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Kiwoom won 5-3 against the Samsung Lions of the "2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League" at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 10th. Kiwoom (58 wins, 3 draws and 81 losses), which won three consecutive games, escaped from the bottom as ninth-ranked Hanwha (56 wins, 6 draws and 79 losses) lost to NC on the same day. Kiwoom fell to ninth place and Hanwha fell to 10th place.
Kim Hye-sung, who returned after winning the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games, led the team to victory by playing two hits, two RBIs and one run in four at-bats. Kim Hye-sung became the 115th player in the KBO League to score 500 points in his career and became the sole leader in the league's most hits (185).
Lee Jung-hoo, who is about to advance to the Major League, came out as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and said his last greetings to the fans. Fans capped Lee Jung-hoo's end with generous applause. Lim Ji-yeol hit his fifth home run of the season and swung three hits in four at-bats, one home run, two RBIs and two runs. With a two-run homer in the eighth inning, he became the winner of the game.
Starting pitcher Kim Sun-ki pitched well with four hits, two walks and one strikeout in five innings, but the bullpen failed to keep the victory. The bullpen, which led to Kim Jae-woong (1 inning scoreless), Cho Young-gun (1 inning scoreless), Ha Young-min (three runs and two earned runs in 0 innings), Moon Sung-hyun (1 inning scoreless), and Lim Chang-min (1 inning scoreless scoreless), allowed a tie but did not allow a reversal. Lim won 26 saves in the season.
Samsung, which lost three consecutive games, struggled with starting pitcher Hwang Dong-jae's five hits, two walks, one strikeout and three runs (two earned runs) in five innings, but did not receive scoring support from the batters. Kim Ji-chan and Kim Sung-yoon, who returned from the Hangzhou Asian Games, both hit hits, and Jose Pirella also played multi-hit, but failed to prevent the team's defeat.
In the top of the first inning, Kim Sung-yoon and Koo Ja-wook made consecutive hits, creating chances with one out and runners on first and second bases. However, Kang Min-ho blew his chance by hitting a double play.
Kiwoom quickly entered the scoring position with leadoff hitter Kim Hye-sung hitting a double in the bottom of the first inning. Ronnie Dawson and Lee Ju-hyung were both silent, and Song Sung-moon also hit a grounder toward second base, but Kim Hye-sung succeeded in scoring first when second baseman's catch error came out.
Samsung's leadoff hitter Jose Pirella got on base with a hit in the top of the second inning, and Ryu Ji-hyuk drew a walk. Kim Hyun-joon made a sacrifice bunt and created a chance with one out and runners on second and third bases, but the inning ended without scoring with a double play when Pirella was tagged out while trying to get home on Lee Jae-hyun's grounder.
Kiwoom's leadoff hitter Lim Ji-yeol hit a hit in the bottom of the second inning and stole second base. Lee Yong-kyu drew a walk, but Kim Hye-sung hit a ground ball to shortstop and failed to score a run away. In the fourth inning, Kim Dong-hun struck out and Lee Yong-kyu hit a grounder to third base, but Kim Hye-sung hit a two-run timely hit to make it 3-0. 스포츠토토
Samsung's leadoff hitter Kim Ji-chan hit a hit in the top of the sixth inning. Kiwoom deployed reliever Kim Jae-woong. Kim Sung-yoon hit a fly ball to second base, and Koo Ja-wook hit a double play and failed to take advantage of the opportunity.
Samsung, which continued to be dragged by Kiwoom, had a great opportunity in the eighth inning. Leadoff hitter Kim Hyun-joon hit a hit, and pinch-hitter An Joo-hyung and Oh Jae-il drew walks in succession to load the bases with no outs. Samsung, which recovered one point with Kim Ji-chan's RBI infield hit, hit an RBI timely hit by Kim Sung-yoon and third baseman Lee Sung-kyu came home and tied the score 3-3.
Kiwoom, which allowed a tie, created a no-out first base chance with leadoff hitter Song Sung-moon hitting a hit in the bottom of the eighth inning. Kim Hwi-jip struck out, but Lim Ji-yeol hit a two-run home run to give the team the lead again. Lee Jung-hoo then came out as a pinch hitter and played his last at-bat in the KBO League. Lee Jung-hoo, who had a close game with his old teammate Kim Tae-hoon to the full count, was pulled out with a ground ball to shortstop after a 12-pitch match.
Samsung's leadoff hitter Jose Pirella got on base with an infield hit in the top of the ninth inning. But in the end, it didn't lead to a score.