KIA beat LG 6-3 to move one win from KBO playoff berth

The KIA Tigers moved within one win of the KBO playoffs by defeating the LG Twins 6-3 in Game 2 of their semi-playoff at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on October 18. KIA had won the opening game 5-1 the previous day and now lead the best-of-five series 2-0. Game 3 will be played at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on October 20, with the series winner advancing to face Samsung in the playoffs, Korean outlets reported. [ 3 , 4 , 6 , 7 ]

KIA scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning, collecting six hits and a walk against LG’s starting pitcher. A run-scoring single was followed by three consecutive doubles, and another single extended the attack before LG changed pitchers. Yonhap said KIA tied semi-playoff records for hits in one inning, five consecutive hitters getting hits and seven consecutive hitters reaching base. The five runs also matched the postseason record for runs in the bottom of the first inning, according to Yonhap. [ 2 , 3 ]

KIA starter Adam Oller allowed two runs on six hits over six innings and struck out eight, earning his first KBO postseason win, Kyunghyang Shinmun reported. LG scored in the third and fifth innings, while KIA added another run in the seventh. LG scored once more in the eighth before KIA’s closer entered and finished the game. Dong-A Ilbo said the closer received the daily most valuable player award after recording a second consecutive four-out scoreless save. The teams’ next game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on October 20, the newspaper reported. [ 4 , 5 ]