Kia Tigers right-hander Jang Hyun-sik (30) smiled for the first time in a day. The right-hander came up big in relief against the SSG Landers in the 2024 KBO Baseball World Series on Thursday at the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. He pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief with three hits and three strikeouts. He earned the save as the team came from behind to win 13-4.
With the score tied at 3-3 in the top of the seventh inning, left-hander Lee Joon-young came on to relieve with the bases loaded. The first batter, Choi Jung, hit a double over the third baseman’s head, putting runners on second and third. Heredia induced a grounder to second base to trade a run and one out. However, Han Yoo-seom hit a line drive to the side of the infield to put runners at first and third.
Allowing the extra run would have resulted in a sweep. That’s when Geun-sung’s pitching shined. He struck out the tricky Park Sung-han and got Kim Min-sik to ground out to end the threat. After Jang Hyun-sik got out of the jam, the team’s bats scored three runs in the seventh inning on Park Chan-ho’s tying run, Kim Do-young’s game-winning double, and Na Sung-beom’s RBI single to make it 6-4.
He took the mound in the eighth and allowed a leadoff single to Jung Jun-jae, but struck out Ko Myung-joon to end the inning. Kim Dae-yoo followed, striking out Choi Ji-hoon and Choo Shin-soo to end the threat. The bats came alive in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring seven runs to decide the game.
Jang Hyun-sik earned the win.
Jang came into the game in relief in the seventh inning after rallying from 0-7 to 9-7 the previous day, but was unable to preserve the score. 메이저사이트 He gave up five runs on three hits and one walk with one out and was charged with a blown save. The bats came up with a miraculous comeback, but couldn’t hold on. However, it only took one day to restore the pride of the Hold King.
A happy Jang Hyun-sik said, “I was very disappointed with yesterday’s game, but it was good to make up for it today, and it’s even better for the team to win. I don’t feel tired yet because the team has done a good job in training. I’m ready to pitch whenever the team needs me,” he said after the win.
“We talk a lot in the bullpen. There are a lot of close games, so we try to push each other a lot to make sure that if we’re losing, we can close it out and get back in the game, and if we’re winning, we can hold on to the win. It’s the time of the year when you start to lose a little bit of energy, so I think this teamwork helps a lot. I hope we can keep this good vibe going in the future.”
