Kim Do-young Belts 23rd Home Run, Returns to Tie for League Lead

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KIA Tigers star Kim Do-young drew attention before today's game by singing along loudly to the national anthem. He then went on to hit his 23rd home run of the season, returning to a tie for the league lead in home runs.

Reporter Lee Sung-hoon has the story.

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Kim Do-young, who sang the national anthem vigorously from start to finish before the game, swung his bat with equal intensity.

With his team leading 2-0 in the sixth inning, he connected on a high fastball from Doosan starter Choi Seung-yong, sending a two-run shot bulleting over the left-field fence.

With his 23rd home run of the season, Kim caught up to LG's Austin, who had taken a one-homer lead yesterday (June 27), to share the top spot once again.

The KIA Tigers, who scored seven runs in the sixth inning alone, aided by Kim Ho-ryung's three-run double, snapped their two-game losing streak.

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Hanwha's Ryu Hyun-jin, who failed to reach his 9th win of the season in his previous two starts despite pitching six innings of two-run ball due to a lack of bullpen and offensive support, held the SSG lineup to one run through six innings again today. However, he was denied his 9th win once more when the third pitcher, Lee Sang-gyu, allowed a game-tying two-run homer to SSG's Kim Jae-hwan in the eighth inning with a 3-1 lead.

Immediately after Ryu's win was wiped away, Hanwha's Peraza hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning, his 17th of the season, to lead the team to its third consecutive victory and a return to a .500 winning percentage.

(Video Editing: Hwang Ji-young)
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