40-year-old catcher four-run one-man show! 2 consecutive wins by reversing Samsung...SSG Shock 5 consecutive losses

Jul 22, 2025

40-year-old catcher four-run one-man show! 2 consecutive wins by reversing Samsung...SSG Shock 5 consecutive losses
Kang Minho. Photograph =Samsung Lions



The Samsung Lions succeeded in a thrilling come-from-behind victory with the concentration of the batters.

Samsung won the 10th game of the season against SSG Landers 7-5 at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 22nd. With the victory, Samsung has recently run two consecutive games, and is fiercely chasing after fifth-ranked KT Wiz by maintaining a 0.5 game gap. On the other hand, SSG has recently lost five consecutive games and is on the verge of falling. In this season's showdown between the two teams, Samsung took the lead with 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.

▶SSG starting lineup =Jihoon Choi(center fielder)-Eredia(left fielder)-Choi Jung(third baseman)-Hanyu Island(right fielder)-Ko Myung-jun(first baseman)-Lee Ji-young(catcher)-Ahn Sang-hyun(striker)-Hyun Won-hoe(designated hitter)-Seok Jung-woo(second baseman) starting pitcher White




▶Samsung starting lineup = Ryu Ji-hyuk (2nd baseman), Kim Sung-yoon (middle fielder), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Diaz (first baseman), Kang Min-ho (captor), Kim Tae-hoon (designated hitter), Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Lee Sung-kyu (right fielder), and Yang Yang-geun (third baseman) starting pitcher Won Tae-in

SSG shook Won Tae-in from the first attack in the first inning to score points. SSG created chances on the second and third bases with no outs in the top of the first inning with leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi's hit and second batter Herredia's consecutive hit. Choi Jung-eun turned to an infield fly, but the fourth batter Han Yoo-sum got a straight walk and the runners piled up.

40-year-old catcher four-run one-man show! 2 consecutive wins by reversing Samsung...SSG Shock 5 consecutive losses
원태인. Photo =Samsung Lions
a bases loaded with one out. When No. 5 hitter Ko Myung-joon's infield hit to shortstop, the opponent's error came out. Samsung shortstop Lee Jae-hyun, who caught a deep ball well, threw a ball to a place where there was no defender between the first and second bases, and in the meantime, not only the third baseman Jihoon Choi but also the second baseman Herredia scored. Two points in an instant. SSG took a 2-0 lead. SSG had to finish the first inning with two runs as Lee Ji-young's ball became a shortstop double play in the subsequent one-out first and second base chances.




Samsung also immediately launched a counterattack in the bottom of the first inning. It started with Kim Sung-yoon's hit after one out. Koo Ja-wook stepped down with a fly to left field, but Diaz's ball became a lucky infield hit to shortstop. With one out and runners on the first and second bases, Kang Min-ho hit a timely double falling in the middle of the left, and Kim Sung-yoon, who was on the second base, penetrated home. Samsung recovered one point and went for a one-point chase.

Since then, both teams' attacks have calmed down. SSG did not have a follow-up hit in the top of the third inning with two outs and a runner on second base, and Samsung was also blocked by White's good pitching.

Then SSG ran away in the top of the fourth inning. Two outs later, he hit back-to-back hits. Following Ahn Sang-hyun's hit to the left at Texas, Hyun Won-hoe drew a hit to the left after showing his concentration to the 9th pitch with Won Tae-in. 1st and 3rd base with 2 outs. Subsequently, No. 9 hitter Seok Jung-woo called in third baseman Ahn Sang-hyun with a left-handed hit, making SSG a 3-1 run.




40-year-old catcher four-run one-man show! 2 consecutive wins by reversing Samsung...SSG Shock 5 consecutive losses
Lee Yang-geun. Photograph =Samsung Lions
Samsung also made a fierce chase in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kim Tae-hoon's hit started after one out. Lee Jae-hyun's consecutive hits put him on first and second bases with one out. Lee Sung-kyu struck out swinging, but No. 9 hitter Yang Yang-geun hit a left-handed hit. Second baseman Kim Tae-hoon scored with a hit that dropped in front of left field, and Samsung again pressed SSG by one point.

When Samsung caught up, SSG ran away again. Han Yu-sum's timely hit came after one out following a double by leadoff hitter Herredia in the top of the fifth inning. Heredia had a hit at the previous at-bat against Won Tae-in on the day.

Samsung didn't just step down. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kang Min-ho's timely hit broke out once again. Kang Min-ho did not miss the opportunity to hit the first and second bases with one out made by Koo Ja-wook and Diaz hits, leading to a timely hit.

40-year-old catcher four-run one-man show! 2 consecutive wins by reversing Samsung...SSG Shock 5 consecutive losses
Kang Minho. Photograph =Samsung Lions
Since then, White has been shaken, allowing a straight walk at Kim Tae-hoon's at-bat, followed by a full base chance with one out. He then allowed a straight walk to Lee Jae-hyun. Samsung succeeded in tying the game 4-4 with a walk. However, as Lee Sung-kyu withdrew due to a double play, he failed to turn the tables and finished the attack in the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Samsung attacked the SSG bullpen and finally succeeded in turning the tables. It started with a hit by leadoff hitter Yang Yang-geun against Noh Kyung-eun. Ryu Ji-hyuk got on base with a ball that hit his body on the first pitch, and Kim Sung-yoon's sacrifice bunt gave him one out and runners on the second and third bases.

Noh Kyung-eun automatically skipped Koo Ja-wook to four pitches and chose to play against Diaz. Diaz stepped down with a straight hit to second base, but the next hitters were stronger. Kang Min-ho and Kim Tae-hoon hit back-to-back timely hits. Kang Min-ho called in two runners with a two-run timely hit falling in front of left field, and Kim Tae-hoon called in one runner with an infield hit to third base. Samsung, which added three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, succeeded in turning the tables 7-4.

40-year-old catcher four-run one-man show! 2 consecutive wins by reversing Samsung...SSG Shock 5 consecutive losses
Kim Tae-hoon. Photograph =Samsung Lions
Samsung, which retired after starting pitcher Won Tae-in recorded nine hits, four strikeouts, one walk and four runs (three earned) in five innings, started the bullpen in the sixth inning. Kim Jae-yoon stopped the sixth inning without losing a point, Kim Tae-hoon blocked the seventh inning and Lee Seung-hyun blocked the eighth inning without losing a point.

Samsung, which was three points ahead, took the mound to finish in the top of the ninth inning. Lee Ho-sung allowed a walk to leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi in the top of the ninth inning, but he handled the next batter, Eredia, with an infield fly ball. With one out, Lee Ho-sung was in crisis as Choi Jeong's ball became a Texas-style hit to the center. The first baseman, Kim Jihoon Choi, penetrated through second base and to third base while the throw was made. One out, one on the first and third bases. In the crisis of losing points, Lee Ho-sung was even more cornered when left fielder Koo Ja-wook made an error to catch and drop the ball when Han Yu-sum hit a fly ball to left field. SSG continued its last chance to chase as the third baseman scored due to an opponent's catch error.

SSG's continued first and second bases with one out. Lee Ho-sung struck out Ko Myung-jun with a swing and miss, catching the second out count. He then struck out pinch hitter Choi Jun-woo, protecting the team's victory without additional runs. Lee Ho-sung's ninth save of the season.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.