KIA Tigers, which had been shaking recently, got out of the quagmire with Kim Do-young’s home run.
KIA came from behind to win 7-3 against the Hanwha Eagles in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 3rd.
Kia, the No. 1 team, broke its four-game losing streak, advanced to the Korean Series by widening its gap with the LG Twins, the second-ranked team that lost on the day, to 5.5 games. 메이저사이트
KIA had a shaky start on this day as well.
After KIA shortstop Park Chan-ho made an error in the bottom of the second inning, Choi Jae-hoon hit a three-run home run to left against Yang Hyun-jong to take the lead.
KIA recovered one run with Kim Do-young’s double in the top of the third inning in a game that was suspended for 38 minutes due to a stadium blackout and then resumed.
In the top of the fifth inning, when Park Chan-ho opened with a double to the right-center, Choi Won-joon called in with a left-handed hit and chased 2-3.
Kim Do-young, who went to the batter’s box, then fired a two-run home run to the left against Hanwha starter Ryan Weiss to turn it around 4-3.
Kim Do-young, who recorded 29 home runs and 30 steals this season, will become the youngest member of the “30-30” club ever if she adds one home run in the future.
KIA, which had an unstable lead by one point, added two runs in the top of the eighth inning with Han Jun-su’s double and Park Chan-ho’s left-handed hit to take the lead by 6-3.
KIA starter Yang Hyun-jong allowed seven hits, seven strikeouts and three runs (two earned runs) in six innings, marking his eighth win (three losses) of the season.
Kim Do-young swung a fire bat with three hits and three RBIs in five at-bats, including one home run and two doubles.
Hanwha, which recently won seven consecutive games, failed to stop Kim Do-young, putting a brake on the rise.