Socrates, a foreign hitter from KIA, threw a KO punch against LG finisher Woo-seok Ko. With a wedge 3-run home run, he led the team to a 5-game winning streak with a sweep against LG.
Socrates started as center fielder in the match against LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 30th. Socrates played as the 6th hitter throughout the 3 LG games. He was slightly off center. Coach Kim Jong-guk explained the reason for the batting order, saying, “There should be a lot of fly balls hit, but there are a lot of ground balls hit.”
He was out on a grounder to second base in the second inning and a foul fly to third base in the fourth. Against Kelly, who was shaken by three walks in the sixth inning먹튀검증, he tied the score 3-3 with a sacrificial fly by center fielder with no bases loaded.
In the bottom of the 6th inning defense, with the bases loaded with two outs, Socrates tried to catch Austin’s right-middle batted ball with a diving catch, but was hit by the tip of his glove and dropped it. Two runners came in and allowed a 4-5 comeback.
Afterwards, he made up for the disappointment of the defense sufficiently in the at-bat. After one out in the 8th inning with a tie of 5-5, he reached base with a first-out double, and then scored a run with a catch error by the right fielder in the 2nd out and 2nd base. He did not forget the basics of running home on a fly ball in the outfield.
In the ninth inning with the score tied at 8-8, KIA took a 9-8 lead with consecutive walks and Hwang Dae-in’s left-handed hit. A situation where 1 point is not enough. In Musa 1st and 3rd base, Socrates hit a 3-run home run over the right wall against Go Woo-seok, bringing about a clear win.
Regarding the situation in which he hit a home run against Go Woo-seok after the game, Socrates said, “I went to bat with the thought that I should bring in a runner from third base, and I tried to send the ball to the outfield as much as possible, which led to good results. I swung with that in mind,” he said.
It was a cannon that exploded in 19 games after the home run against Doosan on the 8th.
Socrates said, “Until now, the sense of hitting was a little stagnant, but through this three-game series, I regained a lot of confidence. I think the team also played a good game.”
He continued, “I will always go to bat with the number of goals in order to maintain a good feeling in the future. If I wait for the ball I want and hit it instead of just hitting it as the pitcher throws it, I will be able to continue making good hits.”