Kia's downfall of 25 runs and 1 point, now it is embarrassing to mention the 5th round...I tried hard alone as a 19-year-old rookie
Sep 17, 2025
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KIA suffered a crushing defeat of 1-11 against the Hanwha Eagles in Gwangju on the 16th. The number of spectators at Gwangju Kia Champions Field was 9,197. The stands were still empty because they could not fill half of the 20,500 seats, but when the KIA bullpen collapsed disastrously, fans who visited the stadium with a feeling of "just in case" began to leave one by one in the seventh inning.
KIA starter Kim Tae-hyung at least soothed the fans who visited the stadium. Kim Tae-hyung, a rookie in the first round in 2025, had to start the day a day earlier than scheduled. It was the result of ace James Nail, who was originally scheduled to start, asking for additional rest, saying his arm felt heavy while playing catch on the 15th.
Kim Tae-hyung pitched four innings of four hits, two walks and one run. I came down after filling up my scheduled 70 pitches. He mixed 44 fastballs with sliders (11), curves (8), and fork balls (7). The breaking ball still needed to be refined, but the power of the fastball was so good. He hit the bat of Hanwha batters with a maximum fastball speed of 152km and an average speed of 147km.
The starting pitcher for Hanwha was Ryan Weiss, who won 15 games before the game. Kim Tae-hyung maintained an almost equal game flow until the fourth inning with such Weiss. If KIA caught this game, it could have been in an atmosphere that would shake the game of the last five.
However, as soon as Kim Tae-hyung went down the mound, KIA's fall baseball disappeared far away. Choi Ji-min (two runs in the ⅔ innings), Kim Si-hoon (five runs in the ⅔ innings), and Han Jae-seung (three runs and two earned runs in the ⅔ innings) lost their victory to Hanwha as they lost a lot of runs in succession. After the victory was completely over to Hanwha, young pitchers such as Lee Do-hyun (2 innings) and Lee Sung-won (1 inning) were used to admit the complete defeat.
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Immediately after the transfer, Kim Si-hoon and Han Jae-seung seemed to write a successful trade case by producing results, but the period was too short. Even though Kim Si-hoon was registered in the first team on the 16th after reorganizing for a month in the second team, he continued to allow long balls as his speed remained in the early 140km range. Han Jae-seung allowed two walks and exposed control problems.
The batters were even more frustrated. If Choi Hyung-woo hadn't hit a timely hit in the middle of the sixth inning with two outs and a runner on second base, he would have lost two consecutive games.
KIA lost 0-14 against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 14th, and had been scoreless in 14 consecutive innings until the 5th inning. Throughout the two games, he scored one point in 18 innings, and pitchers gave 25 points while picking one point.
Kia, ranked eighth in a row, recorded 61 wins, 4 draws and 67 losses in the season. It was four games apart from the fifth-ranked Samsung Lions. Now, it is embarrassing to mention his hopes for the fifth round. With 12 games left in the season, it is almost impossible to overturn the four-game gap. It is the downfall of Kia, the champion of last year.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
