I pulled up my socks...The ranking went up, too

I pulled up my socks...The ranking went up, too

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KIA players stood on the ground with "army fashion" with socks pulled over their pants in the match against Lotte in Gwangju on the 15th. It was the suggestion of the eldest brother Choi Hyung-woo. "I felt like I was going to do something. The team was in a bad situation, so I wanted to show our commitment that we are working hard," he said. A veteran who has been through a lot in the professional league has proposed uniformity of clothes to change the sagging team atmosphere.토토사이트

KIA fell to the bottom of the list on April 12, only for one day. Major hitters including Kim Do-young, Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin suffered a series of injuries, but Kia's initial slump, which had been considered an overwhelming favorite before the season after winning the overall title last year, was a shock.

The negative developments continued. Kwak Do-gyu, a left-hander who fought against the odds, was out for the season due to elbow surgery, and Na Sung-beom, a captain, was out of the lineup due to a calf injury. The all-weather brass injured his back in a car accident, ending the first half of the season. Even after Kim Do-young returned to the team in late April, Kia has hardly been able to stand up. Before Choi Hyung-woo offered to wear agricultural fashion, Kia tied for eighth with 18 wins and 22 losses (0.450 win rate).

There were factors that fans could expect to see rebound. Kia has strong one-two punch of James Nail and Adam Oler for this season. If only Korean pitchers are supported, the starting lineup is as strong as other teams. Kim Do-hyun, who started as the fifth starting pitcher, also contributed by displaying stellar performance as if he broke the egg. However, poor performance of Yang Hyeon-jong, the ace in Korea, weakened the starting lineup.

Currently, it is important that Yang is finding his footing. Yang, who had three losses and an 8.24 ERA in six games through April, had two wins and one loss and an ERA of 2.60 in three games in May. When four starting pitchers performed their part, KIA had its longest four-game winning streak this season.

Oller pitched well against Lotte on the 15th by allowing two runs in six innings and Nail by allowing two runs in seven innings in the first game of a doubleheader against Doosan held in Gwangju on the 17th. Yang gave one run in six innings in the second game of a doubleheader on the same day, and Kim Do-hyun allowed three runs in six innings in the game against Doosan on the 18th. KIA has been on a winning streak in four games in which all of its starters achieved quality starts (more than six innings and less than three earned runs), jumping to a tie for fourth place with 22 wins and 22 losses (win percentage of 0.500).

Although the trend is turning upward, Kia has many tasks to solve if it wants to compete in the top five. Although must-win teams such as Jung Hae-young and Cho Sang-woo are holding out, more bullpen pitchers are needed to be trusted to complete the pennant race. Kia ranks ninth (5.81 ERA) in this season. The key is to quickly recover its firepower, which has faded with a team batting average of 0.244.

Kia will hold three consecutive away games against KT in Suwon starting on Tuesday. The starting pitcher on Tuesday is Yoon Young-chul, who recently rejoined the rotation due to Hwang Dong-ha's injury. Kia, which returned its margin to "zero" after twists and turns, will start from the ground up with 100 more games to go.