It's Samsung's shock sweep, Kiwoom's good job. It's the all-time ranking competition, fluctuating with super-large variables

Jun 30, 2025

It's Samsung's shock sweep, Kiwoom's good job. It's the all-time ranking competition, fluctuating with super-large variables
The game between Samsung and Lotte, which was scheduled to be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 21st, was canceled due to rain. The image of Samsung players greeting their fans. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.21/



Samsung didn't do well, Kiwoom did well.

It was a shocking weekend for the Samsung Lions and their fans. a three-game sweep. When you play baseball, the team's pace sometimes drops, and in that case, you can lose consecutive games. Baseball comes to life by winning back-to-back games after losing back-to-back games.

But why was it a shock. This is because the opponent was Kiwoom Heroes. an overwhelming bottom. Some dedicated a sweep of the first three consecutive games of the season to Kiwoom, which is called the team that has already been confirmed to be in last place. Kiwoom's season winning rate, which was around 20 percent before meeting Samsung, rose to 30 percent. The gap with the ninth-ranked Doosan Bears, which had been 9.5 games, was also reduced to 7.5 games.




It was a game that effectively finished the first round on the 27th. However, in the eighth inning of the one-run lead situation, Lee Ho-sung, who ambitiously posted with two outs, began to twist when Song Sung-moon hit the come-from-behind final home run. Ace Won Tae-in, who believed in Game 2 on the 28th, collapsed horribly with his worst pitch of the season with eight runs (seven earned runs) in five innings. With the momentum already lost to Kiwoom, it was difficult to make a rebound in the final third game.

Is it because Samsung is so bad that this unbelievable result came out. Samsung had no luck. It seems right to think that Kiwoom did well. They met when Kiwoom showed signs of coming up.

It's Samsung's shock sweep, Kiwoom's good job. It's the all-time ranking competition, fluctuating with super-large variables
KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 26th. Song Sung-moon is delighted after hitting an RBI double with one out and runners on first and second bases in the bottom of the fifth inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.26/
Captain Song Sung-moon's home run shot constantly exploded. In addition to the original star Lee Joo-hyung (ranking outfielder No. 2), another Lee Joo-hyung (ranked No. 58 infielder) appeared and played four hits in his second appearance this season. Stone's surprise full base hit by a short-term replacement foreign hitter who was so bad. It was Kiwoom's offense that Samsung couldn't get its act together.




In the first half, Lee and Lee showed jagged appearances, but Kiwoom's lineup has strengthened to some extent recently. The main point is to use high school rookie duo Eo Jun-seo and Jeon Tae-hyun as a Keystone duo. As the two played their own role in the continued opportunities, the team began to feel stable. Catcher Kim Gun-hee's watery bat is also noteworthy.

On top of that, Kiwoom has now built a starting rotation that cannot be easily seen. Rosenberg left, but native ace Ha Young-min is in good shape. Alcantara, who joined the new team, is also not shaken much. On top of that, Wells, who was generally brought in Rosenberg for the short term, entered the right track with his first win against Samsung on the 29th, the second game of the KBO League, with two runs in five innings. Chung Hyun-woo, who suffered from a shoulder injury for a while, also pitched the first six innings of the season and made a quality start on the 27th to lay the groundwork for the all-around victory against Samsung.

It's Samsung's shock sweep, Kiwoom's good job. It's the all-time ranking competition, fluctuating with super-large variables
KBO League Kiwoom and Doosan held at Gocheok Dome on the 1st. Kiwoom starter Alcantara, who overcame the crisis of losing points in the third inning. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.06.01/
If the starting lineup, which leads to Ha Young-min, Alcantara, Wells, and Jung Hyun-woo, operates normally, it is a rotation that no team can easily see. It is essential for other teams to revise their strategies in the first half of the year, which they said should only avoid Rosenberg and Ha Young-min.




The bullpen is getting stronger as well. It was regrettable that Lee Kang-joon left the scene of the "light speed side arm" injury, but the recent addition of Cho Young-gun, a super-strong must-win group, is a big boost. Veteran Won Jong-hyun has been on the rise recently with his pitches that erase the controversy over 'Eating Run', and rookie Lee Joon-woo can also be used in the must-win group if his control is stabilized a little. Kiwoom can also increase its chances of winning by connecting only the closing Joo Seung-woo, and the stability of the bullpen in the last seven to eight innings could signal a major turnaround in the second half.

It's Samsung's shock sweep, Kiwoom's good job. It's the all-time ranking competition, fluctuating with super-large variables
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 1st. Starting pitcher Cho Young-gun is coming down after finishing the inning after allowing two runs in the first inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.1/
This season, the KBO League is exhausting teams with a 'all-time' ranking battle. When you wake up, the ranking changes. From the No. 1 Hanwha Eagles to the No. 8 NC Dinos, it is an unpredictable battle of who, when, and what rank they will be. From 1st to 8th place, the ride is only 7.5 games. In the meantime, the loss against Kiwoom, which was reduced to 'Victory Vending Machine', was a fatal blow to the top-ranked teams. These are the opposing teams that shouted sweeps unconditionally in the basic winning series, but now you can hurt your nose if you see them as such a pushover. How will the red pepper powder typhoon from Kiwoom affect the future ranking fight. A super-large variable called Kiwoom has emerged.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.