‘Late-night battle for 1st and 2nd made by rain’ Byun Woo-hyuk blasts Kia to 3rd straight win.

Kia has won three in a row in a twist of fate. Samsung packs up empty-handed after failing to chase down top-ranked Kia.

The Kia Tigers won the final game of their midweek three-game series against the Samsung Lions 10-4 in a rain-delayed late-night battle at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on Monday. The victory extended Kia’s winning streak to three games in a row, sweeping both games against Samsung except for the rain-canceled game on the 16th. They extended their lead in the standings to 6.5 games over Samsung, who were second before the series. Samsung, on the other hand, lost its second straight game and dropped to third place, behind the LG Twins, whose game was canceled due to rain. Both teams were in second and third place without a win before this game. Kia and second-place LG were separated by six games.

The rain was a huge factor. As expected of a battle between the top two teams, the game was close from the start. KIA took the first lead. In the bottom of the second inning, Byun Woo-hyuk hit a leadoff double and scored on a wild pitch by Samsung’s starting pitcher Connor to set the tone early.

Samsung quickly turned the game around in the top of the third inning. No. 2 Lee Jae-hyun hit a three-run shot off Kia’s Aldred. Aldred’s changeup was well placed, but Lee Jae-hyun technically picked it up and sent it straight to the left-field foul pole at Champions Field. It was Lee’s ninth home run of the season.

However, manager Park Jin-man was called for an ejection. After Lee Jae-hyun’s home run, Kang Min-ho hit a straight ball toward first base with the bases loaded. Seo Gun-chang missed the ball, stepped on the first base bag, caught Kang Min-ho, and threw to second base. Tag situation. The initial call was safe. However, KIA requested a video review and the call was overturned to an out. Coach Park then stormed out of the dugout to protest. He argued that Kia shortstop Park Chan-ho had obstructed the base at second base. He could 토토사이트 순위 have requested a video review of the play, but he was ejected for protesting the call without requesting one.

Kia tied the game in the bottom of the third. As if Lee Jae-hyun’s home run hadn’t hurt his pride, Choi Won-joon answered with a huge solo shot. And then came the rain. After Choi Won-joon’s home run, Kim Do-young walked, and suddenly, a huge downpour came. The game was suspended at 7:35 p.m. The rain quickly stopped, but it took time to clear the already wet infield. An hour and five minutes later, at 8:40 p.m., play resumed.

With the rest of the field drying out, the teams were in the bottom of the third inning, and the starting pitchers’ shoulders had already cooled off and the game had turned into a bullpen battle.

It was the Tigers who won this battle. In the fourth inning, Park Chan-ho and Choi Won-joon hit back-to-back RBI singles to take the lead. In the bottom of the fifth inning, the game was effectively over. Three consecutive singles by Socrates, Kim Sun-bin, and Byun Woo-hyuk, an error by the Samsung fielding staff, and a single by Choi Hyung-woo, who was pulled from the lineup due to fatigue. This was the moment when Lee Beom-ho realized that a run would be enough to break Samsung’s spirit.

True to his word, Samsung collapsed, and Seo Geon-chang’s two-run double was the final blow.

Kia added an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh on Choi Chae-heung’s pushing bunt single. The only consolation for Samsung was Lee Sung-gyu’s solo shot in the top of the eighth.

Kia was led at the plate by Byun Woo-hyuk, who had three hits, one RBI, and three runs scored. Kim Do-young was the designated hitter and played third base on the day, and despite not getting many at-bats, he played solid defense. Seo Gun-chang, Choi Won-joon, Socrates, and Kim Sun-bin also had multi-hit performances.

Kia didn’t panic at the sudden change in starting pitching and secured a valuable victory with the help of Lee Jun-young, Lee Hyung-beom, Kyuk Do-gyu, Lim Ki-young, Kim Seung-hyun, and Kim Sa-yoon. Given that Kim Do-hyun was scheduled to start against the Hanwha Eagles on the 19th, it was a good strategy to keep the pitching rotation short in preparation for his second straight start.

Samsung’s coach Jung Dae-hyun, who serves as both head coach and pitching coach, took over the game after Park was ejected, but lost the pitching battle to KIA.

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