This is a drama. Oh Taegon is done again in two days! SSG won 3 consecutive games + held 2nd place alone
Apr 06, 2025
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SSG won 1-0 in the second match of the season against KT Wiz at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 6th. With this victory, SSG recorded its 7th win and 3rd loss since the opening, and has recently won three consecutive games. He also maintained his second place ranking. On the other hand, KT has recently lost three consecutive games and is in crisis.
▶KT starting lineup = Rojas (left fielder)-Heo Kyung-min (third baseman)-Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter) -Jang Seong-woo (catcher)-Kim Sang-soo (striker)-Choi Sung-min (right fielder)-Moon Sang-cheol (first baseman)-Oh Yoon-seok (second baseman)- Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder) starting pitcher So Hyung-joon
▶SSG starting lineup =Jihoon Choi(center fielder)-Jung Joon-jae(second baseman)-Eredia(left fielder)-Hanyu Island(right fielder)-Park Sung-han(striker)-Oh Tae-gon(first baseman)-Choi Jun-woo(third baseman)-Park Ji-hwan(third baseman)-Cho Hyung-woo(catcher) starter Moon Seung-won
With the domestic starting pitchers of both teams facing off, the game flowed into a tense pitching battle. Both teams' starting pitchers kept the crisis close to perfection.
In the top of the first inning, KT created a first-scoring chance first. No. 1 hitter Mel Rojas got on base with a straight walk, and No. 2 hitter Huh Kyung-min hit a left-handed hit. Rojas passed second base and tried to advance to third base, but a video review declared the tag out. KT failed to score due to Kang Baek-ho's double play and missed a chance in the first inning.
SSG advanced to the scoring position for the first time in the bottom of the second inning. In the absence of a one-out runner, No. 5 hitter Park Sung-han hit a right-handed hit and got on base, and went to second base when Oh Tae-gon grounded out in front of the third baseman. However, with two outs and a runner on the second base, Choi Jun-woo struck out swinging.
KT had a chance at the top of the third inning. After one out, Oh Yoon-seok's walk on base hit a double that fell behind left field. runners on the second and third bases with one out. However, as Rojas was caught on a ground ball in front of the first baseman, the runners could not move, and even Heo Kyung-min was out with a fly to right field.
The 0-0 balance continued. Defenders' iron wall defense was also outstanding. In the top of the fourth inning, KT's one-out and second-base chance, SSG shortstop Park Sung-han caught Kim Sang-soo's ball with a line drive and force-out to the second base runner, and in the bottom of the fourth inning, SSG leadoff hitter Jung Joon-jae got on base with an infield hit, but Guillermo Herredia's double play poured cold water on him.
SSG continued to fail to lead to a score even as the runner got on base. After leadoff hitter Park Sung-han got on base with a not-out wild pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning, Oh Tae-gon's hit gave him a chance to hit first and third bases with no outs. However, after Choi Jun-woo's strikeout, the chance disappeared when Park Ji-hwan's straight hit to the first base was forced out by third baseman Park Sung-han.
After both teams had one more chance in the seventh inning, a 0-0 score continued until the second half of the game.
KT missed another opportunity to get on base as the leadoff batter in the top of the ninth inning, and SSG's attack unfolded in the bottom of the ninth inning of the regular inning. With KT putting closer Park Young-hyun on the mound, SSG opened the opportunity with a straight walk after leadoff hitter Jung Joon-jae was bunted out. Choi Sang-min's hit in front of left field then increased the number of runners.
Park Sung-han added another walk against Park Young-hyun with one out and runners on the first and second bases, loading the bases with one out. In the at-bat, Oh Tae-gon, who recorded a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 11th inning against KT two days ago, entered. Oh Tae-gon had a dramatic walk-off hit off Park Young-hyun against the top of the left fence. The game ended with just one shot.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
