‘Gum baseball’ tiger woke up… Kia’s June win rate rebound

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The tiger revealed his teeth. ‘Gum Baseball’, which is filled with ‘Hampyeong (KIA 2nd Army) Tigers’, is leading the dramatic rebound of Kia Tigers. Kia, which won the first place in June, is expected to join the lead in the second half of the year, with the injured players returning.

Kia finished the 20125 KBO League second-placed LG Twins with 12-2 at the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. Kia’s June performance was overwhelming, with 15 wins and 7 losses and 0.682 wins. It is a defending champion and a performance of experts called ‘Absolute River’ before the opening. The team rankings, which were seventh in May, also raised to fourth place, and the gap with the first place was also reduced from 8 games to 3.5 game cars.

Kia, which was considered ‘absolute first’ before the season, ended up with the injuries of the main players such as Kwak Do -gyu (elbow), Na Sung -bum (calf), Kim Do -young (hamstring), brass (traffic accident), and Kim Sun -bin (calf). At once in mid -April, it fell to 10th place. With the injury of the players, the winning rate was 0.481 (26 wins and 28 losses and 1 draw) until May, and the defending champion was not seen. However, in June, he rebounded based on the big success of backup players such as Oh Sun -woo, Kim Ho -ryeong, Lee Ho -min, Kim Seok -hwan, and Sung Young -tak.

A powerful mound contributes to the hunger rise. Kia ranked seventh with 4.47 teams by May, but the average team’s ERA was 3.47, which is second after SSG (3.36). James Nail (average ERA 2.68 · 5 wins and 2 losses) and Adam Olleo (average ERA 3.03 · 8 wins and 3 losses), and the bullpen’s role in the role of Jeon Sang -hyun, Sung Young -tak, Jung Hae -young, and Cho Sang -woo, who played a role, blocked the back door.

In particular, Sung Young -tak, the 2024 rookie draft’s 10th round, showed that he played 17 consecutive innings in 13 games after his professional debut. Seong Young -tak’s average ERA, who played 20 innings in 17 games, is 0.89. In addition, the central hitters such as Baekjeon Nojang Choi Hyung -woo and Patrick Wizham played their part. Kia hit 25 home runs in June. The batters give a score when needed, and the pitchers are crisis.

Hur Do -hwan, a cultural broadcaster (MBC) Sports Plus commentator, said, “Kia had a bad bullpen at the beginning of the season, and the team was on the rise as the bullpen was in my role.”

The scary thing is that Kia’s rise is ongoing and future. This is because the main players such as Na Sung -bum, Kim Do -young, Kim Sun -bin, and Lee Ui -ri will return to injuries. Experts predict that if the main players are healthy after the All -Star break, Kia can join the first place. Kia will play three consecutive games in Lotte Giants, Lotte Giants, and in Anbang (Gwangju) on July 4-6, and in the first Hanwha Eagles and the Wonjeong (Daejeon) on July 8-10. In the sixth round, Kia’s first -half fight is expected to be determined.

By Son Hyun -soo, Byunsoo@hani.co.kr