It was belatedly revealed that professional baseball KIA Tigers ace James Nail volunteered to throw another inning even with swelling of the back of his hand.
The KIA Tigers won 8-3 in Game 8 of the season against the Doosan Bears of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 4th.
KIA has secured the Winning Series during the week early by garnering three consecutive wins and seven consecutive wins against Doosan. It had 29 wins, one draw and 28 losses during the season.메이저놀이터
Ace Nail, the starting pitcher, posted his fourth win (one loss) of this season by allowing six hits (one homer) and striking out five, allowing three runs and 86 pitches in five innings. He had enough time to throw the ball to the limit, but was replaced in the bottom of the sixth inning after being hit in the back of his right hand by Jake Cave's training pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning. "We replaced it to protect him due to micro-edema. We are currently undergoing treatment for icing and have no plans for hospital checkups today," a Kia official said.
Sung Young-tak (1 scoreless inning), Lee Joon-young (1 scoreless inning), Cho Sang-woo (1 scoreless inning), and Kim Hyun-soo (1 scoreless inning) followed, and Sung Young-tak tasted his first hold since his debut.
In the batting lineup, foreign hitter Wisdom led the attack with three hits, three RBIs and two runs in five at-bats, including a two-run home run in the final. Choi Won-joon hit a wedge two-run shot in the top of the ninth inning with a super catch washing up his poor defense in the bottom of the eighth inning.
"Wizdom stood out in today's game. He displayed his best offense since returning from injury. He led the team's offense well with three RBIs including the finishing homer. Choi Won-joon's two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning also contributed to the victory," KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said after the game.
After playing five innings, Nail volunteered to throw another inning, but the manager blocked it. Manager Lee Bum-ho said, "Nail showed his willingness to throw another inning, but he decided there was no need to overdo it," adding, "Sung Young-tak is a big help in the bullpen. He started in the chasing team and silently played his role, and today he played his role as a must-win team."
"As the game goes on, the team seems to be stabilizing in the offense and defense. We will maintain good performance. We thank the away fans for their enthusiastic support even on weekdays," he said in the interview.
KIA aims to sweep the series with Kim Do-hyun at the forefront on Tuesday. Doosan Bears foretold Choi Won-joon.