100 wins, Lee Sung Yong's embarrassed cake charge...Who's the culprit? The power of the original team.

May 31, 2025

100 wins, Lee Sung Yong's embarrassed cake charge...Who's the culprit? The power of the original team.
photo courtesy of SSG Landers



100 wins, Lee Sung Yong's embarrassed cake charge...Who's the culprit? The power of the original team.
photo courtesy of SSG Landers
"I have to take care of Young-jun's victory..."

He has achieved 100 wins in a year and a half since he took the helm. SSG Landers coach Lee Sung-yong smiled broadly for the first time in a long time.

SSG won the second game of the weekend series against the Lotte Giants 4-1 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 31st.




With this victory, SSG avenged its defeat the previous day and dreamed of jumping to the top. On the other hand, Lotte's reward for losing consecutive games also failed to continue its upward trend for a while.

Starter Jeon Young-joon pitched well with one run in four innings, and Park Si-hoo's Noh Kyung kept the victory with Kim Min-ui-won Cho Byung-hyun throwing one inning each.

It was also coach Lee Sung-yong's 100th career victory game since he took office in 2024. After the game, SSG Landers CEO Kim Jae-sup and general manager Kim Jae-hyun came down to the dugout and delivered bouquets of flowers.




Captain Kim Kwang-hyun took care of the 100th victory commemorative ball, and while several players rushed to make coach Lee Soo-yong watery, Ko Myung-joon succeeded in charging the cake and drew cheers from his teammates.

100 wins, Lee Sung Yong's embarrassed cake charge...Who's the culprit? The power of the original team.
photo courtesy of SSG Landers
Coach Lee Sung-yong also took the players' pranks pleasantly. Even with a face with whipped cream all over his face like a beard, he comfortably raised his arms and expressed his joy and gratitude.

Jeon Young-joon has started in the last three consecutive games, and has been improving day by day with three runs in four ⅓ innings, one run in four ⅓ innings and one run in four innings, respectively. On this day, it was almost perfect until the third inning, and it was a shame that it was a little shaky in the fourth inning.




After the game, coach Lee Sung-yong expressed satisfaction, saying, `We won the game with the strength of the pitching staff's good pitching and the central batting line.'

Then "Starting (former) Young-joon showed impressive pitching today as well. I'm sorry I couldn't take care of the victory, but I did more than my role in three consecutive games. The bullpen that followed also laid the groundwork for the victory by allowing no runs," he stressed.

100 wins, Lee Sung Yong's embarrassed cake charge...Who's the culprit? The power of the original team.
photo courtesy of SSG Landers
Ko Myung-joon's first shot in the top of the third inning was effective, and in the top of the fourth inning, veterans Choi Jung and Han Yoo-som added points with pushbacks and timely hits to solidify the victory. Manager Lee Soo-yong also took the lead with Myung-jun's home run in the top of the third inning, and Choi Jeong's push and Han Yu-sum's two RBIs came out in the top of the fourth inning. The centerline has done its part."

"The coach's 100 wins is a victory made by good players, coaching staff, and front office thanks to the power of the original team. I really want to say thank you to the team members who are always doing their best to win one win despite difficult conditions. And thank you to the fans who always support us."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.