Kiwoom Heroes secured the winning series during the week thanks to the hot blows of the other line.
Kiwoom won 13-2 in the match against KT Wiz in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 26th. With this victory, Kiwoom ran for two consecutive wins.
The Kiwoom batting line, which was worried about poor scoring power, showed a cool and hot hit in the game that day. He had 13 hits and 2 homers across the batting line. Edison Russell made a big success with 3 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, 6 RBIs and 1 run, and Hyung-Jong Lee also hit his first home run after transferring. Lee Yong-kyu and Park Chan-hyuk hit multi-hits. Kiwoom had its first double-digit scoring game this season.
Starting pitcher Eric Yokishi recorded a victory with 8 hits (1 home run), 2 walks, 3 strikeouts and 2 runs in 6 innings. It’s the 3rd win of the season. The bullpen led by Kim Dong-hyuk (1 inning scoreless) – Kim Seong-jin (1 inning scoreless) – Yang Hyun (1 inning scoreless) kept the victory.
With this defeat, KT fell into a 5-game losing streak. Starting pitcher Wes Benjamin collapsed with 7 hits (2 homers), 3 walks, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts and 5 runs in 5⅓ innings, becoming a losing pitcher. Anthony Alford hit his third home run of the season, but the team’s defeat faded.
Kiwoom took the lead with a two-run home run by Russell after Lee Yong-gyu’s hit in the first inning.
KT made up for one point with Alford’s solo home run in the third inning.
Kiwoom took a chance with two bases loaded with a hit by Park Chan-hyuk in the 4th inning, a ball hit by Lee Hyung-jong, and a walk by Lee Jung-hoo. Russell didn’t miss a golden opportunity and scored two RBIs on time, widening the score to 4-1. ㅋㅋㅋ벳
In the 6th inning, KT’s lead batter, Alford, quickly got into scoring range with a double. Park Byeong-ho hit a true base, and Kang Baek-ho caught up with one point with a timely hit with one RBI.
Kiwoom ran away again with a solo home run by Hyungjong Lee in the 6th inning. In the 7th inning, Kim Hye-seong walked, Kim Hwi-jip walked, Lee Ji-young Jin-ru, Park Chan-hyeok 2 RBI doubles, Jeon Byeong-woo walk, Lee Hyeong-jong 1 RBI and timely hit, Lee Jung-hoo 1 RBI and timely hit, Russell 2 RBI and double, Kim Hye-seong 1 RBI and timely hit, putting a wedge in the game. In the 8th inning, Kim Jun-wan added a point with a sacrifice fly.