Giddy with the equalizer in the eighth inning → But Heo Kyung-min finished... KT, PS didn't give up competition Winning SSG for 2 consecutive years
Aug 19, 2025
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KT won the home game against SSG Landers 5-4 at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 19th. KT, which has won two consecutive games, has won 56 games, four draws and 55 losses. SSG has lost two games in a row. He recorded 55 wins, four draws and 53 losses in the season.
KT starter Oh Won-seok met 'Friendly' and pitched well once again. In October last year, KT and SSG traded Oh Won-seok and Kim Min.
Oh Won-seok won the match against SSG on April 22 when he pitched well with two runs in six innings. At that time, the starting pitcher was Kim Kwang-hyun. Kim Kwang-hyun struggled with five runs (four earned runs) in five ⅔ innings.
On this day, Oh Won-seok also won the victory by pitching well with one run in six innings. On the other hand, Kim Kwang-hyun also struggled with four runs in four innings and became a losing pitcher. Oh Won-seok had his 11th win (six losses) of the season, and Kim Kwang-hyun had his ninth loss (seven wins) of the season.
KT formed the starting lineup in the order of Huh Kyung-min (third baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Hwang Jae-gyun (first baseman), Jang Sung-woo (catcher), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Jang Joon-won (striker), and Andrew Stevenson (middle fielder).
For SSG, Park Sung-han (striker), Guillermo Herredia (left fielder), Choi Jung (third baseman), Han Yu-sum (right fielder), Kim Sung-wook (center fielder), Oh Tae-gon (first baseman), Ryu Hyo-seung (designated hitter), Cho Hyung-woo (captor), and Kim Sung-hyun (second baseman) started.
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KT scored an additional point in the bottom of the fourth inning. His concentration in the two companies shone. Kim Sang-soo drew a walk while Hwang Jae-kyun and Jang Sung-woo both stepped down as miscues. Then, Jang Jun-won's infield hit made a chance for the first and second bases with two outs. Stephenson and Huh Kyung-min's consecutive timely hits gave them a 4-0 run.
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SSG also did not step down easily. Choi Jung and Han Yu-sum hit side by side with one out in the top of the eighth inning. Kim Sung-wook struck out, but Oh Tae-gon hit a fastball toward his body and crossed the left fence. Oh Tae-gon's fifth homer of the season. The score went back to square one.
KT finished the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. With one out, Stevenson got on base with an infield hit and stole second base. KT then caught the game as Huh Kyung-min's walk-off double broke out.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.