1st Place KIA, 2nd Place LG, Extended Playoff Drama… First to Reach 50 Wins
In the top of the 9th, with 2 outs, Choi Hyung-woo hits a timely hit to tie the game… In the 10th inning, Park Chan-ho hits a walk-off sacrifice hit.
The KIA Tigers of professional baseball achieved a thrilling comeback victory over the LG Twins with a tying RBI single by Choi Hyung-woo in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and a go-ahead sacrifice hit by Park Chan-ho in the 10th inning, becoming the first team to reach 50 wins.
KIA won a comeback victory 5-2 against LG in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League away game held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th.
1st place KIA is on a 5-game winning streak, becoming the first of the 10 teams to reach 50 wins (2 draws, 33 losses). 바카라사이트 추천
The KBO League regular season championship probability of a team that wins 50 games is 70.6% (24 out of 34 times), and the Korean Series championship probability is 58.8% (20 out of 34 times, excluding the first and second half of the league from 1982 to 1988 and the two major leagues from 1999 to 2000).
The game was very intense, as expected of a match between the 1st and 2nd place teams.
KIA's starting pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong gave up the first point in the bottom of the second inning with a solo home run to Moon Bo-kyung, but continued to pitch a shutout thereafter.
The one-point game continued into the seventh inning, and KIA was on the verge of defeat after allowing another point in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 0-1.
KIA's fifth pitcher Choi Ji-min allowed a walk to Moon Seong-ju and a hit-by-pitch to Moon Bo-kyung, putting runners on first and second base with one out, before giving up a timely double to Park Dong-won that landed on the left fielder's left fielder.
KIA dramatically tied the game in the top of the ninth when the score was 0-2.
Leadoff hitter Park Chan-ho opened the scoring with a left-center double against LG's closer Yoo Young-chan, and Choi Won-jun's left-field RBI single made it 1-2.
The next batter, Kim Do-young, hit a grounder to shortstop, and Choi Won-jun, who was on first base, was out at second base, but Choi Hyeong-woo, who came to the plate with two outs and a runner on first base, hit a left-center RBI single to tie the game, turning Jamsil Stadium into a frenzy.
KIA finally turned the game around in the top of the 10th inning.
With Seo Geon-chang’s walk and Han Jun-su’s right-field hit, Park Chan-ho hit a center-field sacrifice hit to LG’s Baek Seung-hyun to turn the game around.
Then, with Socrates Brito’s walk, Choi Won-jun hit a timely hit that missed the gap between first and second base against new pitcher Jung Woo-young with two outs and runners on first and second base.
KIA sealed the win when LG’s Hong Chang-ki’s throwing error caused both runners to score.
On this day, Yang Hyeon-jong set the record of the first 400th game as a starter in professional baseball and the third 11-season 100-inning record at the same time, and pitched well with 5 innings, 6 hits, no walks, 3 strikeouts, and 1 run, but was unable to record a win or loss as the team's batting line was silent.
LG starter Dietrich Enns pitched a personal best 7⅓ innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, and no runs, but was unable to secure the win due to a bullpen fire.
On this day, Jamsil Stadium was sold out even on a weekday, representing the excitement of the two teams' battle for the lead.