KIA Socrates hits home runs for season 19 and 20
The KIA Tigers, which is running at the top of the professional baseball league, is on a four-game winning streak led by two home runs by Socrates Brito.
KIA won 7-3 in an away game against Hanwha Eagles in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 19th.
KIA, which recorded its 55th win (35 losses, 2 draws) of the season, firmly maintained its position as the top team in the league.
Hanwha fell into a five-game losing streak and remained in 9th place.
The player who decorated the ‘beginning and end’ of the KIA batting lineup on this day was KIA’s foreign hitter Socrates.
Socrates, who came up as the leadoff hitter, hit his first career leadoff home run against Hanwha’s starting pitcher Dong-Joo Moon in his first at-bat in the first inning.
Socrates also hit a ball over the fence in his final at-bat in the ninth inning with the score at 5-3.
Socrates, facing Jo Dong-wook, completed his 20th home run of the season with a two-run home run to right-center.
KIA’s Choi Hyeong-woo, who is leading the league in RBIs, hit a two-RBI single with one out and runners on second and third base in the third inning, solidifying his lead in this category with his 86th RBI of the season.
Additionally, KIA’s Kim Do-young contributed to the victory by going 3-for-5 with a double in the 1st and 3rd innings and an RBI hit in the 7th inning.
KIA’s Kim Do-hyun, who came on as a substitute starter, recorded his second win (and third loss) of the season with 5 innings, 2 hits, 4 strikeouts, and 1 unearned run.
Hanwha Eagles starter Moon Dong-joo was unable to stop the KIA batting lineup, allowing 8 hits (1 home run), 5 strikeouts, and 4 runs in 5 innings, suffering his 4th loss of the season. 토토사이트
