The bats of the Kia Tigers demolished the ‘nemesis’ that had left them with two heartbreaking losses this season. The Tigers’ batting lineup, which includes slugger Na Sung-bum and top prospect Kim Do-young, was not afraid of anyone.
KIA cruised to a 7-0 victory over the Doosan Bears in the 11th game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Saturday. The win extended the Tigers’ winning streak to nine games and kept their late-season momentum going. KIA’s nine-game winning streak is the longest in 3730 days since June 20, 2013.
Kia was highlighted by a complete game shutout from Thomas Pannoni on the mound. Pannoni shut down the Doosan bats with six innings of three-hit ball, seven strikeouts and no walks.
KIA’s batters responded to Pannoni’s dominant performance. First, Na Sung-beom swung the bat hard. With the score tied at 0-0 in the top of the third inning, he hit a two-run home run off Doosan starter Kwak Bin.
In a one-pitch, one-strike at-bat, Na took a three-pitch, 122-kilometer curveball from Kwak with a perfect swing. He didn’t miss the pitch, which was high in the middle of the strike zone, and pulled it over the right field fence for a 125-meter shot.
Na’s 15th home run of the season came against Dusan, who hadn’t hit a single home run all season. The joy of hitting a home run against his former club in League 3 was a bonus.
KIA completely destroyed Kwak-Bin in the top of the fourth inning. After Kim Tae-gun led off with a walk, Choi Won-joon singled up the middle to put runners on first and second, and Park Chan-ho followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0. 카지노사이트
In the next at-bat, Kim Do-young walked Kwak Bin. He blasted a two-run home run to make the score 5-0 and completely shift the game in KIA’s favor.
In a one-ball, one-strike at-bat, Kim took a three-pitch, 146-kilometer fastball from Kwak-Bin and launched it over the left field fence for a 125-meter drive. The ball was pitched deep to his body, but he swung hard and got a thrilling touch.