KIA Tigers win in KBO
KIA Tigers beat the Kiwoom Heroes 6–2 on April 14 in KBO action, a game that closes with the teams set to meet again on April 15 in Gwangju. The club posted the result on X and noted the next matchup will air on KBSN Sports and TVING at 18:30 local time (x.com). The social post drew notable engagement, signaling local fan interest in the early‑season stretch (x.com).
KIA moved back to.500 on Tuesday, beating Kiwoom 6-2 in Gwangju for its fifth straight win. (eng.koreabaseball.com) (biz.chosun.com) The game turned in the fifth inning after Kim Sun-bin tied it at 2-2 with an RBI single and Kim Do-young followed with a grand slam to left-center. ChosunBiz, citing OSEN, reported the home run traveled 125 meters and was Kim Do-young’s fourth of the season. (biz.chosun.com) Left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong gave KIA a quality start and earned his first win of 2026 after Kiwoom briefly led 2-1 in the fourth inning on Kim Gun-hee’s two-run double. The official KBO standings page listed KIA at 6-7 before Tuesday’s result, and the postgame report said the win lifted the club to 7-7. (biz.chosun.com) (eng.koreabaseball.com) That swing matters early in a 144-game Korea Baseball Organization season because KIA opened Tuesday in seventh place, three games behind the joint leaders, and had spent the first two weeks climbing back from a 2-7 start. The club had won three straight against Hanwha from April 10 through April 12 before opening this Kiwoom series with another victory. (eng.koreabaseball.com 1) (eng.koreabaseball.com 2) Kiwoom came in at the bottom of the table at 4-9, and the loss left the club with the league’s most defeats through 13 games. The standings page also showed Kiwoom with the fewest home runs in the league, five, entering Tuesday. (eng.koreabaseball.com) KIA’s offense has been uneven but productive in bursts. Before Tuesday, the Tigers ranked sixth in batting average at.267 and had scored 66 runs, while Kiwoom ranked ninth in batting average at.241 and had allowed 71 runs. (eng.koreabaseball.com) The schedule leaves little time to reset. KIA and Kiwoom are set to play again in Gwangju at 18:30 local time on Wednesday, April 15, with the game listed on KBSN Sports and TVING. (eng.koreabaseball.com) (x.com)
