Park Jong-hoon's good pitching is touching, but he can't make a mistake Hit is a hit, defense is a defense

Apr 19, 2025

Park Jong-hoon's good pitching is touching, but he can't make a mistake Hit is a hit, defense is a defense
The KBO League SSG and LG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th. SSG Park Jong-hoon high-fives with his teammates after pitching in the seventh inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.18/



Although he couldn't break the losing streak, the submarine pitcher's hard pitching was enough to impress.

SSG Landers Park Jong-hoon took the mound as a starting pitcher against the LG Twins at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 18th and became a losing pitcher with five hits (one home run), three strikeouts, five walks and four runs (three earned) in seven innings.

Although the number of runs increased in the eighth inning and the final record was not very impressive, Park Jong-hoon played well to block LG's batters with only two runs until the seventh inning.




Park Jong-hoon, who calmly caught the out count from the first inning, gave the lead to Oh Ji-hwan's performance. He caught a double play after getting on base as a leadoff hitter in the top of the fourth inning, but in the process of allowing a hit to the next batter Park Dong-won after being hit by Oh Ji-hwan, he failed to block Oh Ji-hwan's home run in the gap due to overlapping right field throwing errors.

Park Jong-hoon's good pitching is touching, but he can't make a mistake Hit is a hit, defense is a defense
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/
But Park Jong-hoon did not collapse. Except for hitting a solo home run by Oh Ji-hwan again in the top of the sixth inning, he pitched overwhelming LG's batters until the seventh inning. In the middle, a variable that hit the back of the shoulder by the batter occurred, but there was no shaking.

Park Jong-hoon's pitch in seven innings was his first quality start in 713 days and 370 days. It was a good pitching to shake off some of the mental troubles caused by the sluggishness over the past few years.




However, the SSG lineup failed to respond. He scored only one point in the bases loaded with no outs, and lost 1-5 and recently lost five consecutive games.

Park Jong-hoon's good pitching is touching, but he can't make a mistake Hit is a hit, defense is a defense
Oh Ji-hwan, who scored when SSG threw an error.
Coach Lee Sung-yong, who met with reporters on the 19th, the next day, said, `When I saw Park Jong-hoon's pitch, I felt a little emotional. I was satisfied because it seemed that the results of my efforts came out. Last year, I tried really hard in the camp the year before last, and I think the result came out yesterday. "He showed his fighting spirit even though he was hit by a ball" heaped praise on us.

However, he clearly pointed out the mistakes of the fielders who failed to help Park Jong-hoon. Manager Lee Sung-yong said, `Now the batting is in a slump. Even so, the defense should have been solid. I think that part of me lost my concentration. I keep talking to my defensive coach as well. Hitting is hitting, and defense is defense. He said, "It's a part that needs to be solved by talking to the players as well."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.