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In the home game against Samsung held at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 8th, KIA created an opportunity with Socrates' walk and Lee Woo-sung's infield hit in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and no runners on base. Lee Chang-jin struck out, but Han Jun-su's timely hit to right with 2 outs and 1st and 2nd bases resulted in the first run.

KIA tied the score at 1-1 in the top of the 6th inning when starter Yoon Young-cheol delivered a timely hit to right field to Kang Min-ho with 2 outs and 2nd base on base, but with 1 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th, Kim Tae-gun added a run on a sacrifice fly to right field, extending the lead to 2-1. got it back In the top of the 9th inning, when Jeong Hae-young was in crisis with 2 outs and 1st and 3rd bases, KIA caught Kim Dong-yup with an infield foul fly and gradually maintained the lead until the end.

In the KIA batting lineup that produced 8 hits on this day, Lee Woo-sung had 3 hits in 4 at-bats, Han Jun-soo had 2 hits in 3 at-bats and 1 RBI, while Kim Do-young, Kim Seok-hwan, and Kim Seon-bin had one hit each. Lee Woo-sung recorded his first 100 hits in his debut with this day's hit.

KIA's starter Yoon Young-cheol pitched well, allowing 1 run in 6 innings, but came off the mound in a tie situation and was unable to accumulate wins. Dae-yu Kim (0.1 inning), Joong-hyun Yoon (0.2 inning), Sang-hyun Jeon (1 inning), and Hae-young Jeong (1 inning) kept the team victorious by holding off the remaining innings without allowing any runs. Haeyoung Jeong made a save on this day, recording 20 saves for the third consecutive season. This is the 15th time in history.

For Samsung, Kang Min-ho recorded 2 hits and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats, and starting pitcher Widener pitched well, allowing 1 run in 7 innings, but Kim Tae-hoon gave up the score by allowing 1 run in 0.1 inning in the bottom of the 8th inning, resulting in a loss.

On this day, the 2024 KIA new player induction and welcome ceremony was held. The players who will play for KIA starting next season visited Champions Field for the first time and had the opportunity to greet their home fans. KIA burst into celebration by welcoming the new players and their families and winning the game. et16@sportsseoul.com