Incheon Home Run Factory Reopened Boom Boom Boom Boom! SSG, KIA Shock's 6th consecutive defeat
Aug 26, 2025
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SSG won 9-5 against the KIA Tigers in Game 11 of the season at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 26th. SSG, which lost its second straight game with the victory, shook off the fierce pursuit of its competitors and maintained its sole third place. On the other hand, Kia, ranked eighth, has recently lost six consecutive games.
▶KIA starting lineup = Park Chan-ho (fighter)-Kim Sun-bin (second baseman)-Na Sung-bum (right wing) - Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter)-Wizdom (first baseman)-Oh Sun-woo (left wing)-Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder)-Kim Tae-gun (fosu)-Kim Kyu-sung (third baseman) starter Yang Hyun-jong
▶SSG starting lineup = Park Sung-han (striker)-Ahn Sang-hyun (second baseman)-Choi Jung (third baseman)-Eredia (left fielder)-Hanyu Island (right fielder)-Oh Tae-gon (middle fielder)-Ko Myung-jun (first baseman)-Ryu Hyo-seung (designated hitter)-Lee Ji-young (catcher) starting pitcher Moon Seung-won
With veteran pitchers from both teams taking the mound, the game flowed in the form of a batting battle.
KIA scored from the top of the first inning. After one out, second batter Kim Sun-bin's double followed by Na Sung-bum's timely hit in the left-center to lightly score the first run. KIA was silent as Patrick Wisdom and Oh Sun-woo ended up hitting a mistake in the extra scoring chance with one out and runners on first and second bases that led to Choi Hyung-woo's walk.
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The SSG lineup, which had been quiet due to Yang Hyun-jong, exploded at the end of the fourth inning by scoring five runs. In the inning leadoff hitter Han Yoo-som hit a solo home run over the fence in the middle to announce the start, and Oh Tae-gon and Ko Myung-joon's consecutive hits piled up the runners.
Ryu Hyo-seung and Lee Ji-young were caught on consecutive outfield flies at the first and second bases with no outs, but Park Sung-han hit a long shot to the right-center after the second out. Both runners entered the home, and Park Sung-han entered the second base. SSG, which succeeded in turning the tables 3-2 in an instant, pulled Yang Hyun-jong off the mound.
It wasn't the end here. Following Choi Jeong's one-run timely hit, SSG turned the game around 5-2 as Han Jae-seung allowed a walk to Han Yu-sum with the bases loaded.
It was too early to feel safe. KIA returned the game to square one in the top of the fifth inning, the very next inning. Following Na Sung-bum's hit, Choi Hyung-woo hit a two-run home run. It was a 120M right-center home run that lowered Moon Seung-won.
Kim Min, who took the mound as the second pitcher, struck out Wisdom swinging, but Oh Sun-woo hit a tiebreaking solo home run. Oh Sun-woo kicked Kim Min's 146km pitch and connected it with a solo shot over the left fence. It was tied at 5-5 again.
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SSG, which took the lead with Ryu Hyo-seung's home run, ran away by one more point in the bottom of the sixth inning. Ahn Sang-hyun, the leadoff hitter in the inning, hit the changed pitcher Cho Sang-woo's 145km fastball and connected it with a solo home run over the left fence. SSG started leading 7-5 with three home runs.
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He also hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. The star of the game is Eredia. Herredia hit a solo home run against Kia Tigers pitcher Kim Geon-guk with one out and no runners, effectively driving the team to victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
