Aller won 10 games + Park Chan-ho Crazy Home Steel 7th place KIA, the semifinals are not over! NC's 8th place in a row for the fourth time in a row
Sep 06, 2025
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KIA came from behind to win 8-4 against NC in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Changwon NC Park on the 6th. KIA recorded 58 wins, 4 draws and 63 losses in the season, and NC, which has lost four consecutive games, only had 57 wins, 6 draws and 62 losses in the season, changing the rankings of the two teams. In terms of winning percentage, Kia ranked seventh with 0.4793 and NC ranked eighth with 0.4789.
KIA made the starting lineup with Yoon Do-hyun (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Na Sung-bum (right wing), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Kim Seok-hwan (left wing), Kim Tae-gun (possession), and Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Adam Oler.
NC faced off with Kim Joo-won (striker), Choi Won-joon (midfielder), Oh Young-soo (designated hitter), Matt Davidson (first baseman), Park Gun-woo (right fielder), Lee Woo-sung (left fielder), Do Tae-hoon (second baseman), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), and Park Se-hyuk (catcher). The starting pitcher is Riley Thompson.
Aller became Kia's first 10-win pitcher this season. In seven innings, he pitched 107 pitches, four hits, three walks, eight strikeouts, and three runs (two earned runs). In the seventh inning, Oler hit the last batter Kim Joo-won with a fastball of 153km/h on the 107th pitch of the day, struck out swinging, and roared, signaling that KIA's fall challenge is not over yet.
From the eighth inning, Jeon Sang-hyun (one run in one inning) and Jung Hae-young (one inning) continued to throw to keep the victory.
Veteran Choi Hyung-woo set two milestone. He became the first player in KBO history to record a career-high 4,400 hits with his first at-bat home run. In addition, he was listed as the third player to play in 2,300 games.
The first point was NC's. Oler was shaken by giving up walks to Choi Won-joon and Oh Young-soo in succession in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs and runners on the first and second bases, Park allowed a timely hit to the middle field, making it 0-1.
At the top of the second inning, Choi Hyung-woo brought the game to square one. He hit a superior home run as the leadoff hitter. Season 21. Riley's 149km/h fastball was pushed to the center in the ball count 2B1S.
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KIA started fighting back again in the top of the fourth inning. Choi Hyung-woo's hit and Na Sung-bum's walk made it 2 outs and 1st and 2nd base, and Kim Seok-hwan hit a timely hit to the right to make it 2-3. Kim Tae-gun then hit a series of timely hits to the left to balance 3-3.
In the top of the fifth inning, Kim Sun-bin pulled Riley off the mound. Leading hitter Yoon Do-hyun got on base with an infield hit to the left of shortstop and stole second base to shake Riley. Park Chan-ho walks. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, Kim Sun-bin hit a timely hit to the right-center and turned it over 4-3.
NC quickly changed the mound to Kim Young-kyu, and ace Riley did not hide his feelings about the early replacement. Kim Young-kyu was on the verge of loading the bases with one out when Na Sung-bum was sent out with a pitch, but KIA missed the opportunity to score a large number of points as Oh Sun-woo and Kim Seok-hwan struck out in succession.
He scored three runs and made a big inning in the top of the sixth inning. After one out, Kim Ho-ryeong got on base due to an error in throwing a grounder to the third base. NC third baseman Kim Hui-jip had plenty of time to throw to first base, but the accuracy was poor. Kim Ho-ryeong shook Son Joo-hwan more by stealing third base, and Yoon Do-hyun hit a timely hit to the left of the left field to run 5-3. Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin also joined the hit march and loaded the bases with one out.
NC replaced the mound with Choi Sung-young. With the bases loaded with one out, third baseman Yoon Do-hyun scored when Choi Hyung-woo grounded out to second base to make it 6-3. In Na Sung-beom's at-bat with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, Park Chan-ho succeeded in a witty home steal and widened the distance to 7-3. This was the result of Park Chan-ho catching the pitcher's timing perfectly and catching him off guard with left-hander Choi Sung-young completely turning his back on third base for pitching.
Park Chan-ho's solo home steal was his first and 40th in his career. The latest record was achieved by Lotte's Shin Yoon-hoo at the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes match on August 11, 2022.
KIA had one more run in the top of the seventh inning. Leading hitter Oh Sun-woo's double to right-center and Kim Seok-hwan's walk were combined to get the chance to first and second bases with no outs. NC replaced the mound with Lee Jun-hyuk. With Kim Tae-gun's sacrifice bunt, one out, second and third bases. Kim Ho-ryeong got on base with a dune and loaded the bases. Yoon Do-hyun struck out swinging, but Park Chan-ho drew a walk to seal the 8-3 victory.
NC chased Davison's solo shot to 8-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning, but it was not enough to turn the flag over.
NC Riley only gave up four runs with 85 pitches and seven hits (one homer), two walks, six strikeouts, and four runs in four innings, taking his sixth loss (14 wins) of the season.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
