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| The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th. In the sixth inning, LG Oh Ji-hwan hit a solo home run against SSG Park Jong-hoon. Oh Ji-hwan is sharing high fives with manager Yeom Kyung-yeop in the dugout. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.18/ |
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LG has no losing streak!
The LG Twins won again. have no losing streak. It's 17 wins and 4 losses. Based on the 50% win rate, there are 13 plus margins.
LG won the first match of the season against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th, thanks to starter Chirinos' monstrous pitching with eight scoreless innings and Oh Ji-hwan's performance with four hits and three RBIs, including the final solo shot in the sixth inning.
LG, which suffered its fourth loss of the season after being hit by the Samsung Lions a day earlier, escaped from the crisis of losing consecutive games with the victory and remained firmly in the lead. On the other hand, SSG fell into a swamp of five consecutive losses, and its 9 wins, 10 losses, and 50% winning rate collapsed.
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| The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th. LG Chirinos, who is pitching as a starter. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.18/ |
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It was a luxury pitching match. LG starter Chirinos has been pitching overwhelmingly with three wins and a 1.80 ERA in four games since his KBO League debut this year. Park Jong-hoon was unable to find a way out of the slump after signing a five-year, non-FA multi-year contract worth 6.5 billion won ahead of the 2022 season. However, the SSG bench did not forget that he showed strong performance whenever he met LG with an active career.
Chirinos allowed a hit to Jung Joon-jae after one out in the first inning and a walk to Han Yu-sum after two outs, but overcame the crisis well. And perfect pitching from the 2nd to the 4th innings.
Park Jong-hoon also faced a crisis with two outs and runners on first and second bases in the second inning, but he kept LG's batters, who passed well and rose, scoreless until the third inning.
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| The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th. SSG Park Jong-hoon, who is pitching as a starter. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.18/ |
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The balance was broken four times. It was because of a ridiculous mistake. Park Jong-hoon, who saved the first-runner Moon Sung-joo due to third baseman Park Ji-hwan's throwing error. However, he seemed to overcome the crisis by double-dealing Moon Bo-kyung. But this was not the end of it. Oh Ji-hwan's hit gave LG another chance. And Park Dong-won hit a hit to right-center. A hit that Oh Ji-hwan, the first baseman, can reach third base. However, it was missed that SGS right fielder Han Yoo-sum threw toward second baseman Jung Joon-jae. Jung Joon-jae let the ball slip as if he thought he would have a teammate behind him even if he couldn't catch the ball. But there was no one behind. Veteran Oh Ji-hwan watched this scene from third base and ran home. Right fielder Han Yu-sum's error. That's how the first point was made.
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| The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th. First base with two outs in the top of the fourth inning. Oh Ji-hwan, who scored on Park Dong-won's hit and SSG throwing error. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.18/ |
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SSG tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. But it was regrettable. Lee Ji-young's walk, Choi Jun-woo's bunt hit, and pinch hitter Kim Sung-hyun's hit made a bases-loaded chance. It wasn't a minimum tie, but a turnaround was needed. Park Ji-hwan's infield grounder tied the score. And with one out and runners on the first and third bases. However, Park Sung-han couldn't stand Chirinos' falling ball and struck out swinging. And Jung Joon-jae stepped down with a fly to center field and had to be satisfied with the tie.
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| The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th. In the sixth inning, LG Oh Ji-hwan hit a solo home run against SSG Park Jong-hoon. Oh Ji-hwan, who is being congratulated by his teammates in the dugout. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.18/ |
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Then, LG immediately ran away in the top of the sixth inning. Oh Ji-hwan, who had two hits in the previous two at-bats, hit a solo shot to the left against Park Jong-hoon, who was playing well. He pushed Park Jong-hoon's outer ball into a decision and connected it with a home run that fell inside the left foul pole. his third shot of the season.
Chirinos overwhelmed the SSG lineup without wavering. And in the eighth inning, when Park Jong-hoon's power was low, the victory completely flowed toward LG. Park Jong-hoon walked lead Hong Chang-ki with four pitches and No. 2 Austin. It was the timing to replace Hong Chang-ki after getting on base, but Austin put him on the mound considering his weakness against Park Jong-hoon, but his control was shaken.
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| The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th. LG Moon Sung-joo hit an RBI double in the seventh inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.18/ |
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SSG replaced the pitcher with Kim Gun-woo here, but Moon Sung-joo hit an RBI double. Moon Bo-kyung's foul fly seemed to cut off the flow, but Oh Ji-hwan and Park Dong-won hit a timely RBI in a row to seal the victory.
When the score gap widened after the top of the eighth inning, LG raised Kim Jin-sung in place of Chirinos. Park Myung-geun was in charge of the ninth inning. Jang Hyun-sik did not have to take the mound because it was not a save situation. Chirinos won his fourth victory of the season with three hits, two walks and seven strikeouts and one run in seven innings.
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| The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th. SSG Park Jong-hoon, who finished pitching in the seventh inning, is showing his gratitude to catcher Lee Ji-young for catching the stolen base. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.18/ |
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SSG Park Jong-hoon pitched seven innings for the first time in a long time, but the final record was four runs (3 earned runs) in the eighth inning as all the runners he sent out hit home. Even though he threw well, he couldn't get support from the batters and had to lose. He pitched impressively in his third difficult start opportunity, but he was left disappointed in his and his team's defeat.
SSG failed to escape the losing streak without enjoying the efficacy of the green 'Starbucks Day' uniform, which won 10 times and recorded a winning rate of 8.33 percent by wearing it 12 times in history.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
