'5 runs in the 6th inning' kt, defeats SSG for 2 consecutive days, 4th consecutive win Defends sole 5th place
'5 runs in the 6th inning' kt, defeats SSG for 2 consecutive days, 4th consecutive win Defends sole 5th place
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KT Wiz defeated SSG Landers for two consecutive days and advanced to the fall baseball league.
KT won 9-3 in the away game against SSG Landers in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 24th, boasting the cohesion of the batting line with the excellent pitching of starting pitcher Eom Sang-baek.
With this, KT, which has won four games in a row, pushed SSG back by two games and maintained sole possession of 5th place.
SSG scored first.
In the bottom of the 4th, SSG's leadoff hitter, Jeong Jun-jae, hit a right-field hit and then stole a base, and with two outs, Han Yu-seom hit a right-field double to take the lead 1-0.
KT, who were being dragged along, turned the tide by scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th.
After leadoff hitter Jang Seong-woo walked, Hwang Jae-gyun hit a center-field single and Moon Sang-cheol hit a left-center double to make the score 1-1.
With runners on 2nd and 3rd base, Baek-ho Kang hit a 2-RBI single to right field, turning the score around to 3-1.
KT, with momentum, added 2 more points with the opponent's error and Sim Woo-jun's timely hit, running away with a 5-1 lead.
SSG recovered one point in the bottom of the 6th with Han Yu-seom's timely 한국을 hit, but KT added one point in the top of the 8th with Mel Rojas Jr.'s double, and then sealed the win with Shim Woo-jun's two-RBI timely hit in the top of the 9th.
KT starter Sang-Baek Eom pitched 5⅔ innings, allowing 6 hits and 2 runs, earning his 11th win (9 losses) of the season.
In Changwon, the leading KIA Tigers defeated the NC Dinos 2-0 amid an injury to ace James Nail.
In the top of the 5th inning, KIA broke the tight balance as Nail and Shin Min-hyeok engaged in a tight pitching duel.
After leadoff hitter Kim Seon-bin hit a center-field hit and stole second base, Chan-ho Park brought in a left-field RBI hit with two outs to score the first run.
In the top of the 9th inning, while holding a shaky lead, they added an additional point with Choi Won-jun's sacrifice fly with one out and runners on first and third base, taking the lead to 2-0 and seizing the opportunity to win.
KIA's starting pitcher Nail pitched 5 scoreless innings with 4 hits, earning his 12th win (5 losses) of the season and tying for first place in wins.
However, Nail was replaced after being hit in the face by a strong hit from NC's leadoff hitter Matt Davidson in the bottom of the 6th, raising concerns.