8th Win of the Season in the Return Match of An Woo-jin
8th Win of the Season in the Return Match of An Woo-jin… Kiwoom Catches Lotte and Wins First Streak in August
Kiwoom rookie catcher Kim Dong-heon is the 6th season 2 wedge solo shot
Kiwoom Heroes, the lowest in professional baseball, won two days in a row thanks to ace Ace Woo-jin Ahn who returned to the mound and rookie catcher Kim Dong-heon"s wedge home run.
Kiwoom won a 5-2 come-from-behind home game against the Lotte Giants in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 19th.
It is the first time in August that Kiwoom has won consecutive victories, and it has been 27 days since two consecutive victories against Busan Lotte on July 22-23.
An Woo-jin, who was canceled from the first team for rest on the 9th, won 8 wins (7 losses) of the season with 4 hits, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts and 2 runs in 6 innings in the starter return match.
Ahn Woo-jin gave up three walks because his breaking ball was somewhat shaken, but he overcame the crisis with a fastball with a maximum speed of 156 km/h.
Lotte scored two points against An Woo-jin, who was shaking at the beginning of the game.
In the first inning, 1 point was scored by Lee Jeong-hoon"s infield grounder at second and third base, which was made with Ahn Kwon-soo"s single hit and Kim Min-seok"s double, and in the second inning, Ahn Kwon-soo"s sacrifice fly with one single hit and two walks filled the bases with one out. paid
An Woo-jin, who succeeded in holding out without giving up a lot of runs in the beginning of the game, was responsible for up to the 6th inning.
Kiwoom hitters supported Ace with a concentrated attack.
In the 4th inning, 1 out and 3rd base, which was trailing 0-2, Lee Joo-hyung’s sacrifice fly followed up with 1 point. turned over
Kim Dong-heon appeared as a pinch hitter in the 6th inning and attacked Lotte Lee In-bok’s slider and hit a 1-run homer, the second wedge of the season.
Kiwoom added 1 point to Kim Jun-wan"s timely hit in the 8th inning with 1 company and 2nd base, putting a wedge in the victory.
Kiwoom finisher Lim Chang-min, who took the mound in the 9th inning and kept the team victory, harvested his 20th save of the season.
Lotte paid the price of missing scoring opportunities with defeat.
Na Kyun-an, who returned to the first team after recovering from a thigh injury, took 5 losses (6 wins) in the season with 6 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts and 3 runs in 5 innings.