One score in 18 innings is too much. I forgot to leave work in an emergency situation, everyone is doing something special in the middle of the night

Jul 20, 2025

SSG fielders performing outdoor special hits after the game. Photo = Reporter Na Yuri

1 point in 18 innings in 2 games. SSG Landers hitters, who lost four consecutive games after suffering from poor batting, played an outdoor hit.

SSG lost 1-2 at home against the Doosan Bears at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 20th. It was a tight pitching match, and most of the starters and bullpens did their part. Starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun blocked six innings with just one run, and Lee Ro-woon and Noh Kyung-eun each blocked one inning without allowing a run.

However, the only score for the SSG lineup was Han Yoo-sum's solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning. He lost several scoring chances in a 1-1 close game. In the bottom of the seventh inning, with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, he was out due to the failure of the first baseman during the opponent's wild pitch, and in the bottom of the eighth inning, the opportunity to turn around with consecutive mistakes by center batters Choi Jung and Han Yu-sum continued to fail.

And I couldn't get over the last hurdle. With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, closer Cho Byung-hyun faltered and allowed Doosan rookie Park Joon-soon to make a timely hit, allowing a 1-2 turnaround. In the bottom of the last ninth inning, the game ended with three-and-out without a single counterattack.

Guillermo Herredia. Sports Chosun DB

It has been four consecutive losses recently, including two consecutive losses at the end of the first half. After the All-Star break, rain was canceled for the second consecutive game, and was later struck by ninth-ranked Doosan on the 19th and 20th. Doosan players' concentration was good, but above all, SSG's poor batting lineup, which scored only one point in two games and 18 innings, is a concern.

SSG did not leave work immediately after the game ended on the 20th. The batting training cage was re-established outdoors to conduct batting training. Foreign batter Guillermo Herredia also took a special hit in a sleeveless undershirt, and all the fielders, from veteran batters such as Lee Ji-young, Choi Jung, and Han Yu-sum to low-year players, forgot to leave work and worked hard on the special hit.

This is not the first time this season for an outdoor hit. In addition, after the game, many hitters used the indoor batting training ground to take additional hits before leaving work. There is only a difference between indoor and outdoor, but the special hit is a schedule that has been steadily played by each player.

SSG 최정. Sports Chosun DB

However, this outdoor hit has a clear message from the coaching staff. Although Park Sung-han, the main shortstop, is out due to injury, SSG is extremely poor in other batters and the cohesion of the batters. The intention to raise awareness is a little greater as the All-Star break does not bring cohesion back to life even after sufficient rest.

Will SSG be able to successfully rebound in attack this week. SSG will meet the Samsung Lions in Daegu this week after Monday's break and face the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on the weekend. Samsung, which boasts powerful firepower in Daegu, and Hanwha, which leads the pack alone. The key is how to overcome the crisis of six consecutive away games where they meet burdensome opponents in a row.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.