The Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) have rattled off five consecutive wins to stay on top of the standings. Two-hit harmony shined.
Kia Tigers cruised to an 11-2 victory over the NC Dinos in the regular season finale of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at NC Park in Changwon on Tuesday. With the win, Kia improved to 34-20-1 with a five-game winning streak and a three-game series sweep of NC.
On the mound, Hwang Dong-ha pitched six innings of eight-hit ball (two home runs) on 85 pitches with four walks, six strikeouts and two runs allowed. He set a new career-high for strikeouts in a debut quality start.
Hwang Dong-ha, 바카라사이트 who picked up his first win in Changwon on April 18, once again had one of his best days in Changwon, picking up his second win.
Kim Sa-yoon, who followed Hwang on the mound, pitched three innings of four-hit ball, striking out four and walking none to earn the save. Hwang Dong-ha and Kim Sa-yoon combined for the four-hit shutout win.
At the plate,
Socrates had five hits, including a home run, two RBIs and one run scored, while Park Chan-ho, Kim Sun-bin, Kim Tae-gun and Choi Won-joon also had multi-hit performances. They combined for 14 hits. It was Socrates’ first five-hit game in his KBO debut.
“Hwang Dong-ha made a great contribution to the team’s victory by pitching a quality start for the first time since his debut, and it’s encouraging to see him improving with each appearance,” said Lee Bum-ho. “I also want to praise the pitching staff for pitching at least five innings in five consecutive games, including today’s game, and Kim Sa-yoon also pitched a multi-inning game with a save.”
“In the batting lineup, all the players who started played evenly. From Park Chan-ho in the top of the order to Choi Won-joon in the ninth, all the hitters were active with RBIs,” he said, ”especially Socrates, who lived up to the coach’s expectations with five hits. 온라인카지노사이트 I’m looking forward to seeing him come alive today. Won-jun Choi also led the offense well with a multi-hit game and a run scored.”
“We are happy to have successfully concluded our last midweek series in May. We look forward to the next game against KT at home this weekend and hope to have a great game with our fans.”