KIA Tigers beat Lotte Giants with decisive home runs by Kim Do-young and Han Jun-su to win the second practice game of the Korean Series.
KIA won 5-4 in a practice game against Lotte at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 14th.
On this day, KIA faced Lotte starting pitcher Lee Min-seok with the starting batting order that led to Park Chan-ho (striker), Socrates (left fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Lee Woo-sung (first baseman), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Choi Won-jun (middle fielder).
Against this, Lotte faced KIA starting pitcher Nail in the order of starting batting leading to Hwang Sung-bin (left fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (center fielder), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Junghoon Lee (designated hitter), Jung Dae-seon (striker), Shin Yoon-hoo (right fielder), Lee Ho-joon (second baseman) and Information Geun (catcher).
“Batters who go to the batting order have to practice for two days, and young players also want to go out, so I’m going to watch and leave the game in the middle of the game,” Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said before the game. “I’m going to send out all the players who can go out in the pitching field as well.”
KIA bench planned to entrust Nail and Yang Hyun-jong with three innings each in the practice game, and then leave the remaining innings to the must-win pitchers leading to Jeon Sang-hyun, Jang Hyun-sik, and Jung Hae-young.
KIA foreign pitcher Nail starts pitching in a practice game against Lotte in preparation for the Korean Series at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 14th. KIA Tigers
Nail took the mound in the top of the first inning and grounded out leadoff hitter Hwang Sung-bin at shortstop with a fastball of 150 kilometers per hour on the first pitch. Then, she got off to a fresh start by inducing Yoon Dong-hee and Son Ho-young to strike out swinging and ground out in front of the pitcher, respectively.
Lotte’s starting pitcher Lee Min-seok also showed off his powerful pitching. Starting with a fastball of 150 kilometers per hour at the beginning of the first inning, Lee gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Park Chan-ho, but induced Socrates to hit a double play towards the second base. Then even Kim Do-yeong struck out swinging through a fastball of 153 kilometers per hour.
In the top of the second inning, Nail allowed her to get on base for the first time on the day after being hit by a midfielder by a Junghoon Lee after one out. With runners on first and second bases with two outs, third baseman Kim Do-young made a throwing error, leading to the crisis of scoring the first time with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. However, Nail caught the follow-up hitter Lee Ho-joon with a fly ball to the shortstop and prevented the first run.
KIA succeeded in getting on base for the first time on the day with Kim Sun-bin hitting a midfielder after two outs in the bottom of the second inning. However, the follow-up hitter Lee Woo-sung struck out swinging and ended the inning without losing a run.
In the top of the third inning, Nail took the mound at the top of the third inning, grounded out leadoff hitter Cho In-geun to the second base, and struck out Hwang Sung-bin and Yoon Dong-hee in succession to complete his mission. Nail pitched three innings of one hit, four strikeouts and no walks.
Kia put Yang on the mound in the top of the fourth inning. Yang had a hit to the right by leadoff hitter Son Ho-young, but allowed his Junghoon Lee to ground out to the second base by striking out Na Seung-yeop. Yang then gave up a hit to Jung Dae-seon, who was in danger of losing the game with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. However, Yang got out of the danger of losing a point by catching Shin Yoon-hoo with a fly ball to the first base.
KIA, which fought back with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, had a chance to score with one out and runners on the first and third bases with one out thanks to Kim Do-young’s hit to the left and Choi Hyung-woo’s hit to the right. Then, Na Sung-bum, a follow-up hitter, hit a sacrifice fly ball to the center field to score the first run.
However, Kia lost its lead immediately in the top of the fifth inning. After receiving a heavy hit from leadoff hitter Lee Ho-joon in the top of the fifth inning, Yang also gave up a hit to the left to Hwang Seong-bin, putting him in danger of losing the game with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Afterwards, with runners on the second and third bases with one out, Yang gave up a come-from-behind victory due to Yoon Dong-hee’s timely hit with two RBIs.
Yang took the mound in the top of the sixth inning as well, and retired three times to complete the three innings that he is responsible for. Yang allowed five hits, two strikeouts and no walks in three innings.
Kia adjusted its balance with 슬롯사이트 and Kim Do-young’s tying homerun after two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Against the changed pitcher Jin Seung-hyun, Kim hit through a fastball of 144km/h at the third pitch with a ball count of 2B, and drew a solo arch against the left side with a flying distance of 131.9 meters.
KIA led the game again with a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning. With a walk made by Kim Sun-bin and Byun Woo-hyuk, Han Jun-su hit a three-run homer over the center fence by targeting pitcher Song Jae-young, who changed his position.
Kia allowed its pitcher Jeon Sang-hyun, who was replaced in the top of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, to chase after Shin by one point after being hit by a two-run double on the left-field line. However, under the bench agreement between the two teams, the game ended in the top of the eighth inning and went on to the top of the ninth inning immediately.
KIA put its closing pitcher Jung Hae-young on the mound in the top of the ninth inning. After catching the leadoff hitter Lee Ho-joon with a fly ball to the left field, Jeong had consecutive hits by pinch hitters Ahn Woo-jin and Lee In-han. However, Jung connected Jang Doo-sung with a straight hit to the third base and even a force-out to the second baseman to end the game with a win.