Ryu Hyun-jin's shock steel plate → Kim Kwang-hyun woke up in a big match with two runs in six innings, caught the No. 1 team

Jul 26, 2025

Ryu Hyun-jin's shock steel plate → Kim Kwang-hyun woke up in a big match with two runs in six innings, caught the No. 1 team
Kim Kwang-hyun. Photo=SSG Landers



A complete victory against Ryu Hyunjin. SSG Landers, who led Kim Kwang-hyun's good pitching, got out of the crisis of losing consecutive games and won valuable one.

SSG won 9-3 against the Hanwha Eagles in Game 11 of the season at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 26th. With the victory, SSG matched the weekend series with 1 win and 1 loss, and again approached the winning rate of -1. On the other hand, Hanwha, ranked first, did not continue its winning streak. Hanwha is slightly ahead with 6 wins and 5 losses in the face-off between the two teams this season.

▶SSG starting lineup =Jihoon Choi (center fielder)-Ahn Sang-hyun (striker)-Choi Jung (designated hitter)-Eredia (left wing)-Ko Myung-jun (first baseman)-Kim Sung-wook (right wing)-Lee Ji-young (catcher)-Jeong Joon-jae (second baseman)-Kim Sung-hyun (third baseman) starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun




▶Hanwha starting lineup = Lee Jin-young (right wing) - Liberato (center fielder) - Moon Hyun-bin (left wing) - Noh Si-hwan (third baseman) - Chae Eun-sung (first baseman) - Kim Tae-yeon (designated hitter) - Hwang Young-mook (second baseman) - Choi Jae-hoon (capture)- Shim Woo-jun (striker) starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin

Ryu Hyun-jin and Kim Kwang-hyun have faced off for the first time since their professional debut, and the game has received a lot of attention since the game. The first starting match in 19 seasons ended earlier than expected. Ryu Hyun-jin showed poor condition in the first inning and ended blandly as he was substituted early due to a large number of runs.

Ryu Hyun-jin's shock steel plate → Kim Kwang-hyun woke up in a big match with two runs in six innings, caught the No. 1 team
Pro Baseball 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 26th. Ryu Hyun-jin, who finished the inning with five runs in the bottom of the first inning, is heading to the dugout with disappointment. July 26, 2025 Yonhap News
SSG's batters shook Ryu Hyun-jin in the top of the first inning. Starting with a hit by No. 1 hitter Jihoon Choi, Ahn Sang-hyun's walk accumulated runners, and Choi Jeong's first timely hit with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. When Choi Jeong's left-handed hit, second baseman Jihoon Choi entered the home.




SSG's attack started there. Herredia hit a double to right field, another run. SSG led 5-0 in the top of the first inning as Kim Sung-wook recorded a timely two-base hit that brought in all three runners in a bases-loaded chance with no outs continued by Ko Myung-joon's walk. Ryu Hyun-jin, who was shaking, handled Lee Ji-young directly with a ground ball in front of the pitcher and even caught the leading runner with a straight hit to second base at Jung Joon-jae's at-bat, ending the first inning with difficulty.

Ryu Hyun-jin's shock steel plate → Kim Kwang-hyun woke up in a big match with two runs in six innings, caught the No. 1 team
득점한 김성욱. Photo =SSG Landers
Ryu Hyun-jin, who recorded 32 pitches in the first inning, was replaced ahead of the top of the second inning, and Kim Kwang-hyun allowed a hit to leadoff hitter Lee Jin-young in the bottom of the first inning, but did not lose a point and handled Hanwha-centered hitters. Um Sang-baek took the mound as Hanwha's second pitcher in the top of the second inning.

Since then, both teams' attacks have been quiet. SSG also rarely scored additional points after the first inning, and in the top of the fourth inning, Kim Sung-hyun's pitching flyout and Jihoon Choi's double play cut off the first and second base chances with no outs made by Lee Ji-young and Jung Joon-jae's consecutive hits. Hanwha also could hardly shake Kim Kwang-hyun due to Moon Hyun-bin's double play in the bottom of the fourth inning with no outs and a first base chance. The same goes for the bottom of the fifth inning. Leadoff hitter Chae Eun-sung's hit broke out, but Kim Tae-yeon was caught on a fly to right field, followed by Hwang Young-mook and Choi Jae-hoon.




SSG's batters, who had withdrawn helplessly after the first inning, woke up again in the top of the sixth inning. Go Myung-jun's hit and Kim Sung-wook's double made it to second and third bases with no outs. As Lee Ji-young scored a sacrifice fly RBI to center field, third baseman Oh Tae-gon scored.

Ryu Hyun-jin's shock steel plate → Kim Kwang-hyun woke up in a big match with two runs in six innings, caught the No. 1 team
Pro Baseball 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 26th. In the top of the sixth inning, third baseman Oh Tae-gon is rushing home to score when SSG Lee Ji-young flies outfield with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. Hanwha catcher is Heo In-seo. July 26, 2025 Yonhap News
He then filled the first base with Jung Joon-jae's walk on base, and succeeded in stealing second base at Kim Sung-hyun's at-bat. During Jung Joon-jae's steal, Hanwha catcher Heo In-seo's bad pitches on second base overlapped, and in the meantime, third baseman Kim Sung-wook homered. Kim Sung-hyun then scored a hit, and even second baseman Jung Joon-jae scored. SSG added three more runs in the sixth inning to make it 8-0 away.

Hanwha's batters, who had been blocked by Kim Kwang-hyun with no goals, finally scored their first points in the bottom of the sixth inning. Shim Woo-joon, Lee Jin-young, and Liberato hit three consecutive batters, loading the bases with no outs. Moon Hyun-bin scored a timely hit to get out of the side of the second baseman, and the third baseman scored. It was the team's first score. Hanwha, which gained one more point as Noh Si-hwan stepped down with a double play, had to settle for two points in a full base chance with no outs as Chae Eun-sung also grounded out.

Ryu Hyun-jin's shock steel plate → Kim Kwang-hyun woke up in a big match with two runs in six innings, caught the No. 1 team
Kim Sung-hyun, who recorded a timely hit. Photo =SSG Landers
SSG, leading 8-2 by six points, started the bullpen in the seventh inning after Kim Kwang-hyun retired after scoring two runs in six innings.

Hanwha provided a no-out chance in the bottom of the seventh inning with Kim Tae-yeon's leadoff infield hit, but failed to score as Heo In-seo struck out and Shim Woo-joon turned to an outfield fly.

SSG faced a chance at first and second bases with no outs in the top of the eighth inning with leadoff hitter Jung Joon-jae's hit and opponent fielder's choice. Jung Joon-jae, who was on third base while the opponent's wild pitch came out, tried to rush home but was tagged out. SSG gained one more point with a sacrifice fly RBI as Ahn Sang-hyun recorded a deep outfield fly against Jung Woo-joo in the following one-out first and third base chances.

SSG, which widened the score gap, saved the must-win group except for Kim Min on the day. Park Si-hoo blocked the eighth inning without losing a point, and Jeon Young-joon took the mound at the bottom of the last nine. Hanwha also did not step down easily. In the ninth inning, leadoff hitter Chae Eun-sung opened the scoring with a double against Jeon Young-joon, and Kim Tae-yeon's consecutive hits heated up the atmosphere with the first and third base chances with no outs. However, Hwang Young-mook's double play traded two outs for the third baseman's score, and Hanwha failed to chase any further. For SSG, Kim Kwang-hyun won six games of the season.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.