KIA won a 13-3 victory against Changwon NC on the 26th thanks to the performance of the batters who scored 12 hits and 13 points. As a result, KIA recorded 37 wins, 1 draw, and 41 losses.
Head coach Kim Jong-kook said, 꽁머니사이트 “I think it would be good for the team and much more advantageous for pitchers if the central hitters did it once at the chance like yesterday.” “I want you to take turns only once at the chance to solve it,” he said with a bright smile.
Above all, coach Kim’s four points in the top of the seventh inning, which was chased 3-8 by giving up three points to NC in the bottom of the fifth inning, were encouraging. At that time, KIA, which added a point with the opponent’s shortstop’s choice as a fielder, was able to bring a victory with Ko Jong-wook’s superior three-point shot.
Head coach Kim Jong-kook said, “I was chased yesterday, but I think I won much more comfortably with (the late) Jong-wook’s home run.”
However, Mario Sanchez, who took the mound as a starting pitcher, showed a slight slowdown with nine hits, one walk, three strikeouts and three runs in five innings. Nevertheless, head coach Kim said, “I think it was a little hard because I threw it in three days. Still, he blocked it well until the fourth inning. It was hard in the last five innings, but I’m positive that there are no walks. A hit could be hit, but there was no ridiculous walk. He encouraged, saying, “I blocked it well with a minimum number of runs.
Kim Tae-gun, who joined KIA instead of Ryu Ji-hyuk through a one-on-one trade with the Samsung Lions on the 5th, was the only starting hitter to fail to report a hit against NC on the 26th. His final score is no hits, one walk, and no hits in three at-bats.
Head coach Kim Jong-kook said, “When I was at Samsung, I didn’t play every day, but now I’m playing every game as I’m the main catcher.” He says he’s okay, but it’s going to be physically difficult as he is old, he said, “I’m letting him play even if I overdo it for the starting pitcher and the middle pitcher, and he changed it as late as possible yesterday.” “There are pitchers who haven’t been able to work together yet, so I’m sending them to the game on purpose,” he explained.
Meanwhile, KIA set up the lineup with Choi Won-joon (1st baseman), Kim Do-young (3rd baseman), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (left fielder), Socrates Brito (center fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Ko Jong-wook (nominated hitter), Kim Tae-gun (catcher) and Park Chan-ho (shortstop). The starting pitcher is Yang Hyun-jong.