Kia and Doosan, '5 straight wins,' now over 2nd place

The Doosan Bears erase the Kia Tigers' lead and move into second place. After a thrilling comeback from a 5-0 deficit, Doosan has won five straight games to reignite its lead at the top of the standings.

On June 8, Doosan won 9-8 against KIA in Jamsil. With the win, Doosan extended its winning streak to five games and remained in third place in the league with 37 wins, two draws, and 27 losses on the season. The team's game differential with second-place KIA (36 wins, 1 draw, 26 losses) is now zero.

Doosan had a difficult start to the game, falling behind 0-5 in the first inning when starting pitcher Kim Yoo-sung was pulled early.

Doosan battled back, scoring the first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Ramos, and then broke the game open with a five-run big inning in the top of the fourth. 토토사이트

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth, Doosan got back-to-back singles from Lee Yoo-chan and Cho Su-hyung and a sacrifice fly from Ramos to pull within one run. With runners on second and third, Yang Ji-hyun hit a game-tying double.

After a solo home run by Yang Seok-hwan in the bottom of the fifth, Doosan gave up another run in the top of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh, Doosan extended its lead to 9-6 with RBI singles by Lee Yoo-chan and Cho Su-sung.

However, Doosan cut the deficit to one run with one out in the top of the ninth after Socrates hit a two-run homer. Kim Taek-yeon, who came in as the closer, got the final two outs to seal the game.

After the game, head coach Lee Seung-yeop said, “It was an amazing day of focus from the players. We knew it was going to be a tough game with our starting pitcher going down early, but everyone didn't give up and came up with a good result. In the top of the fourth inning, the bottom of the batting order, No. 8 Lee Yoo-chan and No. 9 Cho Su-hyung, hit back-to-back RBI singles. In the next at-bat, Yang Ji hit a game-changing double as expected,” Lee said.

"Lee and Cho also hit back-to-back singles in the seventh inning, and they've been doing so well in their respective positions lately. We had a full house at the ballpark for the second day in a row. Their enthusiastic support has helped the players stay strong and continue the winning streak. I'm grateful,” he said.

Doosan will move into second place in the league and extend its winning streak to six games if it wins against KIA on Monday. Doosan and KIA have announced Choi Jun-ho and Yoon Young-cheol as their starting pitchers for the matchup.