Eternal Ace Yang Hyun-jong, Complete Game Win in 1,694 Days... Total Personal Wins: 171

‘Choi Won-tae pitches well in 7 innings’ LG wins over NC… Samsung wins a come-from-behind victory over Doosan, which collapsed due to a mistake.

Kiwoom Dawson's 4 hits and last-place Lotte's 5th straight loss... ‘6 points in the 7th inning’ SSG overturns against Hanwha

Yang Hyun-jong struck out 6 over 9 innings in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League home game against KT Wiz held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st, allowing 8 hits and 1 run.

KIA won 9-1 with 14 hits, including Kim Sun-bin and Choi Hyeong-woo each hitting a two-run home run.

As a result, Yang Hyeon-jong added a complete game win in 1,694 days since he pitched 9 innings against the Lotte Giants on September 11, 2019, allowing 3 hits and no runs.

Yang Hyun-jong, who recorded his 14th complete game since his debut in 2007, has 9 complete games and 5 complete games and losses.

In addition, with this victory, Yang Hyun-jong, the active pitcher with the most wins (1 loss) this season, achieved his 171st win (114 losses) in his career. 파워볼

18-year veteran Yang Hyun-jong competed against KT rookie Won Sang-hyeon for the starting spot, and KT took the lead.

In the top of the first inning, KT's leadoff hitter Cheon Seong-ho opened with a double to left-center, and Kang Baek-ho came in with a timely hit to right to score the first run.

However, KIA turned it over immediately after the change of offense and defense.

With bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the first inning, Socrates Brito hit a heavy hit, and two outs later, Choi Won-jun hit a timely hit with two RBIs to make it 3-1.

In the 3rd inning, Lee Woo-sung added 1 point with a right-handed hit, widening the lead to 4-1.

KIA gained momentum and scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning, including 2-run home runs by Kim Sun-bin and Choi Hyeong-woo, to advance to 9-1, breaking the game early.

Yang Hyun-jong, who recorded 102 pitches on this day, pitched cleanly, facing only three batters for 5 consecutive innings from the 3rd to the 7th inning.

In the top of the 8th inning, 3 hits in a row with 1 out left the bases loaded, but 2nd baseman Seong-ho Cheon hit a double play to overcome the crisis without allowing a run.

Yang Hyun-jong, who took the mound in the top of the 9th inning amid applause from the home fans, allowed a hit and a walk to advance to first and second bases with one out, but struck out Byeong-ho Park on a missed swing, and Ho-yeon Lee grounded out the pitcher, recording a long-awaited complete game win.

KIA, avenging its defeat the previous day, continued its lead.

In Changwon, the LG Twins defeated the NC Dinos 10-1 and broke their recent two-game losing streak.

NC scored the first run in the bottom of the third inning when Chun Jae-hwan, who hit a right-handed hit, advanced to third base with a sacrifice bunt and stolen base, then hit home with a follow-up ground ball.

LG, which was being dragged, made it 1-1 in the top of the 5th inning when leadoff hitter Moon Bo-kyung hit a solo home run over the right-center fence against NC starter Daniel Castano, who was struggling.

In the continued attack, LG scored 3 points with 3 hits, a body hit, and an opponent's error, and quickly turned the score around to 4-1.

LG scored 4 runs in the 6th inning, including Beom-seok Kim's two-run home run, and ran away with an 8-1 lead, deciding the game.

LG starter Choi Won-tae pitched 7 innings, allowing 4 hits and 1 run, earning his 4th win (1 loss) of the season.

NC Castano allowed 8 runs (7 earned) on 10 hits in 6 innings, recording the most runs allowed since entering the KBO League.

The Samsung Lions, who visited Jamsil, defeated the Doosan Bears, who collapsed due to two errors, 9-2.

Samsung scored first with David MacKinnon's double in the top of the first inning.

Doosan made it 1-1 with Kang Seung-ho's solo home run to left in the bottom of the second inning, and then Su-bin Jeong brought in Joon-young Park, who had reached base with an infield hit in the bottom of the fifth, with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1.

However, in the top of the 6th inning, after leadoff hitter Koo Ja-wook reached base due to an error by the shortstop, Samsung scored 4 runs with 3 hits and a sacrifice fly to take the lead 5-2.

In the 7th inning, Lee Seong-gyu's 3-run home run added 4 points, giving Doosan the white flag.

In Busan, Kiwoom Heroes beat the Lotte Giants 6-3, recording a victory for the second day in a row.

Lotte took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 5th inning when Victor Reyes hit a left-field hit with 2 outs and runners on second base due to a walk by Dong-hee Yoon.

Kiwoom, who was held scoreless due to failing to target Lotte starter Park Se-woong, gained strength when rookie pitcher Jeon Mir came on the mound in the top of the 7th inning.

Back-to-back doubles from leadoff hitters Kim Jae-hyun and Kim Hwi-jip and Ronnie Dawson's timely hit led to a 2-1 lead.

In the continued attack, he added 3 points with a push walk, a follow-up ground ball, and a sacrifice fly to run away with a 5-1 score.

Kiwoom secured a clear victory in the top of the 8th inning by adding 1 point with Dawson's double.

Lotte, in last place, made up for 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning with Na Seung-yeop's triple, but was unable to escape the swamp of 5 consecutive losses.

Kiwoom Dawson led the attack with 4 hits in 5 at-bats.

Kiwoom's second pitcher, Kim Seong-min, allowed 3 hits in 1⅓ innings but allowed no runs, earning his first win in 8 years since joining the team.

In Daejeon, SSG Landers showed concentration by scoring 6 points in the top of the 7th inning and won 8-7 over the Hanwha Eagles.

Hanwha took the lead with two outs in the bottom of the first inning when Yonatan Peraza walked, and Noh Si-hwan hit a two-run home run in the middle of the first inning.

In the second inning, Hanwha added 2 runs with Park Sang-eon's double and Hwang Young-muk's timely hit, and in the 3rd inning, Park Sang-eon added 1 run with a double to run away with a 5-0 lead.

SSG scored 6 points in the top of the 7th inning, trailing 2-6, to turn the tide.

SSG trailed 3-6 with bases loaded and 1 out thanks to Choo Shin-soo's sacrifice fly, and with bases loaded and 2 outs, Hanyu Island hit a sweeping double to tie the score at 6-6.

Then, when Guillermo Heredia hit to the right, Hanyu Island came home and made it 7-6.

Heredia took advantage of the opponent's bad throw and ran home to make it 8-6, leading to the victory.

After two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Hanwha trailed by one run thanks to a timely hit by Hwang Young-mook, but ultimately failed to come back.