KIA came from behind to win 6-5 at an away game against Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Sunday. It beat second-ranked Samsung by 6.5 games. Closer Jung Hae-young added saves to rank No. 1 in the category. 

KIA, which had foreign pitcher Eric Stout as its starting pitcher, batted shortstop Park Chan-ho, center fielder Socrates Brito, third baseman Kim Do-young, left fielder Choi Hyung-woo, designated hitter Na Sung-bum, second baseman Kim Sun-bin, first baseman Lee Woo-sung, catcher Kim Tae-gun, and right fielder Choi Won-jun. 

Samsung's starting lineup consists of center fielder Kim Ji-chan, right fielder Kim Heon-gon, left fielder Koo Ja-wook, designated hitter Lewin Diaz, first baseman Park Byung-ho, catcher Kang Min-ho, third baseman Jeon Byung-woo, second baseman Ahn Joo-hyung and shortstop Yang Yang-geun. The starting pitcher is Won Tae-in, the ace of blue blood. 

Samsung first laughed. Diaz, the first batter of the second inning, drew a walk. Park Byung-ho at the batter's box. He hit a two-run arch against Kia Tigers pitcher Stout after a close game that reached the 11th pitch. Soon after, Kang Min-ho singled to the right. Jeon Byung-woo and Ahn Cheol-hyung were out by hitting a fly to the center and swinging, respectively. Yang Yang hit a triple to the left-center, widening the gap to 3-0.

Park Byung-ho, with two outs and runners on second base, made another big hit in the third inning with a pitch that hit Koo Ja-wook's body and stole second. With the stout and ball count 2B-2S, Park pulled the cut fastball on the sixth pitch and flew it out of the left fence. The flying distance is 110 meters.

On the counterattack, Na Sung-bum's double and Kim Sun-bin's hit in the fourth inning provided chances for runners on the first and third bases with no outs. Lee Woo-sung's sacrifice fly to the left field saved one run. Later, Kim Tae-gun and Choi Won-joon were out. With two outs in the fifth inning, Kim Do-young drew a walk and went to the first base. Choi Hyung-woo's double to the right center and Na Sung-bum's hit to the left center caught up with two more runs.

Kia's leadoff hitter Kim Do-young hit a solo arch over left-center field in the seventh inning, and the latter was trailing by one point. Then Na Sung-beom brought the game back to square one with a one-run homer over right-center field. KIA led 6-5 with Kim Sun-bin's hit and Lee Woo-sung's double after two outs in the ninth inning. KIA kept its lead by one point with closer Jeong Hae-young. 

Samsung's starting pitcher Won Tae-in left the mound after six innings of nine hits, two walks, two strikeouts and three runs, but had to swallow his disappointment as his pitching staff allowed him to tie the game. Since his debut in Korea, Kia's starting pitcher Eric Stout had four hits (two homers) with two walks and six strikeouts and five runs during four innings. He left the mound at the risk of defeat, but ended up with a no-decision game thanks to the help of his team's batters. 

Among the KIA hitters, Na Sung-bum (4 hits from five times at bat (one homer), two RBIs and two runs scored), Kim Sun-bin (3 hits from four times at bat), and Kim Do-young (2 hits from four times at bat (one homer) and one RBI and two runs scored) stood out. Park Byung-ho of the Samsung Lions hit consecutive homeruns, but failed to prevent his team from losing.

BY: 토토사이트 추천