KIA, equipped with a nuclear hitter, also surpassed 4th place

KIA won 5-2 against Hanwha Eagles in the 2023 Shinhan Bank Sol KBO League at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 27th. KIA, which won four consecutive games with the victory, moved up from sixth to fifth. The Doosan Bears, which suffered a losing series in three consecutive weekends against the SSG Landers, fell to sixth place.

KIA is showing off its hot offensive power with its nuclear batting line in the second half. In the second half of the year, he ranked second with a team batting average of 0.297 and ranked first with an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage).

The lineup has improved. Leadoff Park Chan-ho is leading the attack with a batting average of 0.365 in the second half, while No. 2 hitter Kim Do-young (5th base) has consistently bothered his opponent with his base running ability and baseball sense on the mound.

It's me who leads the attack. In 28 games in the second half, he recorded a batting average of 0.346, 5 home runs, 22 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.986 in the second half. Choi Hyung-woo (4 home runs and 24 RBIs) and Socrates Brito (5 home runs and 18 RBIs), who are playing in the centerline along with Na Sung-bum, are also doing their part.

Kim Sun-bin (0.316), Lee Woo-sung (0.316), Ko Jong-wook (0.333), and Kim Tae-gun (0.300), who support the clean-up trio, are also reliable. All four batters are batting .300 in the second half.

Even during the winning streak, KIA's bat did not cool down. He won the game by producing a total of 28 points in four games. Choi Hyung-woo hit .467 (7 hits in 15 at-bats) one home run and seven RBIs, and Park Chan-ho hit .353 (6 hits in 17 at-bats) four RBIs. Na Sung-bum applied with a batting average of 0.353 (6 hits in 17 at-bats) and three RBIs.

Coincidentally, KIA will play three consecutive home games against NC Dinos, the competitor in the first place, from the 29th. The fourth-place team is tied for two games with NC games. If they sweep this three-game series, they will leap to fourth place over NC. The winning series, which can reduce the gap to one game, can also be a satisfactory result.

BY: 스포츠토토