KIA bullpen failed to keep 10-3' lost even after using Cho Sang-woo and Jung Hae-young…It's already the 11th come-from-behind loss
KIA bullpen failed to keep 10-3' lost even after using Cho Sang-woo and Jung Hae-young…It's already the 11th come-from-behind loss
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The KIA Tigers ended its two-game winning streak by suffering a come-from-behind loss. Their three-game winning streak and three-game sweep during weekdays went up in smoke amid the collapse of the bullpen.온라인바카라
KIA, led by head coach Lee Bum-ho, lost 10-11 in Game 6 between the teams against the Kiwoom Heroes of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 7th. It failed to continue the momentum that made the team win for two consecutive days against Kiwoom on the 5th and 6th.
KIA's right-hander Young-gun and Hwang Dong-ha, who started the game as starting pitcher on the day, played his part by allowing two hits, one walk, four strikeouts and one run in five innings. With runners on the second and third bases with no outs in the top of the sixth inning when the score was 1-1, pinch hitter Choi Hyung-woo's three-run double hit took the lead in the game. Park Jung-woo's RBI timely hit and Kim Do-young's RBI timely hit added two more runs to take a 5-1 lead.
Kia gave up two runs to Kiwoom in the bottom of the sixth inning, but combined Park Chan-ho's walk to push, Kim Sun-bin's timely RBI single, and Kim Do-young's three-run double to lead the team to a 10-3 victory in an instant in the top of the eighth inning. Considering the flow of the game and the remaining innings, it was natural that the team would lose the game.
However, Kia's defense in the bottom of the eighth inning was a nightmare. At the start of the inning, left-hander Choi Ji-min, who took the mound, walked Song Sung-moon and Choi Joo-hwan on base in a row, causing a crisis on the first and second bases with no outs.
The KIA bench urgently replaced the pitcher. Veteran right-hander Kim Geon-guk was deployed to break Kiwoom`s pursuit. However, the situation worsened with the bases loaded with no outs as even Kim allowed Yasiel Puig to hit left-handed.
Kim first induced Ruben Cardinez to ground out in front of the third baseman, and overcame a crisis when the third baseman was forced out of the home ground. Immediately after, however, he got an RBI timely hit by Lim, making the score 10-4.
Kim Geon-guk completely collapsed with the bases loaded with one out. Kim Tae-jin allowed a grand slam, narrowing the score to 10-8. He bowed his head as his 149km/h fastball made sense.
KIA bench put setup man Cho Sang-woo on the mound to put out the urgent fire. Cho Sang-woo had to dampen Kiwoom's momentum, but he was shaken when Cho Sang-woo also gave up a walk to Kim Dong-heon.
Cho Sang-woo struck out Oh Sun-jin, a pinch hitter, and took a breather. However, he failed to compete with Lee Yong-kyu, the Kiwoom's oldest player, and gave up a walk, leading the tying runner to get on base with two outs and runners on first and second bases.
KIA bench threw a winning move here. He tried to prevent additional runs in the bottom of the eighth inning by putting in the closing pitcher Jung Hae-young early. Expectations were placed on the part where Jung Hae-young showed good condition by making two strikeouts and a scoreless save in one inning on the 6th.
Kia's hope, however, turned into despair. With Song's walk to the base, Jeong was on the verge of loading the bases, and immediately got a three-run double off Choi Joo-hwan. KIA lost the lead of seven points instantly.
Kia failed to target Kiwoom closer Joo Seung-woo in its last attack during the regular innings at the top of the ninth inning, and knelt down. Three consecutive wins, which seemed to have been achieved, disappeared like a mirage.
Kia has already suffered 11 come-from-behind losses even though it is in the early stages of the pennant race. The contrast is with the first-runner Hanwha Eagles who came from behind to win the most 15 come-from-behind wins.
Kia recorded 16 wins and 19 losses this season, failing to narrow its gap with fifth-ranked KT Wiz (18 wins, 18 losses and two draws). It also tied for sixth, 1.5 games behind SSG Landers. As it has no gap with eighth-ranked NC Dinos (15 wins and 18 losses), it could see its ranking decline any time.