KIA won 12-4 in Game 12 of the season against SSG Landers of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 2nd, marking 55 wins, 2 draws and 50 losses. It is the first seven consecutive wins in 753 days since the Gwangju NC Dinos match on July 1, 2021 and the Gwangju Hanwha Eagles match on August 10 (the league was suspended due to the Tokyo Olympics in the middle of a winning streak). On the other hand, SSG, which fell into a quagmire of three consecutive losses, recorded 60 wins, 1 draw and 50 losses.
KIA made up the lineup in the order of Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Socrates (left fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Han Jun-su (catcher), and Choi Won-jun (center fielder). The starting pitcher is Yoon Young-chul.
SSG set up its lineup in the order of Choo Shin-soo (right fielder), Jihoon Choi (center fielder), Choi Jung (third baseman), Guillermo Heredia (designated hitter), Ha Jae-hoon (left fielder), Park Sung-han (striker), Oh Tae-gon (1st baseman), Kim Sung-hyun (second baseman), and Lee Heung-ryeon (catcher). Moon Seung-won took on the starting role.
The team that succeeded in getting the upper hand is KIA. After taking the opportunity to score with consecutive walks by Kim Do-young and Na Sung-bum with one out in the top of the first inning, second baseman Kim Do-young headed home when Choi Hyung-woo doubled with one out and runners on first and second bases. In the second and third bases with one out, third baseman Na Sung-bum scored with Socrates' sacrifice fly. The score is 2-0.
KIA, which boosted its momentum, added two more runs in the top of the second inning. Leadoff hitter Hwang Dae-in stepped on first base with a hit ball after a seven-pitch match, and Han Jun-su, who appeared at first base with no outs, pulled Moon Seung-won's fastball and drew a two-run arch over the right fence. The gap between the two teams widened to four points.
SSG, who was in urgent need of escaping a losing streak, did not stay still. After the leadoff hitter Kim Sung-hyun's hit in the bottom of the third inning, Lee Heung-ryeon hit Yoon Young-chul's two-ball fastball and started the chase with a two-run shot over the left fence. It is Lee Heung-ryeon's first home run this season, his first home run in 685 days since the game against the Lotte Giants in Busan on October 17, 2021.
SSG pushed Yoon harder. Oh Tae-gon, who got on base with a hit with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, stole second base and provided a scoring opportunity, and gave the team a run through third base and home when Kim Sung-hyun's left-handed hit with two outs and second base. The score is 3-4.
With both teams finishing the fifth inning without scoring, a full-fledged bullpen fight began in the sixth inning. SSG called Ko Hyo-joon ahead of the match against Han Jun-su in the top of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases, and KIA put Lim Ki-young on the mound before the bottom of the sixth inning. Both teams expressed their willingness to win the match by one point.
Following the fifth inning, the two teams failed to score in the sixth inning. KIA made the bases loaded with two outs with Han Jun-su's walk after SSG's pitcher replacement in the top of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases, but the opportunity was destroyed with a ground ball. After Choi Won-jun's ball was deflected into the pitcher's glove, he headed toward shortstop, and Park Sung-han fell after the catch and sprayed the ball to second base to catch first baseman Han Jun-su.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Ha Jae-hoon, Park Sung-han, and Oh Tae-gon entered the batter's box one after another, but they continued to feel frustrated as they could not find a way to attack Lim Ki-young. Not only did he get a hit, but he also didn't have a single on-base hit.
KIA took a step closer to winning with a big inning in the top of the seventh inning. In the top of the seventh inning, he made one out and one base with a walk and one hit against Ko Hyo-joon, and after Choi Hyung-woo's in-field fly, Socrates guided second baseman Kim Do-young and first baseman Na Sung-bum home with a double that separates the right-center.
SSG hurriedly replaced the pitcher with Lee Kun-wook, but KIA's second baseman Socrates stepped home as pinch hitter Ko Jong-wook hit a right-handed hit with two outs and runners on first and second bases after Kim Sun-bin's walk. The score is 7-3.
KIA firmly sealed it with a home run. When Kim Do-young walked to first base with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, SSG put Jung Sung-gon in place of Lee Kun-wook, and Na Sung-beom hit Jung Sung-gon's three-pitch fastball and fired a two-run shot over the middle fence. One home run widened the gap between the two teams to nine points.
The bullpen responded with a good pitching relay to the fire-breathing batters. After Lim Ki-young, who blocked the first ⅔ scoreless, went down the mound, Lee Joon-young showed a scoreless pitch in the second ⅔, dampening the opponent's willingness to chase.
SSG started the chase late in the bottom of the eighth inning when Ha Jae-hoon hit an RBI timely hit from Jang Hyun-sik, but failed to narrow the distance further. Rather, KIA celebrated Oh Sun-woo's victory with a three-run shot in the top of the ninth inning, sending away fans who visited Landers Field enthusiastic. Archie in 1098 days since the match against KT Wiz in Gwangju on August 30, 2020.
KIA starter Yoon Young-chul earned his eighth win of the season with seven hits (one homer) in five innings, five strikeouts and three runs with no outs. He did his job even in the midst of a major and minor crisis. On the other hand, SSG starter Moon Seung-won sprayed the ball until the top of the fifth inning as the head coach wished, and also took the mound in the top of the sixth inning. However, the final result was six hits (one homer) in five ⅔ innings, three outs, two strikeouts and four runs, and he took his fifth loss of the season without scoring support. 사설 토토사이트
In particular, SSG dedicated a total of nine four-ball pitches, leaving homework on unstable control. Before the game, SSG manager Kim Won-hyung ordered a pitch that did not run away, saying, "Even if you are hit after two strikes, you should be able to fight on the mound yourself while actively playing," but the pitchers did not meet the expectations of the head coach.