The top-ranked Kia Tigers rode a complete-game shutout from their homegrown pitchers to a thrilling victory.
The Tigers used six different pitchers to hold the KT Wiz to a single run in a 2-0 victory in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on Saturday.
With the victory, leader Kia, which has won two straight games, extended its lead over second-place LG Twins to 6.5 games, who lost on the day.
Kia took a quick lead in the bottom of the first inning when Kim Do-young singled and Choi Hyung-woo tripled to center field. In the bottom of the seventh inning, with runners on first and third, Socrates Brito singled to center field to bring in a run and make it 2-0.
The KIA offense could only muster two runs on the day, but the mound was able to preserve the win. Kim Do-hyun pitched five innings of six-hit ball, followed by Jeong Jung-young, who made his first start in 44 days, who pitched four innings of one-hit ball.
Kwak Do-kyu (⅓ innings), Jang Hyun-sik (1⅔ innings), Lee Jun-young (⅓ innings), and Jeon Sang-hyun (1 inning) then did their part to combine for the win. Starter Kim Do-hyun picked up his third win of the season (5-2), while Jeon earned his seventh save.
Kim, who is one home run shy of becoming the youngest player in history to reach the 30-homer, 30-double milestone, drew three walks in his four at-bats. In the eighth inning, she stole second base after drawing a walk to increase her 토토사이트 순위 season total to 31 stolen bases.
KT starter Ko Young-pyo pitched six and a third innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits, but received no offensive help and suffered his fourth loss of the season.
At Sajik Stadium, the Lotte Giants rallied from a 1-5 deficit to win 6-5 over the NC Dinos for their third straight win.
Trailing 1-5 in the top of the seventh inning, Lotte scored four runs with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases-loaded walk by Son Sung-bin, an RBI single by Hwang Sung-bin, and a two-run single to left by Jeon Jun-woo to tie the game. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Na Seung-yeop singled to right with the bases loaded to score the game-winning run.
In the top of the ninth, LOTTE closer Kim Won-joong loaded the bases with one out, but Kwon Hee-dong and Kim Hwi-jip struck out the side to preserve the win. His 17th save of the season.
In Daegu, the Hanwha Eagles defeated the Samsung Lions 8-5 to stay in eighth place. They closed the gap on seventh-place NC to 2.5 games.
No. 5 hitter Chae Eun-sung was the star of the show, going 2-for-5 with four RBIs, including a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning. Hanwha’s cleanup trio combined for seven hits, six RBIs, and six runs scored, as No. 3 Kim Tae-yeon went 4-for-4 with a triple, one RBI, and two runs scored, and No. 4 Roh Si-hwan went 4-for-4 with a double, one RBI, one walk, and three runs scored.