KIA performed well last week (May 14-19) with four wins, one draw and one loss.
KIA (29 wins, 1 draw and 16 losses), which recently raced to secure four consecutive wins (including 1 draw), is nearing its 30th win first place. Its gap with the second-ranked Samsung Lions (26 wins, 1 draw and 19 losses) widened to three games.
Kia ranks first in the league with a batting average of 0.293, and second with 52 home runs. The team has a batting average of 0.310, demonstrating its strength in chances. With strong pitching on the mound, the team also ranks first with an ERA of 3.79.
Na Sung-bum led the upward trend by hitting two finishing hits, including a two-run homer, last week. Park displayed good batting performance by posting 10 hits in 25 times at bat last week, while Choi Hyung-woo also predicted performance this week.
For Kia, its bullpen pitcher lineup including Choi Ji-min, Jang Hyun-sik and Lee Joon-young displayed strong performance in a neck-and-neck situation, rather than performance by the starters. Closing pitcher Jung Hae-young also displayed good pitching performance.
However, the fact that Will Crowe and Lee Eui-ri were out of the lineup due to injuries is an unsettling factor.
KIA will face Lotte Giants and Doosan Bears in turn this week. KIA was strong with two wins and no losses against Lotte this year, and showed its lead with three wins, one draw and two losses against Doosan.
SSG (25 wins, 1 draw and 21 losses), which is tied with Samsung in fifth place, recorded 3 wins and 2 losses last week.
Samsung’s Ryu Ji-hyuk recorded a high batting average of more than 40%, and Lee Sung-kyu hit two winning home runs to adjust his batting sense.
The mound was somewhat unstable, but it is somewhat comforting that ace Connor Seabold took the zero.
Samsung will play three consecutive games against KT Wiz from the 21st and then play against Lotte, the lowest.
SSG had ups and downs on the mound, but it certainly finished the leading game and accumulated wins.
SSG has high hopes for Guillermo Heredia, Jihoon Choi and Ha Jae-hoon’s batting performance this week. Notably, Ha had two final hits last week.
Last week, Doosan posted a .500 win rate (two wins, two draws and two losses) to move up to fourth place. The Doosan Bears has only one match to beat the second-ranked Samsung Lions.
In the absence of ace Raul Alcantara, starters such as Brandon Waddell and Choi Joon-ho are struggling, while bullpen pitchers such as Choi Ji-gang, Lee Byung-hun and Kim Taek-yeon are playing.
Doosan’s batting lineup slowed down a little, but Kim Jae-hwan and Henry Ramos led the attack.
Doosan will play three important consecutive games against SSG, which has established itself as a “natural enemy” from the 2022 season on the 21st.
BY: 토토사이트