Let's go catch Hanwha for the second place, and we're going to solidify the third place...I'll prepare for a good performance in Daejeon
Aug 21, 2025
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SSG Landers, who maintained their sole third place, will now head to Daejeon to catch the second-place Hanwha Eagles. It raises questions about whether SSG can push Hanwha, which has recently lost five consecutive games.
SSG won 7-1 against Suwon KT Wiz on the 21st. Ace Drew Anderson, who returned after recovering from a thigh injury, pitched a perfect pitch with 94 pitches, four hits, three walks, seven strikeouts and no runs in six innings to secure his ninth win (six losses) of the season.
SSG's batters failed to break down natural enemy Ko Young-pyo, but they squeezed the necessary points to win. Ko Young-pyo was strong enough to record two wins, 12 innings and a 1.50 ERA in two games against SSG this year. Ko Young-pyo had his fifth loss (nine wins) of the season despite allowing two runs in six innings.
The final hit was decorated by Ko Myung-joon, who was called up for the first team on the day. Ko Myung-joon returned after 12 days after spending time reorganizing in the second division after going 0-for-16 in five games in August. Ko Myung-joon played 2 hits, 1 walk, and 1 RBI in 3 at-bats.
Choi Jung-eun played evenly, including two hits and three RBIs in three at-bats, two hits and two RBIs in three at-bats for Jihoon Choi, and two hits and one RBI in five at-bats for Herredia.
SSG manager Lee Soo-yong said, `Starting pitcher Anderson blocked the opponent's batting line well for six innings with overwhelming pitches. In the attack, (the late) Myung-jun, who was registered in the first team today, scored the first run at a critical moment, and the flow was completely brought about by scoring an additional point with (Choi) Jung's double and consecutive hits by the central lineup in the eighth inning", he commented in general.
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Ponce has an overwhelming advantage in the weight of the starting pitcher. Ponce has 15 wins, 145 ⅔ innings, 202 strikeouts and a 1.61 ERA in 23 games this year. The ERA in the second half is only 30 innings, 0.30.
However, the variable is that Ponce recently took a rest for about eight days due to severe symptoms of enteritis. Attention is focusing on whether SSG can continue its recent two-game winning streak and break down Ponce.
Choi Min-joon has been rotating since late July as an alternative starting pitcher. The longest inning was in four ⅔ against the Lotte Giants on the 8th. The type that doesn't collapse even though it's hard to drag out the inning for a long time. The season ERA is 3.67. As Anderson stopped bullpen consumption by dragging out six innings on the day, SSG is expected to stage an all-out bullpen battle on the 22nd.
Manager Lee said, `I will prepare to show good performance in the three consecutive weekend games following Daejeon"I'm determined.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
