Kiwoom Heroes won their first win of the season against SSG Landers after their 9th match this season.
Kiwoom won a 4-3 come-from-behind victory thanks to solo home runs by Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hye-sung in the top of the 8th inning against SSG Landers in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 4th.
Kiwoom, who had lost all 8 matches against SSG this season before the game on this day, broke the chain of 9 consecutive losses against SSG, including last season.스포츠토토
On this day as well, Kiwoom was behind SSG 2-3 until the end of the 7th inning, and the defeat was dark. However, they struggled to report victory. However, Kiwoom, who had been conducting frustrating attacks throughout the game, turned the tide of the game with two solo home runs in the top of the 8th inning.
Lee Jung-hoo, who started as the lead batter, hit a solo home run against SSG’s third pitcher, Choi Min-joon, to turn the game around 3-3. After one shot, Kim Hye-seong turned the game around with a solo home run by Woo Joong-wol.
In Kiwoom, Lim Chang-min, who came up as the finisher at the end of the 9th inning, blocked three batters with a three-way throw, and kept the victory by one point. Lim Chang-min, who recorded his 4th save this season (1 win, 1 loss), achieved 100 individual saves for the 20th time in the KBO League.
In Daejeon Gungi, the Hanwha Eagles beat the Samsung Lions 10-5 with Lee Jin-young’s pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 5th inning. Lee Jin-young appeared as a pinch hitter in place of Kim Tae-yeon in the bottom of the 5th inning when the score was 6-5, with two outs and bases loaded. The pinch hit home run is the first record in the KBO League in the 2023 season.
KT Wiz, who finished last, defeated Doosan Bears 5-2 in a home game in Suwon and won two consecutive victories. Park Byeong-ho led with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats. As KT’s second pitcher, Ju Kwon, who came up in the top of the 3rd inning, blocked 2 innings with 1 hit and no run, becoming the winning pitcher.