With two outs in the ninth inning, they tied the game in dramatic fashion and won in extra innings. The Korean baseball team Kia Motors created a come-from-behind drama with a determination that did not give up until the end.
On Tuesday, Kia won a 5-2 upset victory over LG in 10 extra innings at Jamsil Stadium. With the thrilling victory over LG, KIA pushed its lead over the second-place chasers to 5.5 games. They are also 5.5 games behind second-place Samsung and 5.5 games behind third-place LG Doosan.
They were held to just two hits until the eighth inning. Kia was stymied by LG starter Enns and fell behind 0-2 heading into the eighth inning. Kim Do-young and Choi Hyung-woo singled with runners on first and second in the seventh inning. With two outs in the eighth, Han Jun-soo struck out.
Trailing 2-0 in the top of the ninth, Park Chan-ho led off with a double to left-center field against LG closer Yoo Young-chan. A grounder to the second baseman by Socrates put runners at first and third, and Choi Won-joon singled to center field. With two outs, Choi Hyung-woo singled to left-center, and Kim Do-young, the pinch runner, broke off a stealing start and sprinted home to tie the game at 2-2.
In the top of the 10th inning, Kia put runners on first and third with a walk to Seo Gun-chang and a single to right by Han Jun-soo. Park Chan-ho brought home the third run with a sacrifice fly to center field. With runners on first and second, 카지노 커뮤니티 Choi Won-joon singled and scored on a throwing error by the right fielder to make it 5-2.
Starting pitcher Yang Hyun-jong allowed one run on six hits (one homer) in five innings.
He became the first KBO player to reach the 400-game milestone, and also reached the 10-inning mark for the 11th consecutive season. Jeon Sang-hyun, who came on in the bottom of the ninth inning, pitched two innings of one-hit ball with one strikeout and no walks to earn the win.
“I can’t help but praise the players for not giving up and doing their best until the end,” said Lee Bum-ho after the game. “We didn’t create any chances until the eighth inning, but in the top of the ninth, Park Chan-ho’s single and Choi Won-joon’s follow-up double kept our hopes alive. Choi Hyung-woo singled with the bases loaded and Kim Do-young made an aggressive play at the plate to tie the game. In the top of the 10th inning, with runners on first and third, Park Chan-ho once again delivered a valuable game-winning sacrifice bunt, followed by Choi Won-joon’s RBI single to seal the win,” said Lee.
“Today was Yang Hyun-jong’s first 400-game start in the KBO, and despite his strong outing, we were unable to get the win, but congratulations to him on reaching the milestone. The bullpen has been stepping up in the absence of Jeong Jung-young. In particular, Jeon Sang-hyun was in charge of multi-inning relief again today and did a great job of keeping us in the game.”
“We are happy to reward our away fans with a win. We will prepare well to continue our winning streak tomorrow.”