Han Jun-su secured his first Grand Slam final shot after losing consecutive games at KIA, Samsung's fourth consecutive winnings, and sixth consecutive home games (Daegu Review)
Aug 13, 2025
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"Tae-gun (Kim) is feeding almost everything. Tae-gun is now hitting not only the pitcher's lead but also the offense's chance, and making it when there is no runner. "Now (Han) Junsu is also in fairly good condition, so first of all, experienced Taegun goes out, and when a pitcher with strong Junsu comes out in the second half, I'm going to give Taegun a break and rotate."
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho deployed six left-handed hitters against Samsung at Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. Samsung's ace, Hurado, is a winning move to attack. Among them was Han Jun-su, who was in good batting condition.
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KIA defeated Samsung 9-1 and secured the Winning Series thanks to Han Jun-su's first grand slam in the eighth inning at Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. Two straight wins after two straight losses. Samsung, whose batting line has been silent at every critical moment, has lost four consecutive games since the match against Suwon KT on the 9th and six consecutive losses since the match against Daegu SSG on the 24th of last month.
KIA came out with a lineup of Ko Jong-wook (left fielder), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Wizdom (third baseman), Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), and Kim Kyu-sung (striker). Only three Kim Sun-bin, Wisdom and Kim Ho-ryeong were right-handed hitters.
Coach Lee Bum-ho said about the lineup centered on left-handed hitters before the game, `The hit rate of left and right hitters against Furado was similar in all aspects,' drawing a line that it was not intended to target Furado, but emphasized its relativity. He explained, "(Go) Jong-wook is the best ball player in our team and he's a very good contact player, so I'm going to make him move a little bit at No. 1." On Park Chan-ho, who was out of the lineup, coach Lee said, "(Park) Chan-ho's batting balance doesn't look good right now. When it's this bad, I think it would be much better for you to let your hair rest for a day and cool down. I'm going to use it right away in the second half of the game anyway, but fielders tend to make endorphins spin just by thinking that starting is excluded for a day. I expect to gain strength again from going out later today,' he said, pointing out the need for a break.
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The lead Ko Jong-wook opened the door with a heavy hit as expected by coach Lee Bum-ho. Oh Sun-woo, the main character of the 11th home run the previous day, hit a double to left-center to second and third bases with no outs. No. 3 Kim Sun-bin's timely hit to the right was made. 1-0, first and third base with no outs. In an unusual move, even after allowing three consecutive hits as soon as the game began, Hurado came to his senses. KIA's proud center hitter Choi Hyung-woo was caught with a shallow fly ball to left field, Na Sung-bum grounded out to first base, and Wisdom was caught with a fly ball to center field to prevent additional runs. He got a precious first point, but KIA's attack in the top of the first inning ended unfortunately.
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While KIA's batting line was pressed by Furado, Samsung launched a counterattack.
Samsung set up a starting lineup with Park Seung-gyu (center fielder), Kim Sung-yoon (right wing), Koo Ja-wook (left wing), Diaz (first baseman), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Kang Min-ho (captor), Su-ho (designated hitter), Yang Do-geun (second baseman), and Lee Hae-seung (striker).
Lee Hae-seung came out as shortstop instead of Lee Jae-hyun, who complained of discomfort in his waist. Samsung manager Park Jin-man said before the game that his back was a little uncomfortable. He complained of discomfort after the game. We have to wait and see his condition, but I don't think it will be easy to play today.
Samsung, which failed to hit a decisive hit on every chance until the third inning due to KIA starter Adam Oler's maximum 154km fastball and a big fall sweeper, balanced 1-1 in the fourth inning.
Left fielder Ko Jong-wook failed to catch leader Kim Young-woong's straight hit, making it a double. Kang Min-ho, who hit a double in his first at-bat, called Kim Young-woong home with a timely hit to the right that left next to the second baseman.
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After one out in the top of the eighth inning, which was 1-1 tight, Choi Hyung-woo walked against Bae Chan-seung and got on base. Samsung's bench moved in Wizdom's at-bat with two outs and runners on first base. Lee Ho-sung's card, which was called up the day before and completed the trial, was taken out.
But the ball control was shaky. After the game of going to the full count with Wisdom Kim Ho-ryeong, he was loaded with two outs with a hit and a walk. Han Jun-su's at-bat, who retired with all three previous at-bats due to a fly ball. Han Jun-su, who calmly picked out two balls after the first strike, pulled Lee Ho-sung's 149km fastball and hit it like a clothesline over the right fence. a 120-meter-long grand slam. The match that flowed into the second half of the tight start confrontation between the two foreign pitchers ended with just one shot. KIA added four more points in the top of the ninth inning with Park Chan-ho's timely hit and the opponent's error.
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KIA starter Oler laid the groundwork for victory by allowing four hits, two walks, seven strikeouts and one run in five innings with 82 pitches. Sung Young-tak, who took the mound in the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, struck out Yang Yang-geun and won the game with no hits and no runs in the first ⅓ of the season (2 losses). Jeon Sang-hyun erased the eighth inning with three outs.
Photo provided = Samsung Lions, KIA Tigers
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
