For the second day in a row, LG Baseball pulled off a come-from-behind victory over the top-ranked KIA. The bullpen was able to keep the Kia bats in check in the late innings.
LG came from behind to win 6-3 against KIA in the 2024 KBO League on Sunday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. The team took a 2-0 lead before allowing a 2-3 comeback to win 5-3.
LG’s starting pitching staff struggled on the day, throwing more than 20 pitches in each inning. He gave up three runs on eight hits, one home run, one walk, and four strikeouts in four innings before being pulled. Despite being down 5-3, he was unable to get the win as his pitch count (105) was maxed out by the fourth inning.
Lee Woo-chan (1 inning) in the fifth, Kim Dae-hyun (1 inning) in the sixth, Kim Yoo-young (2 innings) in the seventh, and Yoo Young-chan (1 inning) in the ninth followed, shutting down a Kia lineup that leads the team in batting average (.294) and OPS (.829).
Austin led off the game with a two-run home run in the first inning. But Enns gave up a run in the second inning on a double with two outs. Enns tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth when he hit a solo home run off Socrates. One out later, three straight singles loaded the bases and a sacrifice fly made it a 2-3 game.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim Bum-seok hit a come-from-behind two-run home run with one out. After striking out swinging on a slider in the first inning, Kim fouled off two sliders before hitting a three-pitch fastball over the left-field fence. Shin Min-jae, Park Hae-min, and Moon Sung-joo drew consecutive walks to push the lead to 5-3 against the new pitcher Kim Sa-yoon.
Enns pitched the fourth inning, and Lee Woo-chan came on in the fifth. From the chase group to the must-win group. After the first inning, back-to-back singles to Lee and Socrates put runners on first and second, but Lee struck out Kim Sun-bin and got Han Jun-soo to fly out to shortstop to end the threat.
In the sixth inning, Kim Dae-hyun came on as the third pitcher. After allowing one run on two hits and two walks in one inning in the previous game, Kim retired the side in order.
In the seventh, left-hander Kim Yoo-young faced the opposition’s 3-5 center field lineup. Kim also chased the tying run. He allowed leadoff hitter Kim Do-young to reach on a 카지노 throwing error by the third baseman, putting runners on second and third with no outs. Choi struck out Choi Hyung-woo, and when Kim attempted to steal third with Lee Woo-sung at the plate, Kim quickly stepped away from the plate and made an accurate throw to third to tag him out.
Kim also pitched the eighth inning, striking out two and ending the inning with a strikeout. He pitched two innings, striking out four and walking none.
In the ninth inning, Yoo Young-chan pitched for the second straight day. He faced back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second, but got pinch-hitter Ko Jong-wook to fly out to third, struck out Kim Do-young, and got Choi Hyung-woo to fly out in front of the right-field fence to end the game.
“Austin and Kim Bum-seok’s two home runs really set the tone for the game, but it was a tough game with no runs scored, and Kim Hyun-soo came through in a crucial situation to give us a little bit of a cushion to close out the game,” said Yoon Kyung-yup after the game.
“On the pitching side, the new winning combination of Lee Woo-chan, Kim Dae-hyun, and Kim Yu-young pitched well in their respective innings, which helped us win the game, and Yoo Young-chan did his job as the closer, so overall, I would like to praise the pitchers today.”
Lee Woo-chan earned his second consecutive save, while Kim Dae-hyun and Kim Yoo-young recorded their first holds of the season. Closer Yoo Young-chan earned his second consecutive save.
“We were able to win back-to-back games today thanks to the support of the fans who filled Jamsil Baseball Stadium for the weekend. Thank you.” Jamsil Stadium was sold out (23,750) for the second consecutive day.