Kim Do-yeong of the Kia Tigers celebrates after hitting an RBI single towards the Samsung Lions throughout Sport 1 of the Korean Sequence at Kia Champions Subject in Gwangju, Oct. 23. Yonhap
The Kia Tigers used a seventh-inning rally to defeat the Samsung Lions 5-1 of their suspended opening recreation of the South Korean baseball championship sequence Wednesday, some 48 hours after it started within the southern metropolis of Gwangju.
The Tigers put up a four-spot within the backside seventh to take Sport 1 of the Korean Sequence at Gwangju-Kia Champions Subject in Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul.
The sport had been suspended because of rain Monday night time, with the Lions main 1-0 within the high of the sixth inning. Kim Hun-gon had given the Lions the lead with a solo dwelling run off Tigers starter James Naile minutes earlier than the suspension, and the Lions had two runners aboard with no one out and Kim Younger-woong on the plate towards reliever Jang Hyun-sik.
After Jeon Sang-hyun changed Jang when play resumed, the Lions failed to attain within the sixth, setting the stage for the Tigers’ comeback within the seventh.
It was the primary postseason recreation to be suspended in Korea Baseball Group (KBO) historical past.
The groups have been initially scheduled to renew the sport after which play Sport 2 on Tuesday, however unplayable discipline situations and anticipated rain brought about additional postponement to Wednesday.
Sport 2 is scheduled to start later Wednesday on the identical park.
In Korean Sequence historical past, Sport 1 winners went on to win the title 29 out of 40 events, or 72.5 p.c of the time. This excludes the 1982 Korean Sequence, when the primary recreation resulted in a tie.
Whereas the chances are stacked towards the Lions, the previous two champions each misplaced the opening video games earlier than occurring to win their titles. (Yonhap)
