"Champion KIA's three-hit show." KBO's shortest Kim Ji-chan... The leadoff batting average is 40%?
"Champion KIA's three-hit show." KBO's shortest Kim Ji-chan... The leadoff batting average is 40%?
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The shortest hitter in the KBO League, 163cm Kim Ji-chan, destroyed the defending champion KIA Tigers.메이저놀이터
He pulled a curveball that fell low to the right, a changeup that fell low to the outside, a midfielder hit with a technical hit, and a left-handed hit with a high fastball. No pitcher could quell Kim Ji-chan's strong sense of hitting.
Leadoff Samsung's Kim Ji-chan hit a right-handed hit from his first at-bat against KIA starter Kim Do-hyun, who boasts a one-run ERA (1.93).
Leadoff Kim Ji-chan dominated the game between the Samsung Lions and the KIA Tigers at Lions Park in Daegu on the 23rd.
When Kim Ji-chan, a fast runner, got on base at the beginning of the game, KIA starter Kim Do-hyun tried to tie Kim Ji-chan up by checking him four times with no outs on the first base. In the end, Kim Do-hyun, who was in a hurry, committed a balk and even gave up the second base to Kim Ji-chan.
Kim Ji-chan, who had a batting average of 0.383 18 hits, 5 steals, 13 runs, and 3 RBIs before the game, announced his return from injury on the 20th, 16 days after leaving the first team due to a hamstring injury after the match against Hanwha on the 4th. Kim Ji-chan even succeeded in hitting and stealing against Lotte and fully recovered from his hamstring injury.
Kim Ji-chan's baseball, which boasts elaborate contact skills and stubbornly bites the opponent's pitcher at every batter's box, has displayed its true value since the first inning. When KIA starter Kim Do-hyun's fifth pitch curveball came in at 2B and 2S, he lightly pulled it to produce a hit to the right.
The fast runner Kim Ji-chan stepped on the base and made a gesture that he could run at any time to the second base. While examining the timing of stealing bases, Kim quickly returned to the base to check Kim Do-hyun. Kim Do-hyun, who committed the balk, and Kim Ji-chan, the first baseman, advanced to the second base on foot.
With no outs and runners on first base, Kim Sung-yoon was out after a game with a fly ball to the center field. KIA center fielder Lee Woo-sung caught the ball and threw the ball strongly to the third base, but it was not enough to catch Kim Ji-chan who slid after tag-up. Kim Ji-chan got on base with a single on third base and succeeded in moving two more bases with fast feet. Later, when Koo Ja-wook hit a sacrifice fly, Kim Ji-chan homered after tag-up, giving Samsung the first run.
When leadoff Kim Ji-chan, who has a good batting average, poor batting performance, good on-base percentage, and a good sense of running, shook the opponent's battery from the first inning and raised the first point, Kang Min-ho and coach Park Jin-man welcomed Kim Ji-chan with a happy expression.
Samsung, whose leadoff pitcher Kim Ji-chan opened fire from the first inning with a hit and fastball. In the second inning, the team hit a home run from the lower lineup, bringing the mood to the ground early in the game. When the first batter Park Byung-ho walked to the base, Kim Young-woong hit a two-run shot to the first base, successfully widening the gap.
Kim Ji-chan, who took the batter's box for the second time after two outs in the third inning, stretched out both hands to produce a hit when the outside change-up came in on the third pitch of the 0B 2S counter. Kim Ji-chan's hot hitting, who recorded multi-hitters in two at-bats, was scary.
Kim Ji-chan's strong batting performance continued in the fourth inning. With two outs and runners on the first and second bases, Kim Ji-chan produced a hit to the left, bringing in second baseman Park Byung-ho to the home ground. Throughout the game, Kim Ji-chan had three hits from three times at bat, leading to a hit when he touched Kim Ji-chan's bat.
It was a game where leadoff Kim Ji-chan's amazing batting ability was brilliant, showing that he can hit in any direction like spraying on the outfield ground.