3 wins and 8 losses → 9 wins and 3 losses. A man from KIA who swept LG while writing a drama “I felt the will to win.”
It is a game that is really unknown. As the finish collapsed, nothing went as planned for both teams. But the game was split. KIA, which ran 4 consecutive wins and ran to the fullest, did not lose concentration until the end, and finished April with the best result of sweeping championship candidate LG.
In an away game against the LG Twins held in Jamsil on the 30th, KIA won 12-8 with Hwang Dae-in’s final hit and Socrates’ wedge three-run in the top of the 9th inning, which tied the score at 8-8. KIA, who had 5 consecutive wins, recorded 12 wins and 11 losses and maintained a tie for 5th place with Doosan Bears.
KIA, which was shaken by the injuries of Na Seong-beom and Kim Do-young in the beginning, was in last place with 3 wins and 8 losses until April 16, but gradually found stability, and for the next two weeks, it climbed to the top with a 9-3 record.
This day was truly a mess. The close match continued until the ninth inning as they scored each other. At the beginning of the 8th inning, when KIA scored 3 points on the back of the opponent’s mistake and took an 8-5 lead, KIA seemed to win, but right away, LG also scored 3 points at the end of the 8th to tie the game again, causing KIA안전놀이터 fans to collapse.
But a more dramatic scene awaited. In the beginning of the ninth inning, Kim Seon-bin and Choi Hyeong-woo continued to walk against LG finisher Ko Woo-seok, followed by Hwang Dae-in with a timely left-handed hit to score the winning run, and Socrates immediately fired a wedge three-run gun that crossed the right-middle fence.
In the bottom of the 9th inning, Jeong Hae-young gave up a walk and a hit, so the crisis of 1st and 2nd bases was safe, but KIA Lim Ki-young came up as a relief pitcher and caught 3 batters in turn to end the game.
1838 days since the Gwangju game on April 17-19, 2018. The sweep against LG in Jamsil has been 2129 days since June 30-July 2, 2017.
KIA coach Kim Jong-guk said, “Today’s game was marked by the concentration of the batters. It was good to see them somehow score points at every chance, and I felt the will to win.” Socrates’ three-run home run decided today’s victory. I haven’t been feeling well lately, but I hope today’s game will bring me back to life.” He also specially mentioned Lim Ki-young, who protected the victory, saying, “Even Lim Ki-young, who came to the mound in a dangerous situation with 1st and 2nd base at the end of the 9th inning, also kept the team’s victory without conceding.”
It rose from the bottom to the middle in April. Coach Kim said, “There were many difficult situations during the month of April, but I want to say thank you to the players who overcame them well.”
