The 2017 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2017 KBO League season. The Kia Tigers, as the regular season champions, automatically advanced to the Korean Series.[1] They played the winner of the playoff series, the Doosan Bears, who had defeated the NC Dinos in the playoff.[2] Kia won the best-of-seven series, 4–1. Yang Hyeon-jong was named the series' most valuable player
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| Dates | October 25–30 | |||||||||
| MVP | Yang Hyeon-jong | |||||||||
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Summary
editKia won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 25 | Doosan Bears 5 – Kia Tigers 3 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | 18:30 | 19,600 |
| 2 | October 26 | Doosan Bears 0 – Kia Tigers 1 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | 18:30 | 19,600 |
| 3 | October 28 | Kia Tigers 6 – Doosan Bears 3 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 14:00 | 25,000 |
| 4 | October 29 | Kia Tigers 5 – Doosan Bears 1 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 14:00 | 25,000 |
| 5 | October 30 | Kia Tigers 7 – Doosan Bears 6 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 18:30 | 25,000 |
Matchups
editGame 1
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kia Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Dustin Nippert (1–0) LP: Héctor Noesí (0–1) Sv: Kim Kang-ryul (1) Home runs: DOO: Kim Jae-hwan (1), Oh Jae-il (1) KIA: Roger Bernadina (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moon Jae-in, the President of South Korea, threw the ceremonial first pitch.[3] Dustin Nippert started Game 1 for Doosan and Héctor Noesí started for Kia.[4] Oh Jae-won drew a walk with the bases loaded in the fourth inning to score Doosan's first run. In the fifth inning, Park Kun-woo hit a run batted in (RBI) single, and Kim Jae-hwan and Oh Jae-il hit back-to-back home runs for Doosan in the fifth inning. In their half of the fifth inning, Roger Bernadina hit a three-run home run for Kia, and Doosan held on to win 5–3.[5]
Game 2
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kia Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Yang Hyeon-jong (1–0) LP: Ham Deok-ju (0–1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yang Hyeon-jong started Game 2 for the Tigers, while Chang Won-jun started for the Bears.[5] Yang threw a complete game shutout, allowing four hits and recording 11 strikeouts. Kim Joo-chan scored the game's only run in the eighth inning after hitting a double.[6]
Game 3
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kia Tigers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Pat Dean (1-0) LP: Michael Bowden (0-1) Sv: Kim Se-hyun (1) Home runs: KIA: Na Ji-wan (1) DOO: Nick Evans (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pat Dean threw seven innings for Kia. He pitched aggressively, inducing weak contact from Doosan's hitters.[7] Lee Myung-ki hit an RBI double in the third inning to give Kia a 1-0 lead, and An Chi-hong hit a two RBI single in the fourth inning to increase the lead to 3-0. The Bears scored in the bottom of the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly by Yang Eui-ji, but the Tigers scored again in the fifth inning with an RBI single by Bernadina. Nick Evans hit a home run for the Bears in the seventh inning and Kim Jae-hwan had an RBI for the Bears in the eighth inning to narrow the score to 4-3. Na Ji-wan entered the game as a pinch hitter for Kia in the ninth inning, and hit a two-run home run.[8]
Game 4
edit| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kia Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Im Gi-yeong (1-0) LP: Yoo Hee-kwan (0-1) Sv: Kim Se-hyun (2) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Im Gi-yeong started for the Tigers, and Yoo Hee-kwan started for the Bears. Bernadina hit an RBI triple in the first inning for Kia, and scored on a single by Choi Hyung-woo. The Tigers scored two more runs in the seventh inning. The Bears scored a run in the eighth inning, but Kia scored a run in the top of the ninth inning. Kim Se-hyun earned his second save of the series for the Tigers, pitching the final 1+1⁄3 innings.[9]
Game 5
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kia Tigers | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Héctor Noesí (1-1) LP: Dustin Nippert (1-1) Sv: Yang Hyeon-jong (1) Home runs: KIA: Lee Bum-ho (1) DOO: None Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5 was a rematch of Game 1's starting pitchers, Noesí for Kia and Nippert for Doosan.[10] Lee Bum-ho hit a grand slam for Kia off of Nippert in the third inning. Yang Hyeon-jong earned the save, pitching out of a bases loaded situation in the ninth inning. Kia won their first Korean Series since 2009.[11][12] Yang won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.[13]
See also
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References
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- ^ "Doosan reach Korean Series for 3rd straight year with Game 4 win over NC". The Korea Times. May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ "President opens Korean Series with ceremonial pitch". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ "2 ex-major league pitchers to start opener of baseball championship series". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Doosan off to strong start with win over Kia in Korean Series Game 1". The Korea Times. May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "Kia even Korean Series with 1-0 win over Doosan". The Korea Times. May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "Winning pitcher exploits opponents' aggressive approach in Korean Series". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Kia beat Doosan 6-3 to take Game 3 of Korean Series". The Korea Times. May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Kia one win away from Korea Series championship after 5-1 win over Doosan". The Korea Times. May 24, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Rematch of aces set in elimination game in Korean Series". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Kia Tigers roar to S. Korean baseball title". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Kia Tigers roar to S. Korean baseball title". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. October 30, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "(Lead) Left-handed ace voted Korean Series MVP". English.yonhapnews.co.kr. October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2018.