(LEAD) Tigers defeat Twins to open KBO postseason series

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(ATTN: ADDS details from para 6, photos) By Yoo Jee-ho

GWANGJU, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- Slugger Kim Do-yeong homered twice and drove in four runs, while starter James Naile tossed seven innings of one-run ball, as the Kia Tigers rallied past the LG Twins 5-1 to begin their South Korean baseball postseason series at home Saturday.

Kim Do-yeong of the Kia Tigers celebrates after hitting a solo home run against the LG Twins during Game 1 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Oct. 17, 2026. (Yonhap)

Kim smacked a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie and then drove in an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers south of Seoul. Kim then put an exclamation mark with a two-run home run in the eighth inning.

Naile held the Twins to a run on four hits over seven effective innings in front of a sellout crowd of 18,000.

Game 2 is 2 p.m. Sunday at the same Gwangju stadium.

In the past 10 editions of the best-of-five first round, teams that claimed the first game went on to win the series nine times.

Kia Tigers starter James Naile pitches against the LG Twins during Game 1 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Oct. 17, 2026. (Yonhap)

The Twins struck first in the top of the second inning. With two outs, Song Chan-eui jumped on a hanging sweeper from Naile and put it in the seats in left field for a solo home run.

But the Tigers responded right away in the bottom second, as Harold Castro led off with a solo home run off starter Anders Tolhurst.

The Tigers went ahead with another home run, this time a solo shot by Kim Do-yeong in the bottom fourth.

Kim ambushed Tolhurst on a first-pitch fastball that caught too much of the plate and sent it 124 meters into the left-field stands.

The Twins were gifted an opportunity in the top fifth. With one out, Park Dong-won sent a routine fly to left-center field what would have been an easy out. Left fielder Park Jae-hyun raised his left arm to call off center fielder Kim Ho-ryung, who apparently did not see the move and ended up bumping into his teammate. Park Jae-hyun dropped the ball for an error that put Park Dong-won at first.

Harold Castro of the Kia Tigers celebrates after hitting a solo home run against the LG Twins during Game 1 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Oct. 17, 2026. (Yonhap)

The Twins failed to capitalize, however, as Gu Bon-hyeok flied out and Hong Chang-ki grounded out to end the inning.

The Twins then let Naile off the hook in the top sixth after Park Hae-min opened the frame with a double. Dean got an intentional walk, but with two men on, cleanup Moon Jeong-bin struck out before Moon Bo-gyeong grounded into a 4-6-3 rally-killing double play.

Then defense betrayed the Twins in the bottom sixth.

Left fielder Song Chan-eui dropped an easy flyball off the bat of Park Jae-hyun, and third baseman Moon Bo-gyeong booted a grounder hit right at him by Kim Sun-bin.

That play chased Tolhurst from the game, with Kim Do-yeong due up next.

Facing new pitcher Woo Kang-hoon, Kim fell just short of his second home run of the game, but his flyball to the warning track in right-center field was deep enough to score Park from third to make it a 3-1 game.

With Naile done, the Tigers used three relievers to keep the Twins off the board in the top eighth, with Jeon Sang-hyun retiring Moon Jeong-bin on a deep fly to center when the Twins had two runners on.

Kim Do-yeong then put the icing on the cake with his two-run shot in the bottom eighth off reliever Jang Hyun-sik.

Jeon came back out for the ninth to get the final three outs.

Kia Tigers players celebrate their 5-1 win over the LG Twins in Game 1 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Oct. 17, 2026. (Yonhap)

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光州，10 月 17 日（韩联社）——强棒金道荣两次击出本垒打并打出 4 分打点，先发投手詹姆斯·奈尔投出 7 局仅失 1 分的精彩表现，帮助起亚老虎队在周六主场以 5-1 逆转战胜 LG 双子队，开启了韩国棒球季后赛系列赛的征程。

2026年10月17日，在韩国西南部城市光州的光州起亚冠军球场举行的韩国棒球联赛季后赛首轮第一场比赛中，起亚老虎队的金道荣击出本垒打后庆祝。（韩联社）

金在第四局下半击出一支阳春全垒打，打破了1比1的僵局，然后在第六局又在光州起亚冠军球场（位于首尔以南约270公里处）击出高飞牺牲打，为球队再添一分保险分。随后，金在第八局又击出一支两分全垒打，为比赛画上了句号。

在 18,000 名观众的见证下，奈尔投了 7 局，仅被双城队击出 4 支安打，得到 1 分。

第二场比赛将于周日下午 2 点在同一个光州体育场举行。

在过去 10 届五局三胜制的第一轮比赛中，赢得第一场比赛的球队有 9 次最终赢得了系列赛。

2026年10月17日，在韩国西南部城市光州的光州起亚冠军球场，起亚老虎队先发投手詹姆斯·奈尔在韩国棒球组织季后赛首轮第一场比赛中对阵LG双子队。（韩联社）

双城队在第二局上半率先得分。两出局后，宋灿义抓住奈勒投出的一个偏高的横扫球，将球轰出左外野看台，打出一支阳春全垒打。

但老虎队在第二局下半立即做出回应，哈罗德·卡斯特罗从先发投手安德斯·托尔赫斯特手中击出一支阳春全垒打。

老虎队凭借另一支本垒打取得领先，这次是金道英在第四局下半击出的一支阳春炮。

金在托尔赫斯特的第一球就投出了一个快速球，球投得太靠近好球带，飞出了124米，落入左外野看台。

双城队在五局上半获得一次机会。一人出局后，朴东元击出一记左中外野高飞球，原本可以轻松出局。左外野手朴宰贤举起左臂示意中外野手金浩龙接球，但金浩龙显然没有注意到这个动作，结果撞到了队友。朴宰贤接球失误，朴东元趁机上到一垒。

2026年10月17日，在韩国棒球联赛季后赛首轮第一场比赛中，起亚老虎队的哈罗德·卡斯特罗在对阵LG双子队的比赛中击出本垒打后庆祝。比赛在韩国西南部城市光州的光州起亚冠军球场举行。（韩联社）

然而，双子队未能把握住机会，具本赫被接杀出局，洪昌基被接杀出局，结束了这一局。

双城队在第六局上半局放过了奈尔，朴海民开局击出二垒安打。迪恩获得故意保送，但两名跑垒员在垒的情况下，第四棒文正彬被三振出局，随后文甫京击出滚地球，形成4-6-3的双杀，扼杀了对方的进攻。

然后，在第六局下半，双城队的防守背叛了他们。

左外野手宋灿义漏接了朴宰贤击出的轻松高飞球，三垒手文宝京漏接了金善彬击出的滚地球。

那次进攻让托尔赫斯特被迫离场，接下来上场的是金道英。

面对新投手禹康勋，金正日虽然没能打出本场比赛的第二个本垒打，但他击出的飞球落在右中外野警戒线附近，距离三垒足够远，让朴智星得分，将比分改写为 3-1。

奈尔投完后，老虎队派出三名救援投手，在第八局上半局没有让双城队得分。全相铉在双城队两名跑垒员在垒时，让文正彬击出中外野深远高飞球出局。

金道英随后在第八局下半从救援投手张贤植手中击出两分本垒打，为比赛锦上添花。

全在第九局再次上场，拿下最后三个出局数。

2026年10月17日，在韩国西南部城市光州的光州起亚冠军球场，起亚虎队球员庆祝在韩国棒球组织季后赛首轮第一场比赛中以5比1战胜LG双子队。（韩联社）

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（导语）老虎队击败双子队，开启KBO季后赛系列赛