# KIA still won again. 5 consecutive wins + 1st place run, Yang Hyun-jong's first win

KIA won an away game against Hanwha 11-9 in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 13th.


Starting pitcher Yang Hyun-jong reported his first win of the season by allowing five hits, two walks, eight strikeouts and two runs in six innings, and garnered six runs in the third inning, including Ko Jong-wook's three-run homer, to secure the win early on. Foreign batter Socrates Brito, who had been suffering from sluggishness, also contributed to the win by making three hits and three RBIs. Choi Won-joon and Lee Woo-sung also made two hits, making all of the first hitters (the seventh in the league) for this season.

As the bullpen collapsed in the seventh inning, he allowed seven runs and a big inning, and was kicked out by two runs, but he did not allow a reversal. Jeon Sang-hyun, who pitched as a relief pitcher with the bases loaded with no outs in the eighth inning, handled Noh Si-hwan with an infield fly ball to the second base, and induced Kim Tae-yeon to play a double play at shortstop, putting to rest Hanwha's pursuit.

KIA, which recently won five consecutive games starting with the match against the LG Twins in Gwangju on the 9th, solidified its first place with 13 wins and 4 losses (.765 winning rate). Hanwha, which has lost two consecutive games, has slowed down to one win and seven losses in the last eight games, marking 9 wins and 9 losses, and its winning rate of 50% is also in jeopardy.

Meanwhile, all 12,000 seats at Hanwha Life Eagles Park were sold out as of 12:18 p.m. Tuesday. Starting with the season's final game against the Lotte Giants on Oct. 16 last year, Hanwha filled its full-capacity audience for eight consecutive games, including the opening three consecutive games at home against the KT Wiz from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31, the game against the Lotte Giants from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4, and the KIA from Oct. 12 to Oct. 13. As the game was sold out the most in consecutive games in Daejeon, there was one game including the second stadium, Cheongju. They played in front of the packed crowd for nine consecutive games, including six games against Daejeon from June 8 to 17, and three games against Cheongju from June 19 to 21. Only one game is left until this record.

From the start of the first inning, Hanwha had some bad news. Starting pitcher Kim Min-woo handled the first batter Seo Geon-chang with an infield fly ball, and threw balls against Choi Won-jun for one or two consecutive pitches, before feeling abnormal in his body. He raised his right hand and sent an autograph to the dugout to the first base. Pitcher coach Park Seung-min and his trainer visited the mound to check Kim's condition, but the cause of replacement was reported as he could no longer pitch.

According to the Hanwha Eagles, the reason for Kim's replacement was pain in his right elbow. All four balls were fastballs, but his ball speed only ranged from 137 to 138 kilometers. The speed was not far below the season average (141.7 kilometers) due to elbow pain. After icing after taking the mound, Kim will undergo a thorough examination on his elbow condition on Monday, June 15.

As Kim Min-woo was suddenly substituted after four pitches, Han Seung-joo hurriedly warmed up from the bullpen and took the mound. Han allowed no loss until the second inning, but allowed six runs and a big inning in the third inning, failing to overcome Kia's firepower. He also made poor defense mistakes and completely lost the momentum of the game to Kia.

After one out in the third inning, Kia Tigers had a chance to hit first and third base with Seo Kun-chang's walk and Choi Won-jun's hit in the middle. Choi failed to steal second base, and it seemed that the flow would be cut off with two outs and a third base, but Kim Do-young hit a two-seam fastball, which hit the top of the fence in left-center, by hitting Han Seung-joo's fourth pitch. Kim Do-young's RBI triple created Kia's first run.

The next batter, Choi Hyung-woo, also swung Han Seung-joo's first pitch to center field for a two-base hit. Then, when Socrates missed the ball, Hanwha's disappointing defense came out. It was a hit that fell between second baseman Kim Tae-yeon and center fielder Kim Kang-min, but the call did not work smoothly. It was a hit that could have been caught, but it ended up falling in front of Kim Kang-min. Meanwhile, second baseman Choi Hyung-woo entered the home ground and made it 3-0.

Kia continued to bite at the opponent's mistake. Lee Woo-sung's hit to the left field continued with runners at the first and second bases with two outs, and Ko Jong-wook's three-run homer exploded. He pushed the slider at the lower 126 kilometers outside the left-center fence in the second pitch. He had six runs and six big innings in the third inning alone, and Han Seung-joo garnered eight hits (one homer) and one walk and six runs in two ⅓ innings for the first time in this season.

KIA also scored two more runs against Hanwha relief pitcher Kim Kyu-yeon in the fourth inning. Choi Won-joon struck out following Seo Geon-chang's double hit and steal second base, but Hanwha first baseman Ahn Chi-hong's catch error, who failed to receive Roh Si-hwan's throw when Kim Do-young grounded out to third base, led to a chance to hit first and third base with one out. After Kim Do-young succeeded in stealing second base, Choi Hyung-woo automatically went out on four pitches to load the bases, and the score was widened to 8-0 when Socrates' timely two-run hit hit hit in front of the left fielder. Socrates, who added a timely hit to Hanwha relief pitcher Bae Min-seo in the sixth inning, announced a rebound with three hits and three RBIs.

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