1st place with the most wins in the team! But...Isn't he the closing pitcher? A.C.E won't be able to win

Apr 17, 2025

1st place with the most wins in the team! But...Isn't he the closing pitcher? A.C.E won't be able to win
The KBO League SSG and Doosan played at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 23rd. Cho Byung-hyun of SSG is pitching. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.23/



I can't believe the last pitcher is the most winning pitcher in the team. What should we do with the starting pitchers who are trapped in the one-win bridle.

SSG Landers have lost three games in a row. SSG recently lost three consecutive games as it lost 4-10 against the Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 16th.

Kim Kwang-hyun, who had a good pace this season, was shaken for the first time. Kim Kwang-hyun, who allowed Hanwha right-handed hitters to hit long balls consecutively, took responsibility for five innings and lost five runs. SSG scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning, but did not keep the lead for long. While Hanwha's batting lineup, which had a proper long shot, scored a large number of points, SSG scored only two additional points in the bottom of the eighth inning after the atmosphere was already over without a home run.




1st place with the most wins in the team! But...Isn't he the closing pitcher? A.C.E won't be able to win
KBO League SSG and Hanwha match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 16th. Hanwha's Noh Si-hwan, who made a come-from-behind two-run shot against SSG Kim Kwang-hyun in the fourth inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.16/
It is already his fifth appearance since the opening, but Kim Kwang-hyun is tied to one win. The season's performance is 1-2 with a 3.38 ERA. There has been no win in four consecutive games since his first win of the season with two runs in five ⅔ innings against the Doosan Bears on March 23. In all three previous appearances before the Hanwha match, they failed to win even though they pitched more than five innings and less than two runs, but lost only once. In addition, on the day Kim Kwang-hyun was shaken, the batters failed to make up for it and lost.

It's not just about Kim Kwang-hyun. SSG's starting pitchers have rarely been able to build wins. As of the 16th, Cho Byung-hyun is the number one pitcher in the team with multiple wins. Cho Byung-hyun was included in the joint second place group in the league's multiple wins competition with three wins.

1st place with the most wins in the team! But...Isn't he the closing pitcher? A.C.E won't be able to win
The KBO League SSG and Hanwha match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. SSG Anderson pitching as a starter. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.15/
But Cho Byung-hyun is the closing pitcher.




Lim Chan-kyu won four games of the season against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 16th, ranking first in multiple wins alone, followed by LG pitchers with three wins, Son Joo-young and Chirinos. SSG's starting pitchers are tied to one win by Kim Kwang-hyun, Moon Seung-won and Song Young-jin, and Drew Anderson, who wanted to play the ace role in the early days of the opening, is still winless.

This means that close-up Cho Byung-hyun has accumulated the most performances in the team, so close matches are continuing every day.

It's not that the selection team's performance is poor. SSG's starting pitchers' season performance is tied for third with a 3.45 ERA. The low-cohesive offense eventually leads to discord with starting pitchers.




In SSG, Mitch White will finally appear on the first team stage on the 17th. After being eliminated from the opening entry due to a hamstring injury, he finally makes his KBO League debut after more than a month of waiting.

With White coming in, SSG's starting lineup could be much more solid. On top of that, Choi Jung and Herredia must return and penetrate their frustrating offense, so that they can find the balance of pitching and hitting again.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.