The Kiwoom Heroes have lost their fifth straight game.
Kiwoom lost 8-12 against KT Wiz in the ‘2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League’ at Gocheok Sky Dome on April 18. With the loss, Kiwoom suffered a series sweep. Their season record is now 37 wins and 51 losses. They are now 1-9 against KT this season.
Starting pitcher Ha Young-min pitched six innings of three-hit ball with two walks and four strikeouts. He pitched a quality start (six innings of three earned runs or less in a start), but was unable to get the win due to a bullpen fire. Kim Sung-min, who took over the closer’s role, was unable to protect a five-run lead. The absence of Cho Sang-woo, who was sidelined with shoulder inflammation, was felt.
KT, on the other hand, struggled with a poor outing from starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo. On the day, Ko gave up five runs on 11 hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings. However, the offense exploded in the final inning. In the top of the ninth inning, Choi Jae-dae hit a grand slam to tie the game at one. In the top of the 10th, Moon Sang-chul hit the game-winning home run. With the win, KT extended its winning streak to five games and improved to 44 wins, 2 draws, and 46 losses on the season.
Kiwoom’s lineup was Lee Ju-hyung (center field), Ronnie Dawson (left field), Song Sung-moon (third base), Kim Hye-sung (second base), Choi Ju-hwan (first base), Won Sung-joon (designated hitter), Park Joo-hong (right field), Kim Tae-jin (shortstop), and Kim Gun-hee (catcher).
KT went with Mel Rojas Jr. (left fielder)-Baek-ho Kang (designated hitter)-Sang-soo Kim (second baseman)-Jae-il Oh (first baseman)-Seong-woo Jang (catcher)-Jae-dae Bae (center fielder)-Jae-gyun Hwang (third baseman)-Woo-joon Shim (shortstop)-Jun-young Jeong (right fielder).
Kiwoom harassed KT starter Ko Young-pyo from the start of the game. In the bottom of the first inning, Lee Ju-hyung hit an infield single to second base to lead off the inning. Dawson then laid down a bunt, but a throwing error by first baseman Oh Jae-il put 온라인카지노사이트 runners on first and third with nobody out. Song Sung-moon then singled to center and Kim Hye-sung followed with a single to left. Choi Joo-hwan followed with an infield single to second base, and Kiwoom scored on Won Sung-joon’s push bunt. Kiwoom scored three runs in the first inning to take control of the game.
Kiwoom’s momentum continued in the bottom of the second inning. Lee Ju-hyung led off with a single up the middle. Dawson followed with a single to right to put runners on first and second, and Song Sung-moon followed with an RBI single to left. With runners on first and third, Kim Hye-sung’s sacrifice fly to center field scored another run.
After failing to score another run, Kiwoom answered in the bottom of the seventh with a triple by Kim Gun-hee. Choi Ju-hwan led off with an infield single and reached on a throwing error by the first baseman. Won Sung-joon laid down a sacrifice bunt to put runners on first and second. Park Soo-jong struck out, but Kim Tae-jin drew a walk to put runners on first and second. Kim Gun-hee then took a four-pitch 130-kilometer fastball from Lee Sang-dong and sent it over the left field fence. It was a big hit with a distance of 120 meters.
KT also fought back late. In the top of the eighth inning, Kim Min-hyuk, a pinch-hitter, drew a walk. Rojas then hit a double to right-center field to score a run. Kang Baek-ho was hit by a pitch to left field, but Kwon Dong-jin singled and Oh Jae-il walked to load the bases, and Kang Hyun-woo drove in another run with a pushing single. A sacrifice fly by Choi Jae-dae scored one more run.
And KT eventually tied the game. KT got the big inning in the top of the ninth against Kiwoom closer Kim Sung-min. After a walk, Moon Sang-chul singled, Kang Baek-ho singled to right, and Kwon Dong-jin singled to left to load the bases. Oh Jae-il struck out, but Kang Hyeon-woo scored on a wild pitch, and Choi Jae-dae hit a grand slam over the left-center field fence to tie the game.
KT took the lead in the top of the 10th inning. Shim Woo-jun led off with a bunt single to third base. He then took advantage of a Song Gu error to steal second base. Kim Min-hyuk’s fly ball to center field moved Shim to third, and Moon Sang-chul hit a two-run shot to left to give KT its first lead of the game. Next, Kang Baek-ho walked, Kwon Dong-jin singled to right-center, and Oh Jae-il singled to load the bases. KT added another run on a pushing double by Kang Hyun-woo and another run on a sacrifice fly by Choi Jae-dae.
KT did not score any more runs. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Park Young-hyun got Dawson to fly out to right field. Back-to-back singles to Song Sung-moon and Ko Young-woo put runners on first and second, but he got Choi Joo-hwan to fly out to center and Won Sung-joon to ground out to end the game.