# '2nd place Mercury' Kia, Flower Director Tuta Balance 'Very Satisfied'

The Kia Tigers, led by Lee Bum-ho, snapped a three-game losing streak to stay in sole possession of second place. The victory was fueled by a strong pitching performance from left-hander Young-gun Yoon and an explosive batting lineup.

Kia won the 12th game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League against the Doosan Bears 8-2 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Monday. The victory avenged back-to-back losses to Doosan on July 7 and 8.

With the win, Kia improved to 37 wins, 26 losses, and one tie on the season and moved into sole possession of second place, one game behind third-place Doosan (37-28-2). They also closed the gap on first-place LG Twins (38 wins, 26 losses, and two draws). The ninth-place KT Wiz (27 wins, 36 losses, and one draw) trailed them by 0.5 games.

Kia got a solid performance from second-year left-hander Yoon Young-cheol, who started the game. Yoon threw five innings of five-hit ball, allowing one run on three hits with four walks and four strikeouts to earn his fifth win of the season.

The Kia bullpen also kept Doosan at bay as Jeon Sang-hyun pitched a scoreless sixth inning with one strikeout and one walk and Kwak Do-gyu pitched a scoreless seventh inning with one hit and two strikeouts.

The Kia bats were also strong. Park Chan-ho had one hit, one RBI and one run scored, Kim Do-young had two hits, one walk and two runs scored, Na Sung-beom had two hits, three RBI and one run scored, Choi Hyung-woo had one hit, one walk and one run scored, Lee Woo-sung had two hits and one RBI, Socrates Brito had one hit, one walk and one run scored, Choi Won-joon [토토](https://www.totopick.pro) had one hit, one home run, three RBI, one run scored and one walk, and Hong Jong-pyo had one hit and one run scored.

After the game, manager Lee Bum-ho said, “It was a well-balanced offense. Yoon Young-cheol has been pitching a bit disappointing lately, but today he fulfilled the manager's expectations by pitching five scoreless innings.” ‘The bullpen pitchers who came in after him also did their part and pitched well,’ Lee said.

"The offense stood out early on. In the first inning, Na Sung-beom did a great job as the center fielder, hitting the game-winning two-run single.” ”Kim Do-young created a lot of chances with three hits. Choi Won-joon's three-run home run was also a big contributor to the team's victory when we needed extra runs."

Kia dropped a losing series to the Lotte Giants in Gwangju this week, followed by a winning series to Doosan in Jamsil. The two wins and four losses on the week were disappointing, but it was significant to regain second place.

Coach Lee Bum-ho said, “The players did their best this week. We will prepare well to play better next week,” said Lee, adding, ‘I would like to thank the fans for their support until the end.’

Meanwhile, KIA will take a day off on the 10th before returning to action on the 11th to play a three-game midweek series against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon.

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