batting line, which has been off-beat throughout, is finally starting to find explosive power.
Of course, the gap between Kiwoom and mid-ranking teams is still wide. It is 8.5 games behind ninth-ranked Doosan and 14.5 games behind sixth-ranked SSG, making it difficult to catch up at once. However, if Kiwoom finds strength, it can be a scary opponent team that shakes the mid-range game regardless of the ranking. In other words, the stigma of 'winner's vending machine' is removed early.
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| The match between Hanwha and KIA at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 6th, KIA won 3-2. Yoon Young-chul, who won his first game of the season, is being congratulated. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.06/ |
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There is another team that is on the rise side by side in the five games played in June. It is the KIA Tigers. KIA has also performed well with four wins and one loss in its last five games. In the midst of a series of injured players and unstable defense, the pace of building wins has become a little faster recently.
In particular, in the game against the Hanwha Eagles in Gwangju on the 6th, he won 3-2 over the last crisis, and Yoon Young-chul finally won his first victory of the season with six scoreless innings.
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| The KBO League match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 5th. Samsung won the SSG. Samsung players are sharing the joy of winning after the game. Incheon =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song @sportschosun.com/2025.06.05/ |
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On the other hand, the ranking table is fluctuating again as the Lotte Giants, which had remained in third place, slowed down to one win and four losses in the last five games. Samsung, which had been on the rise, broke its solid third-place finish to rise to third place, and is only 2.5 games apart from second-place Hanwha.
On top of that, KT and SSG are also standing as competitors in the top five. Third-place Samsung and sixth-place SSG are only one game apart, and sixth-place SSG and seventh-place KIA are only one game apart. This fierce ranking fight is also playing a contributing role in the KBO League's hot box office fever.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
