Injuries are a blessing in disguise, a new star is born, Cho Hyung-woo, a dramatic final four SSG, beat Kiwoom and run for three consecutive wins

Apr 25, 2025

Injuries are a blessing in disguise, a new star is born, Cho Hyung-woo, a dramatic final four SSG, beat Kiwoom and run for three consecutive wins
KBO League SSG and Lotte match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. A striking SSG Cho Hyung-woo. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.27/



SSG, which won three games in a row again.

SSG Landers won three games in a row.

SSG won 4-3 in the first game of the weekend's three consecutive games against the Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th thanks to Cho Hyung-woo's dramatic come-from-behind winning shot in the bottom of the eighth inning. SSG rekindled its upper-middle-class battle by winning three games in a row.




SSG, which has won two consecutive games against KT Wiz, and Kiwoom, which has won two consecutive games against the Doosan Bears. The pregame atmosphere seemed to be favorable to SSG. In the starting matchup, SSG was Park Jong-hoon, who pitched well against the LG Twins, the previous game, and Kiwoom was Kim Sun-ki, an alternative starter.

However, baseball is a game of the current. When SSG couldn't stop Kiwoom at once in the bottom of the first inning, the game turned into a close game.

Injuries are a blessing in disguise, a new star is born, Cho Hyung-woo, a dramatic final four SSG, beat Kiwoom and run for three consecutive wins
photo courtesy of SSG Landers
As soon as SSG entered the bottom of the first inning, it easily scored one point with three consecutive hits by Jihoon Choi, Choi Jun-woo and McBroom. McBroom, who joined as a substitute for Eredia, who was out due to injury, entered the country on the 21st and immediately started the first-team game in the afternoon after playing the Futures game against the Goyang Heroes earlier in the day. However, he hit an RBI timely hit in his first at-bat.




Kim Sun-ki was getting anxious, and if he drove here, he could score a lot. However, after Ko Myung-joon struck out, Park Sung-han hit a double play to score only one point and saved Kiwoom and Kim Sun-ki's spirits.

So Kiwoom came back to life. As soon as the second inning started, Lee Joo-hyung got on base with an infield hit. In addition, SSG third baseman Seok Jung-wook's fatal error created chances for second and third bases with no outs. Park Jong-hoon, who threw well in the first inning, was embarrassed, and gave up a three-run home run to No. 7 Kim Tae-jin. Kim Tae-jin is a representative hitter in the league. However, he enjoyed a thrilling taste with a home run slightly over the outfield fence at Landers Field, where home runs are well-known. It was the first home run in 1,307 days since the Gwangju SSG match on September 26, 2021. At that time, he was a member of the KIA Tigers.

Injuries are a blessing in disguise, a new star is born, Cho Hyung-woo, a dramatic final four SSG, beat Kiwoom and run for three consecutive wins
Kiwoom and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 2nd, Kiwoom Kim Tae-jin is happy after hitting a hit in the top of the 7th inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.02/
However, Kiwoom failed to score an additional point and had to hit the ground. In the third inning, Lee Joo-hyung hit a hit to left field with two outs and a runner on second base, but he was blocked by Choi Jun-woo's body. In the fourth inning, Kim Tae-jin and Kim Jae-hyun got on base with consecutive walks after one out, but rookie duo Eo Jun-seo and Jeon Tae-hyun were silent.




If you can't run away, you're allowed to chase. The game was tied in the sixth inning. Kiwoom's second pitcher Oh Seok-joo, who had been playing well, caught up to two outs and hit Han Yu-sum and gave up four outs to Cho Hyung-woo. He changed Kim Sung-min, but walked to pinch hitter Oh Tae-gon. And SSG took out the pinch hitter Kim Sung-hyun card again here. Kim Sung-hyun pushed Kim Sung-min's ball, and the missed ball crossed the second baseman's height and fell superbly in front of right field. a timely two-run tie.

Injuries are a blessing in disguise, a new star is born, Cho Hyung-woo, a dramatic final four SSG, beat Kiwoom and run for three consecutive wins
KBO League SSG and Lotte match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. Cho Byung-hyun of SSG pitching. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.27/
Thus, the two teams' games flowed into a bullpen fight. And the game was further divided in the bottom of the eighth inning. SSG dedicated two out counts against the changed pitcher Park Yoon-sung, and it was about time to lose strength, but catcher Cho Hyung-woo, who has recently shown his outstanding skills, hit the final solo shot. I pulled the cutter in the middle of Park Yoon-sung's first pitch. At first, the ball was going to go over, but like Kim Tae-jin's home run, he benefited from Landersfield. Cho Hyung-woo is playing as the main player due to the injury of the main catcher Lee Ji-young, and he built manager Lee Sung-yong's trust with his strong performance in three consecutive games during the week, including four hits against KT Wiz on the 23rd. It is in an atmosphere that could change the game of SSG catcher.

SSG kept its victory by posting the closing pitcher Cho Byung-hyun in the top of the ninth inning. his fourth save of the season. That's how he kept his victory. SSG has won three consecutive games after losing six games in a row.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.