Kia ranks first as of Tuesday. It has played only 18 games and 10 percent of its season

"How does it feel to be in such a bad mood to win the first place?" KIA manager Lee Bum-ho recently said with a bitter smile. It was a day after Lee Eui-ri, Park Min, and Yoon Do-hyun were injured in the first and second teams overnight. It was also a time when KIA was just on its way to No. 1 ranking and is on an upward trajectory. Although the team has just started its long journey and is coping well despite twists and turns, the complicated inner thoughts of the coach were all contained in his words.

Kia ranks first as of Tuesday. It has played only 18 games and 10 percent of its season, but it has started to take the lead by posting a good record of 0.778 (14 wins and 4 losses). While its flagship players, including Na Sung-bum, Hwang Dae-in, Park Chan-ho, and Lim Ki-young, are absent due to injury, Kia is still unwavering, unexpectedly. On this upswing, coach Lee Bum-ho began to display his temper as an adventurer. "April is the most important thing," he said.

In preparing for the season before the opening, head coach Lee Bum-ho said, "How much of a match will be won during the 50 games until May?" Coach Lee Bum-ho, who acknowledged KIA's assessment as a strong team without any burden and boldly said, "I will win this year" in front of everyone, saw the opening two months of "Spring" as the first match.

However, the plan has been narrowed down further now. The team is aiming at "April." Now that the team started the game earlier than expected, the team decided to maintain the momentum. Most of the matches of the winning teams begin from the starting point. Starting in May, each of the main players who is out of injury will return one by one, and if the team continues to maintain the pace and wins, it will also add to the calculation that the team can run stronger from now on.

Coach Lee Bum-ho said, "April is the most important thing. We are almost halfway there, but the remaining games in April are a very important point for us. Na Sung-bum can come back in early May, and Lee Eui-ri and Lim Ki-young will come back within a week or two. Park Chan-ho will also come back a few days later. "If we hold out well in April, the weather will get warmer, and I think we will be able to show better performances afterward." Satisfaction with "A lot of injured players has yet to be revealed anywhere.

KIA will start three consecutive games with SSG, NC, Kiwoom, and LG starting on the 16th. There are no easy-going teams, but they are the strongest teams in succession.

SSG, NC, and Kiwoom did not have high expectations as the top players this season, but they are showing the power of reversal at the beginning of the season. Currently, NC, Kiwoom, and SSG are in second to fourth place with half a game apart, following KIA. LG, which will meet at the end, is also on the decline, but is a clear favorite. KIA, which started its winning streak by sweeping all three LG games from the 9th to the 11th, is aiming for the "complete" of its April match until the three LG games it will meet again in April.

If the team takes the lead in matches with these rising teams, KIA will be able to become stronger after that. "If we endure well with a .500 win rate in the remaining matches in April, we can show better things that we have after that," said Lee Bum-ho.

KIA struggled hard in its three consecutive Hanwha games last weekend. Notably, on the 13th when ace Yang Hyun-jong took the mound, the team led 11-2 and eventually had a dizzying experience of winning by two points by including the must-win group, which it had saved that day due to difficulties in the interim game. Manager Lee Bum-ho said, "I couldn't sleep." Even after winning the game, I couldn't sleep thinking carefully about the moment when I hesitated to replace the pitcher to save the must-win group for the next game. Along with spring, KIA's "flower tiger" is showing its true colors as an adventurer.

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