All of them were Yang Hyeon-jong’s 162 wins.
KIA Tigers Living Legend Yang Hyeon-jong (35) rose to second place alone in the KBO League’s career most wins category. On the 27th, he started in the game against the LG Twins at the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field and pitched 7 hits, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts and 3 runs in 6⅔ innings. He led the way to a 6-3 win, his 162nd victory since his debut.
He surpassed Hanwha Legend Min-cheol Jung and ranked second in the KBO League with the most wins. He joined in 2007 and won 12 wins as a starting pitcher in 2009 and 16 wins in 2010. He hesitated for a while due to shoulder pain, but since 2014, he has evolved into a league ace with 8 consecutive double-digit wins and 170 innings pitched. He kept the mound as an ace without fail this year and added 3 wins despite bad luck to become a 162-win living legend.
Hyeonjong Yang threw well, but he didn’t just win. Everyone contributed their strength for 162 wins. At the end of the 4th inning, trailing by 1-3, Byun Woo-hyeok scored a run, and in the ensuing 1 out 1 and 2 base, coach Kim Jong-guk put forward Han Seung-taek at bat with pinch hitter Lee Chang-jin, even though it was in the early stages. This was the winning number. Immediately, he hit a double through the middle right and succeeded in reversing.
In the 5th inning, Kim Seon-bin scored an extra run by hitting a left-handed double at the 1st and 2nd base made by Socrates hit. Not to be outdone, leadoff Park Chan-ho also scored the 6th run by sending a timely hit next to the center fielder in the 6th inning with 1 out and 1 base. Choi Hyeong-woo also picked up a sacrifice fly and two walks. Park Chan-ho also scored 2 hits and 1 RBI, and Dim Seon-bin 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 RBI and 1 run.
The relief pitchers worked even harder. Choi Ji-min calmed the crisis in the 7th episode. Yang Hyeon-jong was shaken by giving hits, walks, and walks after one death. He took the mound from 2nd out and 1st and 2nd base and gave up a walk, but he overpowered Oh Ji-hwan with a fly ball from center fielder. The pitching with the determination to prevent the crisis unconditionally for the 162nd win of the senior team prevented the loss.
In the 8th inning, Choi Ji-min struck out Orsontin left fielder, Kim Hyun-soo and Moon Bo-gyeong with a strikeout on a swing, laying the stepping stone for victory. Jung Hae-young, who came out as the finisher in the ninth inning, was hit after hit after one death and called a crisis of despair. Nevertheless, Moon Seong-joo, center fielder, and Oh Ji-hwan induced a ground ball to first base and kept the victory.
When the game was over,안전놀이터 the pitchers all celebrated Yang Hyeon-jong’s victory with water bombs. Choi Ji-min, who laid the foundation for victory, congratulated the victory by hugging himself. Choi Ji-min laughed, saying, “I was conscious of my senior’s second place with the most wins.
Yang Hyeon-jong also expressed his gratitude. “I was like that because of my record, but my juniors must have been under a lot of pressure. That’s why I was more desperate to win in the ninth inning crisis. It seemed that the players would be able to do it without any burden from the next game if I won. So I felt relieved and thankful.” .
