KS-class bullpen hitting + pinch-hit come-from-behind home run in the bottom of the eighth inning! SSG, Doosan 65 wrote a reversal drama!
Mar 22, 2025
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SSG defeated the Doosan Bears 6-5 in the opening game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. Starter Anderson did not last four innings, so he poured out six relief pitchers. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Oh Tae-gon exploded a two-run home run to come from behind as a pinch hitter.
Doosan starter Cole Irvin was sluggish with four runs in five innings.
Irvin got off to a shaky start in the top of the first inning, throwing three balls against the leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi. However, he immediately zeroed in. After throwing two strikes to make a full count, he induced a swing and miss to strike out.
After giving Jung Joon-jae a walk, he struck out Eredia again with third baseman Paul Fly and Han Yu-sum.
Irvin suddenly shook at the top of the second inning. He allowed three runs in total.
Lee Ji-young and Park Sung-han were placed on base with consecutive hit balls. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, Ha Jae-hoon and Ko Myung-jun were hit with consecutive timely hits. After losing two points, the crisis continued with runners on first and third bases with no outs.
He took a strikeout from Park Ji-hwan and cut the flow. He caught Jihoon Choi with a fly ball to center field with one out and runners on the first and third bases, but failed to prevent third baseman Ha Jae-hoon from scoring a tag-up.
Doosan started fighting back in the third inning. Kim Jae-hwan's timely double in the top of the third inning made up one run. In the top of the fourth inning, Kim Min-seok swept a come-from-behind hit to bring down Anderson. Kim Min-seok exploded a triple through the right side of right field with two outs and runners on first and second bases.
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Doosan led Doosan with Kim Jae-hwan hitting an RBI single with a right-handed hit in the top of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. Yang Eui-ji struck out and failed to score additional points with two outs and runners on first and second bases.
As the starters of both teams went down early, bullpen bloodshed developed from the sixth inning.
Doosan played a big role as Park Chi-guk kept one ⅓ scoreless inning from the sixth inning. Doosan caught Herredia Park Jung-soo after one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the at-bat of Han Yu-sum with two outs, left-hander Lee Byung-hun was put in to finish the inning.
Since Anderson, SSG has mobilized all of its relief pitchers, including Kim Gun-woo, Kim Min and Noh Kyung-eun, who are beneficial to Han Doo-sol. When he was 4-5 behind and loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, he made a super-strong move to take out closer Cho Byung-hyun's card.
SSG made a comeback in the bottom of the eighth inning. He broke down Doosan setup man Lee Young-ha. Oh Tae-gon, who appeared as a substitute for Ha Jae-hoon's at-bat with one out, exploded a two-run home run.
Cho Byung-hyun, who took the mound from the eighth inning, was responsible for four outcounts and kept the victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
