'All the starters hit + Na Sung-bum 5 RBIs.' 15 points until the fifth inning of KIA! Lee Tae-yang's perfect pitching in 3 innings → Samsung's 15-5 complete defeat! [Gwangju Field Review]

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KIA Tigers perfectly avenged the previous day's defeat (7th) by the Samsung Lions by performing a hot fire-fighting show with 19 hits.

KIA beat Samsung 15-5 at home in the '2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League' held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 8th. He made it 12-1 until the third inning and took the lead early.

With this victory, KIA succeeded in matching the entire series of three consecutive games during the week to one win and one loss. On the other hand, Samsung failed to continue its 10-3 victory the previous day (7th).

KIA formed a lineup consisting of Jarryd Dale (striker), Kim Ho-ryeong (designated hitter), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Castro (left fielder), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), Park Sang-joon (first baseman), and Park Jae-hyun (midfielder). The starting pitcher is right-hander Kim Tae-hyung.

Against this, Samsung formed a lineup in the order of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Jeon Byung-woo (third baseman), Kim Tae-hoon (right fielder), Park Se-hyuk (catcher), and Lee Jae-hyun (striker). Left-hander Lee Seung-hyun stepped up as the starting pitcher.

Samsung opened the door to the game first. In the top of the first inning, Samsung showed concentration after two outs and took a chance on the first and third bases, and troubleshooter Koo Ja-wook hit a timely hit to the left and led 0-1 first.

However, Kia's counterattack immediately continued. In the bottom of the first inning, Castro hit a timely hit in the second and second bases with two outs, which was made with consecutive walks by Kim Sun-bin and Kim Do-young, bringing the game to square one. Na Sung-bum, who took over the momentum, quickly reversed the flow by scoring a come-from-behind RBI.

KIA's batting line exploded even scarier in the bottom of the second inning. Park Jae-hyun and Dale's hits and Kim Sun-bin's walk made a golden chance with two outs. Castro, who entered the batter's box, hit a sweeping three-run double that brought in all the runners to win the game.

Since then, Na Sung-bum's additional timely hit and Park Jae-hyun's two-run timely hit have exploded, and KIA scored as many as six runs in the second inning alone. The score quickly widened to 8-1.

The highlight of the game was in the bottom of the third inning. Kim Do-young, who took the batter's box with one out and runners on the first base, did not miss Lee Seung-hyun's fifth pitch (132km) and hit a two-run home run over the left fence.

The KIA bat didn't stop. Even Na Sung-bum, who appeared after Castro walked to base, completed a back-to-back home run against Lee Seung-hyun by drawing a two-run arch over the right fence. They went on a 12-1 run.

Samsung made first and second bases with consecutive hits by Lee Jae-hyun and Kim Ji-chan after one out in the top of the fourth inning, and Ryu Ji-hyuk added a timely two-run hit. On top of that, Choi Hyung-woo shot a two-run shot to follow 5-12.

But that was it. With the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, Na Sung-bum's sacrifice fly and Kim Ho-ryeong and Kim Sun-bin's consecutive timely hits in the bottom of the fifth inning added to KIA's 15-5 victory.

KIA starter Kim Tae-hyung received scoring support from the batters, but he was not good with nine hits (one homer) and three walks in three ⅓ innings and five runs. Choi Ji-min, Cho Sang-woo, Lee Tae-yang and Han Jae-seung, who took the mound, all did not lose points and kept the lead well. In particular, Lee Tae-yang played the longest three innings and showed a stable pitching that allowed only one hit.

For the first time this season, KIA's batting lineup recorded all the starters' hits. Castro hit hard with three hits and four RBIs in five at-bats, and Na Sung-beom also added firepower with three hits (one home run) and five RBIs in four at-bats. Samsung starter Lee Seung-hyun became a losing pitcher with 11 hits (two home runs), eight walks and 12 runs in two ⅔ innings.

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