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| (from left) Noh Kyung-eun-Lee Eun-Kim Min-Cho Byung-hyun. Sports Chosun DB |
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From a 41-year-old veteran to the 21-year-old youngest. SSG Landers' four must-win team members, who rank first in the team hold, are actively performing as 'Wailing Wall'.
SSG won 6-2 against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 10th. It was effective to shake the opponent's starter Son Joo-young from the beginning, but the key is that starter Kim Gun-woo kept his back without allowing a run in the bullpen even though he was substituted in three ⅓ innings (two runs).
Park Si-hoo came out as the second pitcher and blocked the first ⅔ inning well, and the must-win bullpen was activated from the sixth inning. Kim Min was the first to come out, scoreless one inning, Lee Won-woon came out in the seventh inning, scoreless one inning, and Noh Kyung-eun took the mound in the eighth inning to block LG's batters with scoreless one inning. At the bottom of the last ninth inning, which was a four-run gap, closer Cho Byung-hyun took the mound. It was not a save requirement, but he kept his team's victory by handling the last three out counts neatly with three outs.
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| SSG won the game between SSG and LG 6-2 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 10th. SSG players sharing their joy of victory. Jamsil = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/ |
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Kim Min, Lee Eui-woon, Noh Kyung-eun, and Cho Byung-hyun are the four key must-win members of SSG this season. It is also the most ideal performance in terms of the current pitchers' conditions, combinations, and pace. Seo Jin-yong, a former save king, is currently out of power due to injury, but the rest of the bullpen pitchers perform more stable than expected.
SSG's average ERA in the bullpen pitcher lineup for this season is 3.46, ranking second after KT Wiz (3.15), the first in the league. Excluding the early part of the season, SSG is overwhelmingly ranking first with 2.89. It boasts the only two-run bullpen. He also ranks first in the league with 41 team holds.
It is a major reversal of the team, where the bullpen was consistently considered a weakness. SSG ranks first in winning percentage (0.588) among the 10 clubs with 20 wins, 1 draw and 14 losses in the last 35 games it has played since May. His performance since May is better than Hanwha Eagles (19 wins, 14 losses, 0.576), who are currently in second place in the team rankings.
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| SSG Noh Kyung-eun is pitching hard in the game between SSG and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 10th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/ |
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The most decisive reason for raising the slow performance with 8 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses in April to 15 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses in May, and 5 wins and 3 losses in 8 games in June is the stable bullpen. Even considering the relatively poor performance of the batters, the mound can be stabilized and gain momentum.
He joined the team as the fifth overall pick in the first round in 2023, but prospect Lee Rowoon, who has shown more disappointment over the past two years, has turned into a 180-degree different pitcher this season. He pitched in 34 games, 33 ⅔ innings, 2 wins, 2 losses, and 10 holds. On top of that, he has a 0-point ERA (0.80). He had only three earned runs in 33 ⅔ innings. In addition to mounting sliders, he has become a pitcher who does not collapse even in a crisis as his confidence has grown.
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| SSG Kim Min is pitching hard in a game between SSG and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 10th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/ |
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No-kyung is as good as ever. The 41-year-old is the best bullpen in name and reality, setting a record of 30 holds for two consecutive years for the first time in the KBO league last year. He is still unbelievable in his age, and he is the most reliable kid that leads to Cho Byung-hyun, who finishes with his seasoned skills. Currently recording 12 holds, he is also challenging his record of 30 holds for the third consecutive year.
Kim Min's addition to this was huge. Kim Min, who transferred to SSG through a one-on-one trade with Oh Won-seok after last season, played 77 ⅓ innings last year, and there were concerns about his accumulated fatigue and physical condition, but he proves again that the bullpen was more suitable at SSG. There was also a game that recently collapsed after being hit by a home run, but the aftermath did not last long.
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| SSG won the game between SSG and LG 6-2 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 10th. The battery of Cho Byung-hyun and Cho Hyung-woo sharing the joy of victory. Jamsil = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.10/ |
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Cho Byung-hyun, who finishes the 'final game', also has only one blon save in the current 30 games. It is still far from a full-fledged save ranking competition because there were few chances to save in the early stages, but it is 4 wins, 1 loss, 12 saves, 1 point ERA (1.47) and 0 point WHIP().82), showing an ideal closer with a hit rate in the 10% range (0.193).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
