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NC Shin Min Hyuk gave up 4 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings… Season 5 Win
Kiwoom Song Sung-moon, 3 hits, 5 RBIs, including 3 runs
LG Twins took the lead after defeating KT Wiz.
In the ‘2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League’ held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th, LG team hit 11 hits in the away game against KT team and won 8-2.
LG (38 wins, 2 draws, 25 losses) remains in first place with 4 consecutive wins. They also won 5 consecutive away games.
Starting pitcher Dietrick Enns allowed 4 hits, 5 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 2 runs in 5 innings, resulting in a 7-win (2-loss) season. They recently won 3 straight games and 5 road games. He is tied for first place in the category of most wins.
Moon Sung-joo had an outstanding performance with 4 hits, 2 hits, 1 RBI, and 2 runs, including a double in the last half of the first inning, while Hong Chang-ki was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and 2 runs. Kim Hyun-soo showed his excellent batting skills with 2 hits, 2 RBIs, and 1 run in 5 at-bats.
LG Park Dong-won contributed to the victory by hitting his 10th two-run home run of the season, becoming the 51st KBO player to hit double-digit home runs for six consecutive seasons.
The ninth-placed KT (26 wins, 1 draw, 36 losses) is in a five-game losing streak and is worried about hitting rock bottom.
KT starting pitcher William Cuevas allowed 8 hits (1 home run) and 7 runs in 5 innings, suffering their 6th loss of the season (4 wins). Recently, they suffered 4 consecutive losses against LG.
KT Kang Baek-ho hit his 18th two-run home run of the season, tied for first place in the home run category, but he could not smile because of the team’s loss.
LG was able to score from the start of the game. In the top of the first inning, the leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki’s walk and Moon Sung-joo’s double led to one run, and Austin Dean’s timely hit led to another run.
LG added one run in the third inning with Moon Sung-joo’s triple and Kim Hyun-soo’s single, and gained momentum in the fourth inning with Park Dong-won’s two-run homer.
In the 5th inning, LG scored another point with Hong Chang-ki’s single and Kim Hyun-soo’s double, and then took a 7-0 lead with Austin’s double and Park Dong-won’s sacrifice fly.
KT launched a counterattack and started chasing in the bottom of the 5th inning with Kang Baek-ho’s 2-point arch.
However, in the 6th inning, LG got a chance with one out and a runner on third base thanks to Park Hae-min’s double and Shin Min-jae’s first base hit, and then scored on a timely RBI hit by Hong Chang-ki.
LG relievers Jung Ji-hun, Choi Dong-hwan, Kim Yoo-young, and Baek Seung-hyun pitched a scoreless inning to secure victory.
The Doosan Bears hosted the Kia Tigers at Jamsil Stadium and won 9-8.
Doosan, which has won five games in a row, is ranked third (37 wins, 2 draws, 27 losses) and is now chasing Kia, which is ranked second (36 wins, 1 draw, 26 losses). Doosan has not won a single game and has been squeezed out of the win rate, but is still ranked third and is on the verge of regaining the second place.
The Doosan batting lineup was very focused that day. They were trailing 0-5 until the end of the third inning, but they fought back and managed to turn the situation around.
Yang Eui-ji led the game with 3 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats, including a timely hit in the last inning of the bottom of the 4th inning. Lee Ok-chan played an active role with 2 hits, 2 RBIs and 1 run in 4 at-bats, while Yang Seok-hwan improved his batting skills with 2 hits, 1 RBI and 2 runs in 5 at-bats. His 16th solo home run of the season.
Doosan starter Kim Yu-sung lost the game with 3 hits, 2 walks and 2 runs in ⅓ innings, but second pitcher Kim Myung-shin won the game with 6 hits and 3 runs in 3⅔ innings (2 wins and 1 loss).
Lee Young-ha and Choi Ji-gang, who started pitching in the 5th inning, only gave up one run in the 8th inning. Kim Taek-yeon got her second save (2 wins) of the season when she came on base with one out in the 9th inning.
Kia was unable to maintain its 5-point lead and lost two consecutive days. Now we are in danger of falling to third place.
KIA’s new foreign aid pitcher Cam Aldred performed poorly in his KBO debut, giving up 6 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 6 runs in 3 innings, becoming the losing pitcher.
Park Chan-ho, Choi Hyung-woo, and Lee Woo-sung took the lead with many hits but lowered their heads due to lack of courage.
Socrates Brito hit his 12th two-run homer of the season in the top of the 9th inning to tie the score at 8-9, but was unable to score any more.
NC Dinos defeated Hanwha Eagles 4-2 in an away game held at Hanwha Life Eagle Park in Daejeon.
The gap between NC (30 wins, 1 draw, 32 losses), ranked 6th and SSG Landers (31 wins, 1 draw, 30 losses), ranked 5th, has narrowed to 1.5 games after defeating Hanhwa for two consecutive days.
NC starting pitcher Shin Min-hyuk hit 4 hits (2 home runs), struck out 2 batters, and allowed 2 runs in 7 innings, earning his 5th win of the season (4 losses). Shin Min-hyuk has won 3 straight games against Hanwha since last year.
Park Gun-woo went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 2 runs, including an RBI double in the final out of the top of the 3rd inning, and Matt Davidson and Park Gun-woo contributed to the win with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
Hanwha (29 wins, 1 draw, 33 losses), which suffered two consecutive defeats, still ranks 7th.
Hanwha starting pitcher Moon Dong-joo gave up 11 hits and 4 runs in 5⅔ innings, suffering his third loss of the season (3 wins).
In their home game at Gocheok Sky Dome, Kiwoom Heroes defeated Samsung Lions 10-3.
Song Seong-moon hit the final three-run homer (eighth of the season) in the bottom of the first inning, and had three hits, five RBIs, and three runs scored in four at-bats, while Kim Hye-sung had three hits, four runs, one RBI, and one run scored.
Kiwoom starting pitcher Ariel Jurado was the winning pitcher after allowing 2 runs on 10 hits in 6 innings. Jurado got his sixth win of the season (4 losses) after winning three straight games.
Kiwoom (25-36), who are at the bottom of the rankings, won two consecutive days, narrowing the gap with 9th-place KT to 0.5 games.
Samsung (33 wins, 1 draw, 29 losses), which suffered four consecutive losses, still ranks fourth.
Samsung starter Connor Sebold put his head down in 4⅔ innings, allowing eight hits and seven runs. It was the fifth loss of the season (four wins).
Samsung’s batting lineup had 11 hits that day, but they only scored three runs due to a lack of cohesion.
Meanwhile, the match between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants scheduled to be held at Sajik Stadium was canceled due to rain. The doubles match that was canceled that day was originally scheduled for the 9th.
(Seoul = Newsis)
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