KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho won a valuable victory in his regular league debut game. The team won the opening game of the 2024 professional baseball game against the Kiwoom Heroes 7-5 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Sunday. The batting lineup recorded 13 hits, and the bullpen also maintained the win by pitching perfect pitching.
In the top of the first inning, Crowe hit a preemptive two-run home run by Choi Joo-hwan, but he scored five runs and made a big inning in the bottom of the first inning. Choi Hyung-woo hit a tiebreaking two-run double, Kim Sun-bin’s timely turnaround, and Hwang Dae-in’s two-run grounder came out. In the fourth inning, Choi Won-joon hit a superior solo shot and Socrates hit a right-handed hit to bring about the win.
Will Crowe took the mound until the middle of the sixth inning to win his first game. He allowed six hits (one homer) and one walk, five walks, and five earned runs (four earned) in five ⅔ innings. After being hit by a two-run shot in the first inning, he pitched in a stable manner until the fifth inning. Left-hander Kwak Do-gyu had an out count after the second inning in the sixth inning, followed by Jeon Sang-hyeon in the seventh inning, Choi Ji-min in the seventh inning, and Jeong Hae-young in the ninth inning, who continued a scoreless streak by displaying powerful ball power.
After the game, players gathered in unison to celebrate Lee’s first victory by pouring water and beverages into the stadium after an interview with the coach. This provided a glimpse into the intimacy between the coach and the players. The 20,000 spectators also gave a big round of applause to the coach and players who led the team to its victory in the opening game for the first time in seven years. Notably, the 20,000 spectators did not leave and cheered for Lee twice.
Coach Lee Bum-ho said after the game, “Thanks to the players’ best efforts, I was able to sever the coach’s first win and consecutive losses in opening games. I want to thank all the players. Although Crow lost some points today, he made his first appearance easy. The pitching staff that followed Crow did not allow any points, and they performed very well.”
“The center hitter did his part, and Choi Won-jun’s homer, which didn’t feel good about hitting in the exhibition game, contributed to the victory,” Lee said in a round of applause. “I also want to compliment Lee’s active base running.” Lee was sluggish at 7.4 percent in the exhibition game, but his home run contributed to the victory. Lee showed off his base running when Hwang Dae-in hit third base at the second base in the first inning.
Coach Lee finally said, “The crowd came to see us for the opening game today, and we were able to win because of the enthusiastic support from the fans. I sincerely thank you. I will repay you with a good game tomorrow.” At 1:50 p.m. on the day, 25,000 seats were full, showing expectations for the opening game of KIA baseball.
BY: 카지노사이트