KT Alford hits an RBI
Double with the bases loaded in the fifth inning during the baseball game between the KT Wiz and the Doosan Bears of the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 섯다 on August 17.
KT Wiz
Defeats the NC Dinos to secure second place in the standings.
KT won 6-2 against the NC Dinos in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Changwon NC Park on Aug. 13.
With the victory, KT, which won its second straight game, improved its season record to 67 wins, 3 losses and 53 draws, and widened the gap between it and third-place NC (64 wins, 2 losses and 53 draws) to 1.5 games.
NC
on the other hand, failed to win four straight games and had to postpone its chance to leapfrog into second place.
KT native ace Ko Young-pyo faced nine hits in six innings but limited them to two runs to complete his 19th quality start of the season (six or more innings of work and three or fewer earned runs) and earned his 11th win (seven starts).
At the plate, Anthony Alford led the way with a 2-for-5 performance with a double and two RBIs, while Jang Sung-woo also had a three-hit game. Leadoff hitter Kim Min-hyuk also had a valuable RBI, 온라인섯다 and Byung-ho Park hit a game-winning solo shot in the ninth inning.
NC took the early lead. After a leadoff double by Son As-seob in the first inning, Park Min-woo hit back-to-back doubles to bring home Son.
Down 2-0, KT answered right back in the top of the third. After a Shin Bong-ki walk and a sacrifice bunt by Kim Sang-soo, Kim Min-hyuk tied the game with a double to left-center field, and Alford followed with an RBI single.
NC did not stand still. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim Hyung-jun, batting with runners on first and third, singled up the middle to score Ko Young-pyo and tie the game at 2-2.
The game, which was quiet until the sixth inning, erupted in the seventh. KT got on the board.
With runners on first and second in the top of the seventh, Alford took a three-pitch cutter from reliever Song Myung-ki for a single, 카지노사이트랭크 allowing Kim Sang-soo to score from second base to regain the lead.
KT’s bats then ignited
In the top of the eighth, with runners on first and third, pinch-hitter Choi Soo-ho singled, and in the bases-loaded situation created by Lee Ho-yeon’s walk, Kim Sang-soo singled to score a run and make it 5-2.
In the top of the ninth, Park Byung-ho hit a solo shot off Han Jae-seung with the bases loaded to secure the win.
In the bottom of the ninth, Lee Sang-dong came on and shut down the NC bats to preserve the win.
NC was unable to capitalize on the bullpen fire as starter Tanner Tully pitched well with six innings of two-run ball.
In Gwangju
The visiting Lotte Giants rallied for a 3-1 rain-shortened win over the host KIA Tigers in the sixth inning.
With the win, Lotte snapped a three-game losing streak and moved to 56-64, trailing the sixth-place Doosan Bears by five games.
Meanwhile, KIA, which lost its second straight game, fell to 60-2-54 and dropped to fifth place, losing the fourth spot to SSG Landers, which did not play on the day due to a rainout.
For Lotte, starter Shim Jae-min shut down the KIA bats with five innings of one-run ball to earn his second win of the season. It was his first win as a starter in 10 years.
The bats pounded out five hits in the sixth inning, with Ahn Chi-hong having a two-RBI game. The game was tied 0-0 in the second inning, but Lotte took the lead.
Ahn Chi-hong
Hits a single with the bases loaded in the fourth inning of the baseball game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins during the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League baseball game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea, on June 23.
LOTTE
Scored the first run of the game when Lee Hak-joo singled and Hwang Sung-bin bunted to load the bases with no outs, and Yoon Dong-hee hit a grounder to the third baseman to bring home Han Dong-hee.
Jung Hoon
Then struck out, but Ahn Chi-hong hit a two-run double to left field to bring all runners home and make it 3-0.
After surrendering the lead, KIA fought back in the bottom of the fifth.
With two outs, Lee Woo-sung hit an RBI single to start the rally.
However, KIA didn’t have any more chances. At the start of the sixth inning, heavy rain poured down and the game was suspended at 9:10 pm.
Umpires waited for more than 40 minutes for the rain to stop, but it only got heavier and heavier, and the rain call was made at 9:56 p.m., 46 minutes later. It was the third time this season.
KIA starter Yang Hyun-jong took the loss, allowing three runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts in five innings. It was Yang’s 377th career start, 고스톱 tying him with Song Jin-woo for first place on the KBO’s all-time list.
The game between the Doosan Bears and SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium was canceled due to rain before the game.