The KIA Tigers scored five runs in the first inning alone to beat the LG Twins for a second straight game, leaving them one win away from advancing to the Korea Baseball Organization playoffs.
KIA won 6-3 in Game 2 of the best-of-five semi-playoff series against LG at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 18th.
With one out and runners on first and second in the bottom of the first, Harold Castro hit an RBI single to right field for the game's first run. Na Sung-bum, Kim Sun-bin and Han Jun-su then hit three consecutive doubles to add four more runs. When Ha Joo-seok followed with another hit, LG pulled starting pitcher Lim Chan-kyu.
KIA's six hits in the first inning tied the semi-playoff record for most hits in a single inning. Five consecutive batters with hits and seven consecutive batters reaching base also tied semi-playoff records. The five runs tied the postseason record for most runs scored in the bottom of the first inning.
Game 3 moves to Jamsil Baseball Stadium, LG's home park, on the 20th.