I'll trust our players until the end Six consecutive games in the doomed metropolitan area, last year's winning team must wake up to live

Aug 27, 2025

I'll trust our players until the end Six consecutive games in the doomed metropolitan area, last year's winning team must wake up to live
Choi Hyung-woo (left) rejoices with Na Sung-bum after hitting a home run against Incheon SSG on the 26th. Photo =KIA Tigers



"I'll trust our players to the end."

KIA Tigers in crisis. Will he be able to rebound from this week's six consecutive games.

KIA lost 5-9 against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 26th due to the collapse of the mound. Starting pitcher Yang Hyun-jong collapsed with nine hits (one home run) and one strikeout, one walk, and four runs in three ⅔ innings, and all bullpen pitchers who took the mound later also lost points. Han Jae-seung, Kim Ki-hoon, Jo Sang-wooFrom Choi Jimin to Kim Geon-guk. The must-win team and the chase team took the mound in succession, but all pitchers scored one run each and were completely defeated by the opponent.




KIA, which has lost six consecutive games until the game, is currently at the bottom of the second half. Since the All-Star break, the team has been sagging compared to its ranked competitors with nine wins, one draw and 19 losses in 29 games.

Considering the performance in the second half, it is surprising that there is still a possibility of ranking competition. However, KIA, which has recently been pushed back to eighth place as competitors in the top five have risen, is one step back. As of Wednesday, the team ranked eighth in the team's ranking. It is 2.5 games away from the seventh-ranked Samsung Lions.

I'll trust our players until the end Six consecutive games in the doomed metropolitan area, last year's winning team must wake up to live
Yang Hyeon-jong (right) thanking Na Sung-beom for playing the game. Photo =KIA Tigers
In particular, KIA is scheduled to play six consecutive away games in the Seoul metropolitan area this week. After playing three consecutive games against SSG in Incheon, they will move to Suwon and play three consecutive games against KT Wiz on the weekend. It is also very important to face KT, which is still within the range by three games. As they meet SSG-KT in a row, they need to build as many wins as possible in their confrontation with them to create hope for them to advance to the 5th round again. Now, it is time to go all out as there are about 27 games left until the end of the regular season.




The first game didn't go as expected. It was regrettable that Yang Hyun-jong, who was in charge of this week, was shaken in the fourth inning. Yang is scheduled to take the mound twice a week until the first day against SSG and the last day against KT. Considering that Lee Eui-ri and Kim Do-hyun have ups and downs, Yang Hyun has to take the center stage well. KIA benches also replaced pitchers without delay in consideration of taking the mound against KT, but this time the bullpen collapsed.

Director Lee Bum-ho said, `We are also in a very important situation right now. In this six-game series, bullpen pitchers have also said that they should consider three consecutive games. In a winning game, we try to quickly use the bullpen to make a winning game. "Since the team is in a difficult situation and has lost consecutive games. As we lost a lot in the second half of the year, I think the players might have been a little intimidated. I keep talking with the players to solve that problem. I think if you support the players even if they can't go to the batter's box and do well to support them, you will definitely get a chance"He emphasized his strong trust in the players.

I'll trust our players until the end Six consecutive games in the doomed metropolitan area, last year's winning team must wake up to live
The match between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd. Director Lee Beom-ho is lost in thought. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.22/
Regarding Lee Eui-rina, who returned in the second half of the year after the surgery, and Kim Do-hyun, who is making his first full-time selection this season, "Do-hyun held out well at the beginning of the season, so we were able to hold out." I've played tough games recently, but I think I'll be able to lead the season well next year based on this experience. I would have learned a lot of things. Lee Eui-ri is also in good condition now, but next year, the team can become stronger only when he becomes a player who continues to eat innings in one place and plays the rotation. I will trust the players until the end and prepare them well so that they can cheer up as much as possible."




The coaches of other teams also agree that `KIA is a team that is not strange whenever it comes up.' With the exception of Kim Do-young, the main powers are now operating normally. The batting order is not bad. If only the psychologically shaken and contracted parts are cleared, surely the last chance can come one more time. However, this week should be the turning point to give the driving force to all-out war for the rest of the month.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.