“I’m honored to be in the center of it all.”
Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers) went 2-for-3 with two doubles (one home run), two RBIs, two runs scored and two walks while batting second in the lineup against the SSG Landers in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Wednesday.
Kim Do-young led off the first inning with a walk. Na Sung-beom followed with a grounder to the pitcher. Park Chan-ho reached on a fielder’s choice, advancing Kim Do-young and Na Sung-beom to third and second, respectively. Choi Hyung-woo followed with an RBI single to center.
Kim Do-young, who singled to center field in his second at-bat in the third inning, followed with an RBI single with runners on second and third in the top of the fifth. In his fourth at-bat of the seventh inning, he drew a walk.
KIA came back in the top of the eighth with RBI singles from Kim Tae-gun and Ko Jong-wook. Then, Kim Do-young hit a wedge one-run home run in the top of the ninth. In the end, KIA won the game 8-6.먹튀검증
With the sweep of SSG, KIA extended its winning streak to eight games. This is the first time KIA has won eight straight games since winning eight in a row from July 1 to August 13, 2021. The streak lasted 751 days.
After the game, Kim said, “I heard that (the eight-game winning streak) has been a long time coming, and I’m so honored to be at the center of it. I feel like I’m just giving it my all every game.”
Kim homered off Lee in the top of the ninth inning. He drove a 148-kilometer/h fastball over the right field fence. ”With a precarious one-run lead in the top of the ninth inning, Kim Do-young’s one-run home run extended our winning streak,” said Kim Jong-kook. After confirming her home run, Kim roared and performed a ceremony.
“It’s my first time (doing a ceremony). I think I got rid of a lot of frustration when I was having a bad game,” Kim said.
Kim has been strong at SSG Landers Field. This season, he’s batting .517 with a 1.462 OPS, including 15 doubles, three home runs, seven RBIs, and 13 runs scored. All of his home runs this season have come in Incheon.
“It’s not that I can see the ball better here or anything like that, it’s just that I feel comfortable playing here,” Kim said, adding, “I feel like I can play comfortably.”
KIA has won eight straight games, knocking the NC Dinos out of fourth place. They are 1.5 games behind third-place SSG. Kim said, “Our team’s hitting is ‘good. It’s working,’ so I think we can do it confidently,” Kim said. “I think that’s why we’re getting good results. The momentum seems to be really scary.”