KIA has 80 wins in the eighth inning of the drama

KIA came from behind to win 5-2 at the 2024 professional baseball game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Sunday. Yang pitched seven innings with 10 strikeouts and one run scored. He garnered four runs in the eighth inning, including Socrates' equalizer and Kim Do-young's come-from-behind hit, to secure its 80th win in a row.   

A fierce battle between Yang, who started with 11 wins at Kia, and Yasiel Furado, who started with 10 wins at Kiwoom, took place. Yang staged a strikeout show with his fast-paced commitment to catch Kiwoom hitters. Even afterwards, Yang displayed his fastballs and fastballs, rendering Kia's strong batting line lethargic. The game was also held at an early speed. 

Kiwoom scored the first run in the first inning. After the first hit, Lee Ju-hyung hit in the middle of the right and ran to the second base. He penetrated the opponent's loose play in the right field. Song then hit left-handed hits to lead to first and third, and Kim Hye-sung hit a fly ball to right field to take a 1-0 lead. When Kim Gun-hee hit a ball, Kim Do-young made a mistake to throw the ball to the first base, but the score did not follow. Yang was blocked by Yang Hyeon-jong, who later revived. 

Kia tied the game at the bottom of the third inning due to a series of errors by its opponent third baseman Ko Young-woo. Park Chan-ho stepped on the first base due to a catch error at the third base, and Socrates only grounded out to the third base, but the third baseman's bad pitches made the ball to get to the first and third bases with one out. Kim Do-young evened the game by calling in the third baseman with a ground ball. 

His offense in the bottom of the second inning was regrettable. Kim Sun-bin and Lee Woo-sung had consecutive hits after one loss to secure the first and third bases with one out, but Han Jun-su struck out. He got off to a rough start by only hitting a ground ball to Choi Won-joon to the second base. He lost ground to Furado's pitching capability. Choi had a chance to hit the leadoff hitter in the seventh inning and a bunt to send him to the second base, but his hitters remained silent. 

When Yang Hyun-jong, who had been throwing well, went down, the flow changed. Kiwoom made the first and third bases with pinch hitter Won Sung-joon's right-handed hit and Lee Ju-hyung's heavy hit after two outs. Song Sung-moon drew a walk against Kwak Do-gyu, who made a target, and expanded it to the bases. Kim Hye-sung also got a walk after Lee Seung-eui to take a 2-1 lead.  토토사이트

The mood seemed to be going over, but Kia's offensive started. In the bottom of the eighth inning, leadoff hitter Choi Won-joon got on base with a heavy hit, and Socrates hit a timely hit that penetrated three consecutive seasons with one out and two on the second base, which was made with a send-off bunt, bringing the game to square one. Kim Do-young then turned the tables with a lucky triple when she hit the third base. By scoring 100 RBIs, he became the third player in the team's history to score 30 home runs, 30 steals, 100 RBIs, and 100 RBIs. Na Sung-bum widened the gap to 5-2 with a sacrifice fly to the left field and Kim Sun-bin's double to the left. 

After turning the tables, Jung took the mound at the top of the ninth inning to allow no run during one inning to keep the win. He became the third Korean to post 30 saves in two years. Yang failed to win, but pitched well through the seventh inning with as many as 10 strikeouts, allowing two hits, one walk, and one run. It was also the first time in 488 days that the game with 10 strikeouts was held since the game against Gwangju SSG on May 9, 2023. Kiwoom Furado defended well by allowing one run on his own volley until the seventh inning, but ended up collapsing after three hits in the eighth inning.