Looking back on the first win in the command tower that director Lee Bum-ho saw

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KIA won 7-5 in the regular season opener against Kiwoom Heroes of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 23rd. 토토사이트

KIA's home opening game was sold out for the first time in five years since 2019. This is the first time this year in terms of COVID-19 alone. The fans' enthusiasm was that high. The team responded with a victory to the fans' support.

Starting pitcher Will Crowe dedicated the first two-run shot to Choi Joo-hwan in the top of the first inning, but the batting line showed concentration by scoring five points in the bottom of the first inning alone. In addition, Choi Won-joon's solo shot and Socrates Brito's timely RBI were added in the bottom of the fourth inning, making it 7-2 run.

Although Crow was shaken by three runs in the top of the sixth inning, the must-win group, starting with Kwak Do-kyu, followed by Jeon Sang-hyun, Choi Ji-min, and Jung Hae-young, stopped Kiwoom's pursuit with a scoreless pitch.

After the game, fans applauded and shouted a lot to coach Lee Bum-ho, who won his debut game, and Crow, who tasted the joy of his debut winning pitcher. In particular, after Lee conducted an interview with a broadcasting company, the players celebrated the first victory of the head coach by spraying water and drinks, and fans sang Lee Bum-ho's support song during his active career for the first time in a long time.

Ahead of the second game of the regular season against Kiwoom on Monday, Lee said, "I realized once again that it's so good to win. I understand why the fans are longing so much for the championship, and I thought the coach should prepare thoroughly. I felt good, but on the other hand, I thought so."

It was the first time in 1715 days that the Gwangju-KIA Champions Field was sold out since the match against Hanwha on July 13, 2019. Coincidentally, coach Lee Bum-ho's retirement ceremony was held on the day. Lee said, "It was fun to play the game full of spectators. I think the players were in good condition to match the opening game as I thought. It was the first game, but I am grateful as a coach that I prepared well."

The moment that coach Lee Bum-ho agonized the most in his debut game was when his team was leading 7-5 with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the sixth inning. Ahead of Song's at-bat, starting Crow went down the mound, and left-hander Kwak Do-gyu took the mound as relief pitcher and struck out Song. As a result, the bench made a huge success.

"I was talking to my pitching coach Jeong Jae-hoon and he said he would write Dogyu (Kwak) first, so I thought about it. (Choi) Jimin was a bit fast to come up, and from my coach's point of view, I chose Dogyu because he thought the ball was fast and Dogyu had good pitching. That was the most important part of the game," Lee said.

"I was thinking that Crow would throw about 90 pitches. We had to use four to five pitchers if we replaced them in about the fifth inning, and since even one of them could lose a point if he was not in good condition, we thought it would be more advantageous for us to lead Crow to 90 pitches at least," he said. "Before, our team was hit a lot in important games for Song. Before the game, he had said that if we had a chance in front of Song in the fifth or sixth inning, we would replace him with a left-handed pitcher. I think we were lucky to have a good match."

Meanwhile, Kia plans to play its second straight game in the order of Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Socrates (center fielder), Choi Hyung-woo, Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Lee Woo-sung (right fielder), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Kim Tae-gun (pounders) and Lee Chang-jin (left fielder). The starting pitcher is Yang Hyeon-jong, an "native ace."

As of 12:05 p.m., it is raining at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field, and tarpaulin has been laid on the ground. If it continues to rain, the first rain cancellation of this season could be declared. If the game is canceled on this day, it will be reorganized later.

"This is my first appearance in the season, so the season can be very important depending on how I play. If the game is canceled due to rain, I will consult with the player (about the rotation)," coach Lee Bum-ho said.