The 5th place is solidified...Han Yu-seom's final shot SSG catches KT and takes the lead in the final three consecutive games in the first half
Jul 08, 2025
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SSG won the home game against KT 7-1 at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 8th. The fifth-ranked SSG had 43 wins, 3 draws and 39 losses overall for the season, widening its gap with sixth-ranked KT (43 wins, 3 draws and 41 losses) by one game.
The match began with a 40-minute delay due to a sudden downpour.
On this day, the starting pitchers of both teams went down the mound side by side with one run in five innings. SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun allowed two hits, two walks, three strikeouts and one run in five innings, while KT starter Bae Je-sung allowed three hits, two walks, five strikeouts and one run in five innings.
SSG formed the starting lineup in the order of Jihoon Choi (center fielder), Guillermo Herredia (left fielder), Choi Jung (third baseman), Han Yu-sum (designated hitter), Ko Myung-jun (first baseman), Park Sung-han (striker), Choi Joon-woo (right fielder), Jung Joon-jae (second baseman) and Cho Hyung-woo (catcher).
KT's starting pitchers Hwang Jae-kyun (3rd baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Ahn Hyun-min (designated hitter), Jang Seong-woo (catcher), Moon Sang-chul (first baseman), Mel Rojas Jr. (right fielder), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Bae Jung-dae (midfielder), and Jang Joon-won (striker).
SSG scored the first run in the bottom of the second inning. With consecutive hits by Ko Myung-joon and Park Sung-han after one out, Choi Jun-woo drew a walk, and Jeong Joon-jae struck out afterwards, but Cho Hyung-woo scored by pushing away with a walk.
KT brought the game to square one in the top of the fourth inning. After two outs, Rojas' double and Kim Sang-soo's timely hit balanced the game 1-1.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, SSG hit a home run that determined victory or defeat. Leading hitter Choi Jung hit a hit, and Han Yu-som hit a 125m-long home run over the right fence to lead 3-1.
SSG, which was in the mood, scored an additional point in the bottom of the seventh inning. With hits by Jihoon Choi and Herredia after one out, he got a chance to first and third base, and he widened the score to 4-1 with wild pitches and ground balls to shortstop from Choi Jeong's at-bat.
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SSG started the must-win group immediately after Kim Kwang-hyun went down. Noh Kyung-eun (1 scoreless inning), Kim Min (1 scoreless inning), Lee Ro-woon (1 scoreless inning), and Choi Min-joon (1 scoreless inning) came up one after another to keep the victory.
KT eventually lost as Won Sang-hyun (2 runs in 1 inning), Kim Min-soo (1 run in 1 inning), and Lee Jung-hyun (3 runs in 1 inning) faltered after the exclusion went down.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
