Ponce was able to erase 8 wins, but it was a tie chance → a home-out situation that should not be turned through (Daejeon site)
May 18, 2025
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A scene that's left to be desired. I missed the tie chance too vainly.
SSG Landers lost 0-1 in the first game of a doubleheader against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 17th. He became a victim of the milestone by dedicating 18 strikeouts to Hanwha starter Cody Ponce in eight innings. Ponce set a new KBO record for the most strikeouts in nine innings.
It's not that SSG didn't have a chance to win. This is because SSG pitchers blocked Hanwha's batters well with just one run in eight innings. Starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun stepped down after scoring one run in six innings, and the bullpen, which continued to Lee Ro-woon, Kim Gun-woo, and Park Si-hoo, suppressed additional runs.
a one-point difference. The last chance came in the top of the ninth inning. Jihoon Choi, the leadoff hitter, hits against Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun. And he managed to steal second base. Park Sung-han scored a hit in front of right field with no outs and second base.
The Jihoon Choi at second base started running. With the timing a little disappointing, the location where the hit was caught was not deep. The Hanwha right fielder who caught the ball was Lee Jin-young. I have a good shoulder.
However, just before the Jihoon Choi arrived at third base, coach Cho Dong-hwa kept turning his arm. It was a message to run home and decide the game. The Jihoon Choi continued to run home, but the throw home was more accurate. The result is a clean home tag out. Park Sung-han went to second base in the meantime, but the scene where he could be on the first and third bases with no outs became one out and second base.
The reason why it was particularly disappointing was that the next batter was Choi Jeong. Central hitters leading to Choi Jung and Han Yu-seom were waiting. SSG missed the golden opportunity to predict not only Hanwha's eight wins but also its come-from-behind victory. On the contrary, Hanwha's closer Kim Seo-hyun prevented the tying crisis on his own. Of course, Choi Jung and Han Yu-sum also struck out consecutively in a situation where the atmosphere has already cooled, but the results may have been different if it was on the first and third bases of no-outs.
Director Lee Soo-yong of SSG also regretted the scene. Coach Lee Sung-yong, who met with reporters ahead of the final game of the series against Hanwha on the 18th, the next day, said, "There is no answer. However, it was a no-out, and I thought it was a situation where the lead was not large, so it should not be turned around. It connects to the 3rd and 5th batters. There is an additional opportunity, but I made such a judgment in an urgent situation. "I talked about that with the running coach separately" he explained.
Even so, "Still, the running coach is hard." There must be some difficulties because we have to figure it out and make judgments in that instant situation."
Jihoon Choi, the main center fielder who played a doubleheader, was excluded from the game on the 18th. Director Lee Soo-yong said, `It's not that I'm sick, but it's a little heavy when I got hurt last year. He said he would play, but he played a double header yesterday, and (Park) Sung-han and Ji-hoon tried to save, but the recent game was not easy. He added, "I try to make a save while watching the situation as much as possible."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
