 |
| KBO League KIA and Samsung match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 12th. Samsung won the winning series with a 2-1 victory over KIA. Coach Park Jin-man, who is sharing high fives with Koo Ja-wook after the game. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.12/ |
|
 |
| KBO League KIA and Samsung match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 12th. Samsung won the winning series with a 2-1 victory over KIA. Kim Tae-hoon is sharing the joy of winning after the game. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.12/ |
|
"We could have won with a two-run home run, but...."
Samsung won 2-1 in an away game against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 12th. Samsung had 36 wins, one draw and 30 losses in the season. In addition, the three consecutive games during the week against KIA ended with a winning series.
A home run in the top of the first inning became the winning hit. On this day, Samsung formed the starting lineup in the order of Kim Ji-chan (middle fielder), Yang Yang-geun (striker), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Park Seung-gyu (right fielder), Park Byung-ho (designated hitter), Kim Jae-sung (catcher), and Shim Jae-hoon (second baseman).
 |
| KBO League KIA and Samsung match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 12th. Samsung's Koo Ja-wook hit a two-run home run against KIA Yoon Young-chul in the top of the first inning. Koo Ja-wook circling the ground. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.12/ |
|
In the top of the first inning, Samsung's Yang Yang-geun drew a walk with one out, followed by Koo Ja-wook targeting KIA starter Yoon Young-chul to make a home run. When the slider was concentrated in the middle in 1B, the hit as it was went over the right fence.
Kia also broke its silence in the bottom of the fourth inning. With two outs and no runners, Han Jun-su, Kim Kyu-sung and Kim Ho-ryeong followed one run with consecutive hits. It was KIA's only score.
Samsung's starting pitcher left-hander Lee Seung-hyun lasted five innings with eight hits, four outs, two strikeouts, and one run. On this day, Lee Seung-hyun kept the mound by mixing up to 144km/h fastballs (29), curves (22), changeups (21), and sliders (18). Lee had his third win (six losses) of the season.
Following Lee Seung-hyun, Lee Seung-min (⅔ innings scoreless), Kim Tae-hoon (one ⅓ scoreless), Bae Chan-seung (one inning scoreless), and Lee Ho-sung (one inning scoreless) came up to keep the victory. Kim Tae-hoon recorded his 10th hold of the season. It is a double-digit hold streak for the second six consecutive seasons in the KBO League history. Lee Ho-sung recorded his sixth save of the season.
 |
| KBO League KIA and Samsung match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 12th. Samsung won the winning series with a 2-1 victory over KIA. Coach Park Jin-man, who is sharing high fives with Koo Ja-wook after the game. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.12/ |
|
After the game, Samsung manager Park Jin-man praised Koo Ja-wook's two-run home run in the first inning, saying, `Although there was a crisis, starter Lee Seung-hyun blocked well until five innings, and Lee Seung-min, Kim Tae-hoon, Bae Chan-seung, and Lee Ho-sung all performed their roles perfectly and won the game.'
Coach Park then praised the players for their hard work in both offense and defense with concentration in difficult games, and thank you to the many fans who came to Gwangju to cheer for them.
Samsung will play three consecutive weekend games against KT Wiz at its home Daegu Samsung Lions Park from the 13th. Samsung announced Hwang Dong-jae as its starting pitcher on the 13th. Ko Young-pyo will play for KT.
 |
| KBO League KIA and Samsung match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 12th. Samsung won the winning series with a 2-1 victory over KIA. Coach Park Jin-man, who is sharing high fives with Lee Ho-sung after the game. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.12/ |
|
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
