The professional baseball team Kiwoom Heroes staged a thrilling reversal drama.
On the 27th, Kiwoom defeated the Samsung team 5-4 at home in Gocheok Sky Dome with a two-run homer by Song Sung-moon. This victory marked the end of an 11-game losing streak against Samsung since the home game on June 9 of last year.
Kiwoom's lineup consisted of third baseman Song Sung-moon, left fielder Lim Ji-yeol, center fielder Lee Joo-hyung, first baseman Choi Joo-hwan, designated hitter Stone Garrett, right fielder Joo Seong-won, shortstop Oh Joon-seo, catcher Kim Keon-hee, and second baseman Jeon Tae-hyun. Left-handed rookie Jeong Hyun-woo took the mound as the starting pitcher.
Samsung, with Choi Won-tae as the starting pitcher, configured its lineup with center fielder Kim Ji-chan, shortstop Lee Jae-hyun, left fielder Gu Ja-wook, first baseman Lewin Diaz, designated hitter Park Byung-ho, catcher Kang Min-ho, right fielder Park Seung-kyu, second baseman Ryu Ji-hyuk, and third baseman Yang Do-geun.
Samsung smiled first. In the 3rd inning, Park Seung-kyu reached base on a walk and advanced to second on a stolen base, creating a no-out opportunity at second base. After Ryu Ji-hyuk's routine fly ball to the outfield, left fielder Lim Ji-yeol failed to handle it properly, leading to two runners on base.
Samsung seized a golden opportunity with the bases loaded due to Yang Do-geun's walk. Kim Ji-chan drew a walk that forced in a run, giving Samsung the early lead. Although Lee Jae-hyun struck out, Gu Ja-wook grounded out to the pitcher, seemingly settling the mood down, but another run was gained thanks to the opposing pitcher's balk. Soon after, Diaz hit a single, bringing in two runners to score. 4-0.
Kiwoom took advantage of a chance with two outs and the bases loaded in the 4th inning after a combination of hits and two walks, scoring a run with Song Sung-moon's grounder to second base. In the 6th inning, with one out and runners on first and second, they added two more runs due to a throwing error by the opposing pitcher and Lim Ji-yeol's grounder.
Kiwoom brought home the victory 5-4 on a two-run shot to right center by Song Sung-moon in the 8th inning, trailing 3-4.
Kiwoom's starter Jeong Hyun-woo pitched 6 innings, allowing 1 hit, 4 walks, striking out 5, and giving up 4 runs (none earned). Song Sung-moon recorded 2 hits, 3 RBIs, and 1 run scored, including the go-ahead home run.
Samsung's starter Choi Won-tae pitched 5 innings, allowing 4 hits, 5 walks, striking out 7, and giving up 1 run, qualifying for the win. However, the bullpen collapsed, leading to regret. Diaz, batting fourth, managed 1 hit and 2 RBIs, showing resilience.
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