Wow, "KIA wins like this." Backups are making a big fuss! Doosan also responded with three-run shots in the third inning and a multi-homer explosion in the third and fifth innings with three runs and a solo shot, but... [Jamsil Field Review]

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KIA Tigers overpowered the Doosan Bears with the powerful firepower of backup infielders.

KIA won the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League exhibition game against Doosan 11-6 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 21st. With this victory, KIA marked three wins, one draw and five losses. Doosan, on the other hand, recorded six wins and three losses.

On this day, KIA composed the starting lineup in the order of Dale (striker), Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Yoon Do-hyun (first baseman), Castro (designated hitter), Oh Sun-woo (right fielder), Park Min (third baseman), Lee Chang-jin (left fielder), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Chung Hyeon-chang (second baseman). The starting pitcher was right-hander James Nail.

In response, Doosan made the starting lineup in the order of Park Chan-ho (striker), Jung Soo-bin (midfielder), Cameron (right fielder), Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Kang Seung-ho (first baseman), Park Ji-hoon (left fielder), Park Joon-soon (second baseman), and Kim Ki-yeon (catcher). The starting pitcher was left-hander Choi Seung-yong.

KIA starter Nail became the winning pitcher with two hits, one walk, and two strikeouts in five innings. The total number of pitches is 68. Choi Ji-min (three hits, two walks, four runs in ⅔ innings), Han Jae-seung (one hit, one strikeout, one run in ⅓ innings), Jeon Sang-hyun (one hit, one strikeout, one scoreless inning), Kim Bum-soo (one no hit, two strikeouts in one inning), and Sung Young-tak (one hit, one run in one inning) pitched in turn.

Doosan, on the other hand, became a losing pitcher after starting pitcher Choi Seung-yong gave up six runs (two earned runs) with three strikeouts and three hits (five hits, two walks) in four innings. The total number of pitches is 66. Choi Won-joon (one hit, one walk, one run in one inning), Choi Min-seok (six hits, two walks, four strikeouts in three ⅓ innings), and Kim Myung-shin (two hits and one strikeout in two ⅔ innings) threw the ball in turn.

In the batting lineup, which had 14 hits in long and short, Chung Hyun-chang made 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 1 run and 1 stolen base, and Yoon Do-hyun flew side by side with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 RBIs and 2 runs, including 2 home runs. In addition, Junsu also helped his team win with two hits and two RBIs. On the other hand, Doosan hit eight scattered hits, but failed to overcome KIA's firepower. Still, it was encouraging that Park Joon-soon played one hit, three RBIs and one run from four times at bat, including one home run. Yoon Joon-ho also showed off his long shot by drawing a solo arch in the ninth inning.

KIA took the lead in Doosan by scoring six runs in the third inning alone. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, Jung Hyun-chang hit a 145km fastball on the third pitch in a 0-2 ball count against Choi Seung-yong, making a three-run shot over the right-center fence. After one out, Kim Ho-ryeong got on base with a left-handed hit, but he was out after being checked by the pitcher's first base during the steal attempt. However, Yoon Do-hyun hit a solo shot to the left to make it 4-0.

This wasn't the end. With Castro's hit to the right-center and Oh Sun-woo's hit to the body, Park Min hit a two-run timely triple to the right-center to run 6-0.

In the fifth inning, leadoff hitter Yoon Do-hyun hit a 141km fastball in the fourth pitch with a ball count of 2-1 against the changed pitcher Choi Won-joon to shoot a solo shot to the left. The score was 7-0.

Doosan's batters, who had been locked in nail quality until the fifth inning, began to burst in the sixth inning. He scored as many as five points in the sixth inning alone. The situation where the pitcher changed from nail to Choi Jimin. With leadoff hitter Jung Soo-bin's walk and Cameron's superior double, he got a chance to second and third base with no outs. Here, Yang Eui-ji scored a two-run timely hit to the right-center. With two outs and runners on first and second bases, Park Joon-soon drew a three-run arch over the left fence. It was effective to hit a 141km fastball in the third pitch with an advantageous 0-2 ball count against the changed pitcher Han Jae-seung. The score quickly narrowed to 7-5, two points.

Then, in the top of the seventh inning, Kim Seok-hwan hit a timely hit to the right-center with no outs and second base. In the ninth inning, leadoff hitter Na Sung-bum and his follow-up Oh Sun-woo hit back-to-back doubles to add one run, and Han Jun-su hit a timely hit with two RBIs on the second and third bases with one out. Doosan recovered one point in the bottom of the ninth inning when Yoon Joon-ho hit a solo shot to the left, but that was it.

After the game, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho, "Nail defended the opponent's batters well with a seasoned pitch as the team's ace." "Kim Bum-soo's performance is a great help to the bullpen," he said.

"I think I have no choice but to praise Chung Hyeon-chang in today's game. He literally showed everything he could do in offense and defense. I hope you continue your current performance in the regular season. Yoon Do-hyun also helped the team's offense with consecutive home runs. Overall, it was a game in which the team's batting lineup showed an active hit," he praised. Finally, coach Lee encouraged, "I hope the players will focus on the regular season without injury until the end of the exhibition game with three games left."

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