Last-place Kiwoom Defeats LG for 5th Straight Win… Park Hae-min Takes Advantage of Base Running Error to Win Comeback
The professional baseball team Kiwoom Heroes achieved a thrilling comeback victory over the LG Twins, who committed a critical base-running error at the critical moment.
Kiwoom won 4-2 in the home game against LG in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 2nd.
Kiwoom, last place, went on a five-game winning streak.
The game was decided by a battle of wits.
Kiwoom was tied up by LG starter Casey Kelly and fell behind 1-2 until the seventh inning.
Starting pitcher Ariel Jurado pitched well, allowing only 2 runs through the 7th inning, but the batting lineup continued to be silent at every scoring opportunity, continuing the frustrating game. 슬롯사이트 Kiwoom was in danger of allowing another run in the top of the 8th inning.
Kiwoom bullpen Joo Seung-woo induced Park Hae-min to ground out to 2nd base, but 2nd baseman Kim Hye-seong made a throwing error, putting a runner on 1st base without an out.
After that, Kiwoom allowed Park Hae-min to steal second base and gave up a base hit to Hong Chang-ki.
At this time, the goddess of luck smiled on Kiwoom.
With one out and a runner on third, LG's next batter Shin Min-jae made a squeeze bunt, and at this time, Park Hae-min, the runner on third, made a critical mistake.
Park Hae-min, who was rushing home, made a difficult play by stopping in front of home plate when Kiwoom pitcher Joo Seung-woo caught the ball. Joo Seung-woo made a mistake by dropping the ball, and Park Hae-min was tagged out at home because he stopped in the middle.
This scene completely changed the mood of both teams.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, when Kiwoom was down 1-2, leadoff hitter Kim Hye-seong hit a lucky double to left off LG's third pitcher Jung Woo-young, hitting shortstop Koo Bon-hyeok.
After that, Song Seong-moon hit a tying RBI single to right field, and Choi Joo-hwan hit a go-ahead RBI double over the center fielder, turning the game around to 3-2.
Kiwoom continued to push.
They scored another run with pinch hitter Lee Yong-gyu's left-field hit and Kim Jae-hyun's sacrifice hit to center field.
Kiwoom's closer Cho Sang-woo was in a crisis with runners on first and second base in the 9th inning, but he forced Ham Chang-geon into a double play to secure the win.
Song Sung-moon had 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 RBI, and 1 run, and Choi Joo-hwan had 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 RBI, and 1 run.