# KIA, Hanwha's 3rd consecutive loss and 6th consecutive win SSG Choi Jeong, one away from career most home runs KIA coach [Beom-ho Lee](https://holyangel.one/2024/02/son-heung-min-and-hwang-hee-chan-goal-hunting-even-during-the-lunar-new-year-holiday/) is encouraging the players who won 9 to 3 in the professional baseball '2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' game between KIA Tigers and Doosan Bears held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 31st. The professional baseball KIA Tigers maintained their lead by sweeping all three weekend games against the Hanwha Eagles. KIA won 5-2 in the away game against Hanwha in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 13th. KIA maintained its sole lead (14 wins, 4 losses) by winning all six games this week. On the other hand, Hanwha, which has recently suffered three consecutive losses, has lost 9 wins and 10 losses, dropping its winning percentage to .500. Hanwha briefly took first place with consecutive wins at the beginning of the season, but suffered a sluggish record of 1 win and 8 losses in the last 9 games, ending in a tie for 5th place. On this day, KIA starter [James Nail ](https://holyangel.one/2024/02/woods-returns-to-pga-stage-after-10-months/)did his part by allowing 7 hits and 2 runs in 5⅔ innings. Afterwards, Lee Jun-young, Choi Ji-min, Jeon Sang-hyun, and Jeong Hae-young held on without giving up any runs. In the batting lineup, Lee Woo-seong hit a timely double to take the lead in the 7th inning with 2 outs and runners on first base with the game tied 2-2, and became the protagonist of the game-winning hit. Hanwha's starter Ricardo Sanchez held on with 2 runs (1 earned) in 5 innings, but it was disappointing that Jang Si-hwan, who took the mound in the 7th inning, collapsed after allowing 2 runs in ⅔ innings. SSG Landers defeated KT Wiz 8-1 in Suwon away thanks to the performance of slugger Choi Jeong, who hit two home runs. SSG, who won two games in a row, maintained 4th place with 12 wins and 8 losses. KT Wiz ranked 9th with 5 wins and 15 losses. Starter Oh Won-seok pitched 5⅔ innings, allowing 1 run, and the pitching lineup of Byeong-hyun Cho, Hyo-jun Ko, Kyeong-eun Noh, and Seung-won Moon preserved the victory. In the batting lineup, Jeong Choi (2 hits in 5 at bats, 2 home runs, 4 RBIs), Jihoon Choi (2 hits in 4 at bats, 1 RBI), and Guillermo Heredia (3 hits in 5 at bats, 1 RBI) performed equally well. In particular, Choi Jeong-eun hit home runs in the 7th and 9th innings, recording a personal home run of 466. Choi Jeong-eun came within one margin of Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop's 467 home runs, the all-time leader in this category. If Choi Jeong hits two home runs in the future, the face of the most home runs in the KBO League history will change. The Doosan Bears took the winning series against the LG Twins by winning 9-5 in the first ‘Jamsil Rivalry’ of the season. [Doosan](https://network-4727457.mn.co/posts/50506071), which had consecutive winning series following a three-game series against Hanwha last week, maintained 7th place with 9 wins and 11 losses. On the other hand, LG suffered two consecutive losses and lost 9 wins, 1 draw, and 10 losses (tied for 5th place), breaking their .500 win rate. Doosan starter Kim Dong-ju threw 99 pitches, the highest number of pitches in a single game, and earned his first win of the season by pitching 5 innings, allowing 5 hits, 4 strikeouts, 3 walks, and 2 runs. At the plate, Yang Seok-hwan, designated hitter No. 5, shone with 1 hit in 3 at-bats, including a home run, 1 RBI, and 2 runs, while Yang Eui-ji, who started as catcher No. 3, led the team to victory with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBI, and 1 run. On the other hand, LG starter Son Joo-young, who had been on a scoreless streak for 15 consecutive innings until the previous game, suffered his first loss of the season by suffering defensive errors (4), allowing 5 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, and 5 runs (2 earned) in 4 innings. Doosan won the game in the 7th inning, when they were ahead 4-5, with Yang Eui-ji's 2 RBIs and timely hits on second and third base with no outs. Doosan, who added 2 runs in the 8th inning, blocked LG's attack with 1 run in the final defense of the 9th inning and won. Kiwoom Heroes defeated the Lotte Giants 7-5 at home. Kiwoom, who won 4 games in a row, became 11 wins and 6 losses (3rd place), and Lotte, who lost 6 games in a row, failed to escape from last place (10th place) with 4 wins and 14 losses. [온라인섯다](https://www.gostopsite.com)