In the game between KIA Tigers and Samsung Lions in Game 5 of the 2024 KBO Postseason Korean Series held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Buk-gu, Gwangju on the 28th, the players are happy when first base runner Park Jeong-woo scores when KIA Park Chan-ho‘s RBI double with one out and first base in the bottom of the eighth inning. I’m doing it. 2024.10.28 Gwangju = Newsis KIA Tigers defeated Samsung Lions and enjoyed the joy of winning the championship for the first time in 7 years.
KIA won 7-5 in the 5th game of the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO Postseason (PS) KS held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 28th.
With this, KIA confirmed the KS championship with a series record of 4 wins and 1 loss. KIA, who won the first and second games held at home, lost the third game away to Daegu, but enjoyed the joy of winning by winning the fourth and fifth games.
KIA, which took first place in the regular season and went straight to KS, won the championship for the first time in seven years since 2017.
He continued the KS undefeated legend and kissed his 12th KS victory.
During its predecessor, the Haitai Tigers, KIA climbed to KS nine times and won all of them, and after changing its name to KIA, it went directly to KS in 2009 and 2017 and stood at the top of KS.
In addition, KIA enjoyed the joy of winning in Gwangju for the first time in 37 years. Among the previous 11 KS championships, 1987 was the only time that the confirmed location was Gwangju.
Native left-handed ace Yang Hyun-jong, who started Game 5, was hit by three home runs and was shaken by allowing 5 runs on 4 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 walk out in 2⅔ innings, but KIA achieved a come-from-behind victory with the strength of the bullpen and batting line. After scoring 3 points in the 5th inning to tie the game, they scored in the 6th inning.
6th batter Choi Hyung-woo played an active role with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 4 at-bats, including a solo home run in the 5th inning. Chan-ho Park and Sun-bin Kim, who served as table setters, did their part with 3 hits in 6 at-bats, 2 runs, and 2 hits in 4 at-bats, respectively.
Right-hander Young-geon Kim Do-hyun, who took the mound after starter Yang Hyeon-jong, pitched 2⅓ innings with no hits and no runs, playing a role in turning the tide toward KIA.
Samsung, which entered the playoffs (PO, best of 5 games) after finishing second in the regular season, defeated the LG Twins with 3 wins and 1 loss and advanced to KS for the first time in 9 years since 2015, but was satisfied with second place as it could not overcome KIA’s barrier. .
Samsung regained its glory as a ‘home run corps’ by hitting three home runs in Game 5, but suffered the bitter taste of defeat as the bullpen collapsed.
The dream of winning the KS for the first time in 10 years since 2014 also came to nothing.
It was Samsung that led the mood in the early stages of the game. In the first inning alone, he scored 3 runs with two home runs.
In the top of the first inning, with two outs and a runner on first base, Llewin Diaz hit a two-run shot, and Kim Young-woong, who came to bat after him, attacked Hyun-jong Yang’s third pitch slider to the center and hit a dominant solo home run.
Kim Young-woong, who hit 4 home runs in this PS alone, set the record for being the youngest player to hit 4 home runs in a PS single season. The previous record was set by Lee Seung-yeop on October 20, 1999 at the age of 23 years, 2 months and 2 days.
In the ensuing attack, KIA made up for one point.
In the bottom of the first inning, Park Chan-ho’s infield hit, Kim Sun-bin’s pitch, and Kim Do-young’s ground ball to third base put the runners on first and third base with one out, and Na Seong-beom hit a sacrifice fly.
Then Samsung ran away with a home run again.
In the top of the third inning, with two outs and runners on first base, Diaz hit another home run. He attacked Yang Hyeon-jong’s second pitch, which came into the middle of the strike zone, with a 143 km/h fastball and connected it with a superior two-run gun.
Diaz, who hit consecutive home runs in the second game of PO, became the first batter in PS history to hit two consecutive home runs.
KIA immediately followed up with another point. In the bottom of the third inning, Kim Do-young and Na Seong-beom’s consecutive hits and Socrates Brito’s infield ground ball led to one out and 1st and 3rd bases, and Choi Hyeong-woo hit a timely hit to right.
Chances continued with one out and runners on first and third base, but KIA swallowed their disappointment as Lee Woo-seong struck out and Kim Tae-gun retired with a pitcher’s ground ball.
KIA, who had missed chances time and time again, ignited the chase with a home run in the 5th inning.
In the bottom of the 5th inning, leadoff hitter Choi Hyung-woo pulled in Samsung bullpen pitcher Kim Tae-hoon’s outside fastball and created a superior two-run arch.
Choi Hyeong-woo, who hit a home run at the age of 40 years, 10 months, and 12 days, set the PS record for the oldest home run. In the 5th game of KS on November 7, 2022, Kim Kang-min of SSG Landers broke the record of 40 years, 1 month, and 25 days against Kiwoom Heroes.
KIA then had the bases loaded with two outs as Kim Tae-gun, Lee Chang-jin, and Kim Sun-bin drew walks.
When Kim Do-young walked, Samsung pitcher Kim Yun-soo made a wild pitch, and both runners on second and third base hit home, making the score tied 5-5.
KIA succeeded in a comeback in the 6th inning.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Socrates’ hit to right, Samsung pitcher Lee Sang-min’s wild pitch, Choi Hyeong-woo’s advanced hit and Byun Woo-hyuk’s walk led to two outs and first and third bases, and Kim Tae-gun’s infield hit to the shortstop scored Socrates, the runner on third base.
The KIA bullpen decided to win without giving a single point.
Kwak Do-gyu, who came on the mound in the top of the 6th inning with the score at 5-5, allowed 1 hit and no runs in 1 inning, and Jang Hyun-sik, who took the mound in the top of the 7th inning, ended the 1st inning with a three-way retirement.
KIA faced a crisis in the top of the 8th inning. After Jang Hyun-sik made 2 bases with 1 out, Lee Jun-young and Jeon Sang-hyun faltered one after another, leaving the bases loaded with 2 outs.
Then, closing pitcher Jeong Hae-young was brought in early. Jeong Hae-young caught Lee Jae-hyeon with a shortstop fly and put out the fire in a hurry.
KIA, who had overcome the crisis, solidified their victory with a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning when Park Chan-ho hit a timely double that hit the left-center fence with a one-bounder in the bottom of the 8th inning with one out and runners on first base.
Jeong Hae-young, who stayed on the mound in the top of the 9th inning, finished with a three-way throw. Jeong Hae-young, who recorded 1⅓ innings of scoreless innings, earned his first save for KS.
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