The Kia Tigers of baseball completed a three-game winning streak with an explosive batting lineup.
The Tigers won a hard-fought 11-8 victory over the NC Dinos in the regular season finale of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at NC Park in Changwon on April 28.
On the day, KIA scored six runs in the first inning, including a timely double by Na Sung-beom, a sacrifice fly by Han Jun-soo in the second inning, and a two-run single by Choi Hyung-woo and a three-run home run by Socrates in the third inning.
However, NC’s Kim Sung-wook gave up a home run to Son As-seop and Park Han-geup. Kia escaped with a solo home run by Na Sung-beom in the sixth inning, but gave up a two-run homer to Oh Young-soo in the ninth. However, Jeong Jeong-young got the save in a nail-biting situation to secure his third straight win.
Kia had multi-hit performances from the top of the order, including Park Chan-ho, Kim Do-young, and Na Sung-beom. Na Sung-beom had two hits, including a home run. Lee Woo-sung also had three hits, while Socrates went 2-for-5 with a double (one home run) and three RBIs.
Starter Yoon Young-cheol allowed five runs on seven hits (three homers) with four walks and three strikeouts in five innings on 100 pitches, but the offense exploded 토토사이트 early to secure the win.
“We were able to win today’s game thanks to a strong offensive performance, with all of our starters getting hits,” said Lee Bum-ho after the game. “Na Sung-beom led the team offensively with a game-winning double and a game-tying solo home run with runners on first and second in the first inning. Congratulations to him on reaching 1,000 career hits.”
“In addition, Choi Hyung-woo, Lee Woo-sung, and Socrates combined for six RBIs in the center of the order, and we had solid performances from all players in the top and bottom of the order today.”
“Yoon Young-cheol got the win today with the help of the hitters, but we expect him to 사설 토토사이트 pitch better in his next start,” he added, “and closer Jung Hae-young added a save to secure the victory.”
“I’m happy with the win because we haven’t had a good first game of the week in the last two weeks. I want to thank all the players for their hard work and the fans for their support. We will do our best tomorrow,” he concluded.
As the starting pitcher on the 29th, KIA announced Lee Yi-ri’s return from an elbow injury. NC is Kyle Hart.