Kia winning all six of their games last week

The Kia Tigers are on a roll.
They’ve been on a roll, winning all six of their games last week (Sept. 9-14).
With a 14-4 record on the season, KIA is now in sole possession of first place. They also extended their lead over the second-place NC Dinos (13-6) to 1.5 games.
Behind the victory was a formidable mound. The one-two punch of James Nail and Will Crowe have been dominant, while homegrown ace Yang Hyun-jong has also contributed to the winning streak.
Crowe and Nail are tied for the team lead in wins with three apiece. Nail leads the division with a 1.09 ERA.
In the bullpen, Kwak Do-kyu continues his scoreless streak, while Choi Ji-min and Jang Hyun-sik also lead the bullpen. Kia closer Jung Hae-young has been solid in the back end, recording eight consecutive saves.
Kim Do-young and Choi Won-joon lead the batting lineup.
The addition of veteran Seo Gun-chang has also helped bolster the lineup. Kia’s team batting average last week was a whopping .322.
Riding high, 안전놀이터 KIA will face SSG Landers and NC Dinos this week as they look to leap to the top of the standings.
NC, Kiwoom Heroes, and SSG are also formidable opponents, with both teams posting four wins and two losses last week.
Kiwoom, in particular, has been on a tear lately, winning four straight games, including a sweep of the Lotte Giants (one team winning all three and four games). They are now 11-6 on the season, good for third place.
Song Seong-moon and Kim Hye-sung have been hitting hard lately, while foreign batsman Ronnie Dawson has also been hitting well. The Kiwoom lineup posted a team batting average of over .300 last week and pounded nine home runs.
On the mound, they are led by ace Enmanuel De Jesus (3-1 with a 2.82 ERA).
SSG slugger Choi Jeong-jeong has 466 career home runs and is poised to overtake Lee Seung-yeop (467) as the all-time home run leader. Choi has eight home runs and 20 RBIs this year to lead the team in that category.
SSG will also look to leap up the leaderboard, led by Kim Kwang-hyun (3 wins) and Choi Jung, who are tied for the top spot.
Third-place Kiwoom will face KT Wiz and Doosan Bears this week.
Lotte has been in the worst form since the start of the season. They dropped to the bottom of the standings with a 4-14 record, including losing all six games last week. The gap between them and first-place KIA has already stretched to 10 games.
Most seriously, the starting pitchers are struggling.
Even foreign pitchers Aaron Wilkerson and Charlie Barnes have ERAs in the four-run range. Starting pitchers Na Gyun-ahn and Park Se-woong are also not performing well.
Aside from Victor Reyes (batting .400 with three home runs), not a single Lotte hitter is batting above .270.
The biggest problem is that the team’s morale has dropped significantly. In the previous day’s game against Kiwoom, 온라인카지노사이트 Yoo Kang-nam’s walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning angered manager Kim Tae-hyung. Yoo has been struggling this year with a batting average of 0.122. It was a message from the manager in response to the team’s continued struggles.
Lotte will look to turn things around this week against the LG Twins and KT.
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