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Kia in fifth place, which seemed to solidify fall baseball, is rapidly shaking.
The relief pitching team collapsed, and yesterday (18th) suffered a shocking comeback defeat, conceding a whopping 9 points in an extended inning.
Correspondent Lee Seong-hoon.
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Yesterday, the KIA Mound, which had a hard time blocking the NC line, collapsed in the 11th overtime.
Three pitchers came out and conceded a whopping 9 points with two four-quarters on eight hits, including two home runs, making him the second most conceded innings in overtime.
While Pil Seung-jo, including finisher Jung Hae-young and setup men Sang-hyeon Jeon and Hyun-sik Jang, all left due to injuries, this month the KIA relief pitching team is on fire with an ERA approaching 7 points.
On the 26th of last month, the ride that had been played up to 7 matches against 6th place Lotte soon narrowed to 4 matches, and NC, which was 9 and a half behind, also took a sharp rise in the win rate in the second half of the year, chasing after 4 matches and threatening KIA's 5th place. are doing
KIA also took a 5-0 lead up to the 3rd inning against NC today, but the starting pitcher Eui-ri Lee was shaken and gave up 6 points in the 4th inning, allowing a comeback.
Lotte is challenging for a four-game winning streak against KT with Lee Dae-ho's 14th home run of the season.
(Video editing: Nam Il)