Scary 19 scoreless innings killer Anderson → Ko Myung-joon, SSG, NC and 40 complete wins
Jul 04, 2025
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SSG won 4-0 against the NC Dinos in Game 7 of the season at Changwon NC Park on the 4th.
SSG, which maintained its sixth place with the victory, recorded its 41st win (three draws and 38 losses) of the season, and No. 8 NC took a step back from the middle-ranked fierce chase. CN won its 39th loss of the season (36 wins and 5 draws). In the face-off between the two teams this season, SSG is leading by a large margin with 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
▶SSG starting lineup = Oh Tae-gon (right fielder)-Jihoon Choi (center fielder)-Choi Jung (designated hitter)-Eredia (left fielder)-Ko Myung-jun (first baseman)-Ahn Sang-hyun (second baseman)-Park Sung-han (foster)-Lee Ji-young (captor)-Kim Chan-hyung (third baseman) starting pitcher Anderson
▶NC starting lineup = Kim Joo-won (striker)-Choi Jung-won (second baseman)-Park Min-woo (designated hitter)-Davidson (first baseman)-Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman)- Son A-seop (right fielder)-Kwon Hee-dong (left fielder)-Ahn Jung-yeol (capture)-Oh Tae-yang (middle fielder) starting pitcher Logan
SSG Drew Anderson and NC Logan Allen. As it was a starting showdown between key foreign pitchers from both teams, the game went into a tense pitching battle.
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NC also had a chance in the bottom of the second inning. Leadoff hitter Kim Hwi-jip got on base due to SSG second baseman Ahn Sang-hyun's catch error, and Son Ah-seop's hit immediately broke out. Chance for first and second base with no outs. Kwon Hee-dong succeeded in a sacrifice bunt, creating chances for the second and third bases with no outs, but after Ahn Jung-yeol touched the first pitch and retired with a fly to left field, Oh Tae-yang also turned to an infield grounder.
After that, the pitchers of both teams quickly caught the out count. Logan finished the top of the third inning with three outs, and Anderson also finished the bottom of the third inning with three batters.
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Guillermo Herredia hit a ground ball in front of the shortstop at the first and second bases with no outs and runners on the first and third bases with one out. However, the next batter Ko Myung-joon also hit a ground ball in front of the third baseman, and third baseman Jihoon Choi was tagged out. Ahn Sang-hyun also failed to produce a timely hit with a strikeout.
The 0-0 balance was broken by SSG in the top of the fifth. The leadoff hitter Park Sung-han's walk to base. When Kim Chan-hyung grounded out to shortstop after one out, first baseman Park Sung-han went to second base, followed by Oh Tae-gon's timely hit. Oh Tae-gon hit Logan's slider in 2B1S and connected it to a hit that escaped to center field. Second baseman Park Sung-han passed through third base and dug home. SSG's 1-0 lead.
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SSG also failed to draw additional points. SSG starter Anderson went down the mound first after meeting the winning pitching requirements with three hits, six strikeouts and two walks in six innings. Anderson continued his scoreless streak of 19 innings against NC this season.
NC Logan left the mound at the risk of losing the game because he did not receive scoring support even though he pitched well with three hits, five strikeouts, two walks and one run in seven innings.
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It wasn't the end here. Ko Myung-joon hit a long shot that divided the right-center field. Both runners came home, and Ko Myung-joon, who was running from second base to third base, was unfortunately tagged out from third base. The inning ended as it was, but SSG, which added three runs in the top of the eighth inning, ran away 4-0.
After Anderson, No Kyung-eun and Lee Won-woon each blocked one scoreless inning, and closer Cho Byung-hyun took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning. Cho Byung-hyun defended his team's victory by turning the SSG-centered batting line with three outs.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.