Four days in a row, nine reversals in a row... June one point defeat, KIA red light

 The KIA Tigers suffered a heartbreaking sweep at home.

The Tigers battled hard against the leading SSG Landers at the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on April 8, but fell short in a 4-5 loss. 

The rejuvenated Shawn Anderson started the game and gave up two runs in the first inning and one in the second, but stayed on the mound until the top of the sixth. In the bottom of the second inning, the Tigers capitalized on SSG starter Jong-hoon Park's pitching struggles and broke the game open with four runs. 

However, they were unable to get the extra runs they needed to win. In the fifth inning, SSG bullpen pitchers Lee Roon and Choi Min-jun failed to score a single run against Moon Seung-won. Lee and Choi were shut out without a hit.

In particular, they were unable to capitalize on a comeback in the ninth inning for the third straight day and suffered a one-run sweep. They had runners on first and second in the bottom of the ninth, but Choi Jung-yong grounded out to shortstop and Park Chan-ho flied out to right field. 

In the first game on the 6th, trailing 1-2, they had a chance to load the bases with two outs in the bottom of the ninth against SSG closer Seo Jin-yong, but Ryu Ji-hyuk grounded out to center field on the first pitch.  

Trailing 7-9 in the bottom of the ninth, SSG had the bases loaded but could only score one run on a sacrifice fly by Ko Jong-wook. With one out, Kim Kyu-sung struck out swinging and Shin Bum-soo grounded out to second base.

In three games, the team has left 26 base runners on base. It can be said that the lack of concentration of the batting lineup led to the three-game losing streak. 메이저사이트

Moreover, they gave up easy runs on wild pitches and fielding errors. In the second inning, Anderson scored on a wild pitch. In the top of the seventh inning, an error by Park Chan-ho and a wild pitch by Choi Ji-min were the key factors in giving up the winning run after Kim Min-sik's tying home run. 

The offense and mound have been shaky in June. Ace Yang Hyun-jong also struggled, giving up 16 runs in two games in June.  Including the June 3 game against Lotte, he lost four games by one run. The team has gone 1-5 and is now 23-27 with a growing deficit.

Overall, these are red flags. All eyes will be on the weekend's three-game series in Jamsil against Doosan to see if they can rebound.