Tigers defeat Twins to open KBO postseason series
GWANGJU — Slugger Kim Do-yeong homered twice and drove in four runs, while starter James Naile tossed seven innings of one-run ball, as the Kia Tigers rallied past the LG Twins 5-1 to begin their South Korean baseball postseason series at home Saturday. Kim smacked a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie and then drove in an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the…
In Game 1 of the KBO postseason's first round, the Kia Tigers defeated the LG Twins 5-1, marking the start of their series at home in Gwangju. Kia slugger Kim Do-yeong showcased his power, hitting two solo home runs and driving in four runs, while starting pitcher James Naile pitched seven innings of one-run ball. The Tigers broke the game's initial 1-1 tie with Kim's fourth-inning solo homer and added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
A two-run homer by Kim in the eighth inning sealed the victory. LG Twins' starter Naile held his team to a run on four hits over seven effective innings. The game drew a sellout crowd of 18,000 fans at the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field. Historically, in the past ten editions of the best-of-five first round, the team that won the first game went on to secure the series nine times.
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