Professional baseball kt wiz
which was ranked 10th with the lowest midterm ranking until June 5th
showed magic by rising to 2nd place after 75 days on the 19th and 75 days later
and is poised to chase the LG Twins
who are ranked 1st with three recent wins in a row.
kt won a 8-4 come-from-behind victory against the KIA Tigers in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 22nd.
KT, who won 3 consecutive wins
chased the leading LG Twins
who did not play that day, by 6.5 games.
The LG-Lotte match scheduled to be held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul and the NC Dinos-SSG Landers match scheduled to be played at Incheon SSG Landers Field were canceled due to rain.
kt continued its upward trend by sweeping 11 wins (2 losses) in the last 13 games.
At the end of the first inning 스포츠토토
kt took advantage of the gap in the opponent’s starting pitcher Eui-ri Lee to score a point first.
Lee Eui-ri complained of pain in his left shoulder after the 4th inning
and the KIA put Seungri Jo Jang Hyun-sik in early.
kt didn’t get a chance.
On the contrary
in the defense in the beginning of the 6th inning
starter Eom Sang-baek was shaken and struggled.
Eom Sang-baek allowed Kim Seon-bin to hit 2 RBIs and left-handed hits in the crisis with the bases loaded with 2 outs
and Son Dong-hyun
who took the mound for relief
was hit right-handedly by Kim Tae-goon and was pushed back 2-4.
However
kt turned the game around again in the bottom of the 6th inning with an all-out attack.
In kt, Lee Ho-yeon
a pinch hitter
hit a grounder in front of the pitcher on the first and second bases.
Opponent pitcher Lim Ki-young
who caught the ball
chose third base
and as second base runner Hwang Jae-gyun was judged safe
kt seized the opportunity to load base.
After kt pursued a point with a sacrifice hit from Bae Jeong-dae
Kim Min-hyeok hit a left-handed hit from the changed pitcher Choi Ji-min to tie the score 4-4.
kt kept pushing.
Follow-up hitter Kim Sang-soo struck out on a swing
but second base runner Lee Ho-yeon attempted to steal third base
and KIA catcher Kim Tae-gun’s throw from third base missed and Lee Ho-yeon scored.
Afterwards
kt pinch hitter Park Byung-ho hit a ground ball to first base
but this time KIA first baseman Choi Won-joon made a mistake by throwing the ball backwards
and kt second base runner Kim Min-hyuk easily stepped on the home ball.
At the end of the 8th inning
kt led 6-4
and Kim Sang-soo
who came out from 1st and 2nd base
threw a counter punch with a sweeping
right-handed hit.
With a 4-point lead in the 9th inning
kt put in finisher Kim Jae-yoon and won comfortably.
Kim Sang-soo played an active role with 2 hits in 5 at-bats and 2 RBIs
and Hwang Jae-kyun played an active role with 2 hits in 4 at-bats and 1 RBI.
Doosan Yang Eui-ji returns 15th consecutive double-digit home run celebration for 10 consecutive seasons
.Doosan won the match against Kiwoom Heroes with Raul Alcantara’s reverse fight and kept 5th place
and 6th place KIA knelt down to kt in a parade of painful mistakes.
Doosan announced a clean start to the week by winning 6-1 in an away game against Kiwoom held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd.
Doosan opened the KIA by one game and pursued the 4th place NC Dinos by two games.
Doosan starter Alcantara threw 101 pitches in 7 innings
giving up 3 hits
1 walk
7 strikeouts and no runs
earning his 11th win (5 losses) of the season.
Since 2019, when he was playing for kt wiz
he has won 9 consecutive wins in 10 appearances against Kiwoom
showing off his strong side to the fullest.
Alcantara continued a good pitching
including a no-hit march until the 4th inning, and Doosan batters helped Alcantara by scoring points in a timely manner.
In the first inning
lead batter Jo Su-haeng’s hit and Jose Rojas’ double made Doosan one out
second and third base, and took the lead with Yang Seok-hwan’s two RBI double.
In the 3rd inning
Kim Jae-hwan’s fly ball from 2nd
1st and 3rd base added 1 point while first baseman Kim Woong-bin missed
and Kang Seung-ho’s 2 RBIs and timely hits put a wedge in the victory.
In the 8th inning
Yang Eui-ji
who returned to the first team ahead of the match
fired a celebration of his return.
Yang Eui-ji
who hit her 10th home run of the season
became the 15th player ever to hit a double-digit home run for 10 consecutive seasons.
Kiwoom only made up for one point with Kim Joo-hyung’s double in the ninth inning.
Hanwha Ha Joo-seok 9th inning 2 out 2 base catcher’s mistake
At the Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park
a come-from- behind defeat to Samsung
the Samsung Lions defeated the Hanwha Eagles 5-3 after a series of twists and turns
exchanging mistakes in each match.
Samsung took the lead in winning percentage
bringing down Hanwha to 9th place and taking 8th place.
Hanwha lost three straight games.
The game was played as a pitcher’s match.
In the bottom of the 7th inning with a 1-0 lead
Samsung allowed starter David Buchanan
who had been throwing well
to turn around.
Buchanan caught Choi In-ho’s sacrifice bunt ball at first base unscathed and made a bad throw to second base
putting the first and second bases in danger.
Buchanan
who was shaken
committed a wild throw and sand dunes
and quickly became the bases without a hit.
Afterwards
Lee Jin-young struck out on a swing
but as the last ball fell backwards
third base runner Lee Do-yoon stepped home.
When Roh Si-hwan was at bat
third base runner Choi In-ho scored while committing a balk.
Samsung seemed to give up the game as it was
but dramatically turned the game around in the last attack in the top of the ninth.
Samsung created a second base opportunity with Ja-wook Koo’s hit to the left center
and pinch hitter Ji-hyeok Ryu hit a grounder in front of the shortstop.
At this time
Hanwha shortstop Ha Joo-seok made a catch error and became 2nd
1st and 3rd base.
Samsung did not miss the opportunity.
Pinch hitter Kim Dong-yeop hit a timely hit in the infield and returned the game to 2-2.
Afterwards
Lee Jae-hyun
the follow-up hitter
hit the right hand at the right time
and Hanwha right fielder Nick Williams’ throw error led to a turnaround to 4-2.
For Samsung
Kim Ji-chan put a wedge in the victory with a right-handed hit.
In the bottom of the ninth inning with the Samsung leading 5-2
closer Oh Seung-hwan allowed Lee Do-yoon a solo home run
but the Samsung did not give up the game.
Buchanan
who threw 116 pitches in 7 innings
allowed 5 hits
1 walk
1 walk
5 strikeouts and 2 runs
was finally able to laugh.