Han Jun-soo’s Go-Ahead Double Powers KIA
KIA Tigers beat the Kiwoom Heroes 2-0 at home in Gwangju on the 17th. Starter Adam Oller blanked Kiwoom for six innings on just three hits, and with two outs in the seventh, Han Jun-soo lined a double toward the right-field wall to put KIA on the board first. Castro followed with a run-scoring single to right to seal the win. The victory kept KIA in fourth place and stretched their lead over fifth-place Doosan to 3.5 games.
Source: OSEN
SSG Rides Lee Ro-un’s Gem to Third Straight Win
SSG Landers defeated the NC Dinos 2-1 on the road at Changwon NC Park on the 17th, extending their winning streak to three games. Lee Ro-un, who has settled in nicely since moving to the rotation, tossed seven innings of one-run ball on six hits and five strikeouts for his seventh win of the season. SSG tied the game in the fifth on Ko Myung-jun’s solo homer, then took the lead in the eighth when Park Sung-han singled home a run following Lee Ji-young’s double. Left fielder Heredia’s accurate throw home also helped preserve the win. NC’s Riley Thompson pitched well, allowing just one run over seven innings, but fell to his fourth straight loss without run support.
Source: mk.co.kr
NC Slumps to Fourth Straight Loss Without Kim Joo-won
NC dropped its fourth consecutive game after a loss to SSG on the 17th, slipping further behind in the race for a postseason spot. The gap to fifth-place Doosan, which had narrowed to two games as of the 12th, widened back out to five. Observers point to the absence of Kim Joo-won, who was called up to Korea’s Asian Games squad in Aichi-Nagoya, as a key factor. NC’s team batting average with runners in scoring position has sunk to just .125 during the skid, leaving the club to weather the slump until its national-team players return.
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