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Lee Bum-ho (45), manager of the KIA Tigers, who paid back the defeat of the previous day (7th) with all the starters' hits, expressed his feelings about winning.
KIA, led by head coach Lee Bum-ho, won a 15-5 victory at the home game against the Samsung Lions in the "2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League" at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 8th with the destructive power of the batters who had 19 hits. KIA, which completely avenged its 3-10 defeat the previous day, gave its three consecutive games during the week to one win and one loss.
On this day, KIA overwhelmed Samsung with its first 'hit by all starters' of the season. In particular, Castro (3 hits and 4 RBIs) and Na Sung-beom (3 hits, 1 home run and 5 RBIs) combined for 9 RBIs, while Kim Do-young and Na Sung-beom hit a "homer" side by side to seal the victory in the bottom of the third inning, marking the peak of the firepower show.
After the game, head coach Lee Bum-ho gave a thumbs-up to the batting line's concentration. Manager Lee said, "Active offense led today's game to victory. All the batters who played as starters showed good batting performance. In particular, he left a general review, saying, "The central hitters produced many RBIs and led the attack well." "Park Jae-hyun's active performance in the bottom batting order was also outstanding," he added.
Regarding the fact that the batters scored 12 points from the beginning, he expressed expectations for maintaining their performance in the future, saying, "I hope that hitters will surely revive their hitting sense with today's game."
He also did not forget to praise the mound. Starting pitcher Kim Tae-hyung was somewhat shaken by nine hits (one home run) and three walks in three ⅓ innings, but the bullpen, who took the mound afterwards, ended the game without losing a point.
Manager Lee Bum-ho encouraged the pitchers who put a stepping stone to the victory, saying, "Cho Sang-woo took the mound in a crisis and perfectly prevented the first ⅓, and Lee Tae-yang also contributed greatly to the mound by taking charge of three innings."
Finally, head coach Lee Bum-ho concluded his victory speech by saying, "Thank you to the fans for supporting us until the end, and we will do our best in tomorrow's game."
Meanwhile, the two teams will play the last game of the three consecutive games to determine the main character of the Winning series at the same place on the 9th. KIA announced James Nail as the starting pitcher and Samsung announced Ariel Furado as the starting pitcher.
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