Choi Won-joon took a break and Lee Woo-sung made a mistake...KIA 'Kim Do-young in Omaebulmang' 'Duck' in defensive concentration and batting cohesion
Choi Won-joon took a break and Lee Woo-sung made a mistake...KIA 'Kim Do-young in Omaebulmang' 'Duck' in defensive concentration and batting cohesion
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The KIA Tigers in the professional baseball league has suffered a bitter taste of defeat as its defense line faltered once again. When center fielder Choi Won-joon was removed from the starting list in order to "cool down" after committing an error-prone play, left fielder Lee Woo-sung missed the ball and gave up a chance to lose the game. In order for the team to rebound, the team needs to focus on defense and strengthen teamwork.
KIA lost 1-5 in an away game against the LG Twins during the 2025 KBO League regular season held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Sunday. Even though it took a day off due to rain, the team failed to make a turnaround, and ended up losing consecutive games. Kia, which lost its eighth game (four wins), ranks ninth after the 10th Hanwha Eagles (four wins and nine losses).메이저사이트
The problem is that mistakes are made repeatedly at a critical moment. KIA was in crisis with two outs and full base when starting pitcher Adam Aller allowed a hit to Park Dong-won and hit Koo Bon-hyuk's body with the ball, and gave up a walk to Park Hae-min. Then, with Hong Chang-ki's timely hit, left fielder Lee Woo-sung's clumsy defense came out. Lee could not catch the ball flowing straight to the front. Then, as he threw the ball to the second base, first baseman Park Hae-min easily penetrated the ball home. Suddenly, the score was 0-3.
Kia's defense continued to falter after that. Third baseman Byun Woo-hyuk, shortstop Park Chan-ho and second baseman Kim Kyu-sung were in a hurry. It was in stark contrast to LG, which has solidified its infield defense centered on Shin Min-jae and Oh Ji-hwan.
It was even more painful because Choi Won-jun was excluded from the starting game. Choi Won-jun, the main center fielder, missed Moon Bo-kyung's pitch in the bottom of the first inning with a 2-0 lead in the first game of the weekend series against LG on the 4th. The ball hit the glove and was recorded as a double, but it was a disappointing play. KIA, which allowed the tie, eventually lost 2-8. Ahead of the match against LG on the 6th, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, "One way is to have Won-jun do his hair. In Jamsil, where the ground is wide, we are trying to use Park Jung-woo, who has excellent defense."
The lack of cohesion of the team's batters also contributed to the loss. Park returned to the mound after a 12-day hiatus, but failed to display stellar performance, as he recorded one hit in four at-bats. Choi Hyung-woo, No. 4, and Patrick Wisdom, No. 5, respectively, had no hit in four at-bats. Kim Do-young, the best player in the league, failed to fill the gap due to thigh injury and Kim Sun-bin, the MVP of the last Korean Series, was missing due to calf injury. Manager Lee said, "We can win only if we score about five points," but KIA only scored one point as its batters were tied to Yoni Chirinos (one run in seven innings).
"It won't be easy because it's been a while since Park Chan-ho played. Still, if we play one game at a time, it will create synergy effect for our batters," Lee said. "If the main players return without injury and work together, they will gradually gain an upward curve."