'Blockbuster': KIA's Kim Tae-hyung delivers career-best performance! 7 innings, 1 earned run, 0 walks, perfect pitching + Kim Do-young home run + Kim Ho-ryung 5 RBIs: KIA 12-1 decisive victory 'End of 9-game road trip in the capital region' [Jamsil On-site Review]

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KIA Tigers secured a valuable victory in their final game of the weekend three-game series after suffering two losses.

On the 28th, KIA defeated the Doosan Bears 12-1 in a regular-season away game at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League.

KIA had lost 2-3 to Doosan on the 26th and then fell 1-8 the previous day (27th). Rising from the brink of a sweep, they managed to bounce back. KIA concluded this nine-game road trip in the capital region (KT→Kiwoom→Doosan) with 6 wins and 3 losses. With 42 wins, 2 draws, and 35 losses, KIA maintained fourth place in the league. Doosan ended their two-game winning streak with 38 wins, 2 draws, and 37 losses, holding fifth place in the standings. The gap between the two teams widened from 2.5 games to 3.5 games.

KIA will now move to Gwangju to play a midweek three-game series against the SSG Landers, followed by a weekend matchup against the NC Dinos, also in Gwangju. Next week, Doosan will host a midweek three-game series against the Lotte Giants at home, followed by a weekend game against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome.

For this game, KIA set their starting lineup in the following order: Kim Ho-ryung (center fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Na Sung-beom (right fielder), Castro (designated hitter), Han Jun-soo (catcher), Yoon Do-hyun (first baseman), Park Min (shortstop), and Park Jae-hyun (left fielder). Kim Tae-hyung was the starting pitcher.

Doosan countered with the following starting lineup: Jung Soobin (center fielder), Ryu Seung-min (right fielder), Park Jun-soon (second baseman), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Min-seok (left fielder), Ahn Jae-seok (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (shortstop), Yoon Jun-ho (catcher), and Park Sung-jae (first baseman). Choi Seung-yong was their starting pitcher.

KIA's starting pitcher Kim Tae-hyung delivered a career-best performance. He pitched 7 innings, allowing 4 hits (including 1 home run), issuing no walks, recording 3 strikeouts, and surrendering just 1 earned run, securing his second win of the season (with 2 losses).

Kim Tae-hyung recorded a personal best for a single game with 7 innings pitched and a career-high 94 pitches thrown. (Previous single-game record: 6 innings in a scoreless win against Kiwoom at Gocheok on May 26, 2026; previous single-game pitch record: 92 pitches against Samsung in Daegu on September 30, 2025, and against SSG in Munhak on September 23, 2025.)

Both teams were held scoreless through the fourth inning by the opposing starters' strong pitching.

KIA took the lead in the fifth inning. After leadoff batter Yoon Do-hyun reached base on a walk, Kim Ho-ryung hit a two-run home run over the left-field fence with two outs.

In the sixth inning, KIA scored seven runs, effectively sealing the game. Leadoff batter Kim Do-young hit a solo home run over the left-field fence. Following this, Castro and Han Jun-soo recorded consecutive hits with one out. Doosan then replaced starting pitcher Choi Seung-yong with Kim Dong-joo. Subsequent batter Byun Woo-hyuk reached base on a walk.

With the bases loaded, Park Min drew a bases-loaded walk on the fifth pitch, followed by Park Jae-hyun drawing another bases-loaded walk on the fifth pitch. Doosan then replaced Kim Dong-joo with Park Shin-ji. Against Park Shin-ji, Kim Ho-ryung hit a three-run double that drove in three runs. While other runners were being tagged up, Kim Ho-ryung reached third base. Eventually, on a ground ball to the second baseman by Kim Sun-bin, Kim Ho-ryung scored from third, extending the lead to 8-0.

Doosan managed to score one run in the seventh inning when Park Jun-soon hit a solo home run over the left-center field wall.

KIA added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning to put the game out of reach. With one out and the bases loaded, created by a hit, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch, Byun Woo-hyung hit a two-run single to center field. Subsequently, pinch-hitter Kim Min-gyu hit a single to left field to drive in a run, pushing the score to 12-1, and ultimately securing the victory.

KIA's batting lineup recorded a total of 12 hits. Kim Ho-ryung was outstanding, going 3-for-6 with 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Kim Do-young and Han Jun-soo both recorded multi-hit performances. After starting pitcher Kim Tae-hyung, Han Jae-seung and Sung Young-tak each pitched one inning. In contrast, Doosan's batting lineup managed only scattered 5 hits.

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