What would you have done if you didn't bring him? The savior of the last team without losing seven innings, stopping SSG from winning four consecutive games

Aug 14, 2025

What would you have done if you didn't bring him? The savior of the last team without losing seven innings, stopping SSG from winning four consecutive games
알칸타라. Photo = Kium Heroes



Successful counterattack. Kiwoom Heroes, with Raul Alcantara's good pitching, won the honor.

Kiwoom won 2-0 in the 14th game of the season against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. With this victory, Kiwoom achieved its 34th victory of the season (4 draws and 74 losses), and SSG failed to try for the fourth consecutive game. SSG is slightly ahead of the two teams with 7 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses this season.

▶Kium starting lineup = Song Sung-moon (third baseman)-Im Ji-yeol (left fielder)-Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman)-Cardines (designated hitter)-Lee Joo-hyung (center fielder)-Kim Tae-jin (second baseman)-Kim Gun-hee (captor)-U Jun-seo (striker)-Park Joo-hong (right fielder) starting pitcher Alcantara




▶SSG starting lineup = Park Sung-han (striker)-Jung Joon-jae (second baseman)-Eredia (designated hitter) - Han Yu-sum (right wing) - Ha Jae-hoon (left wing) - Lee Ji-young (possession) - Jihoon Choi (center fielder)- Hyun Won-hoe (first baseman) - Kim Sung-hyun (third baseman) starting pitcher Moon Seung-won

Alcantara and Moon Seung-won will face off as starters. This game was a tight race.

What would you have done if you didn't bring him? The savior of the last team without losing seven innings, stopping SSG from winning four consecutive games
송성문. Photo = Kium Heroes
Kiwoom missed the big chance in the top of the first inning. Shaking Moon Seung-won from the start, he created chances on the second and third bases with no outs with a hit by No. 1 hitter Song Sung-moon and a double by Lim Ji-yeol.




But the follow-up hit didn't go off. After Choi Joo-hwan stepped down with a straight hit to the left field, Ruben Cardinez hit a ground ball to shortstop, and third baseman Song Sung-moon was tagged out at home. In the following opportunities with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, Lee Ju-hyung stepped down with a ground ball in front of the pitcher, and the chance for the second and third bases with no outs disappeared.

SSG prepared an opportunity with one out and runners on first and second bases with Kim Sung-hyun's pitch on base following Hyun Won-hoe's infield hit in the bottom of the third inning, but Park Sung-han and Jung Joon-jae were all caught with fly balls.

In the top of the fifth inning, a 0-0 close game continued. Kiwoom's leadoff hitter Kim Gun-hee's heavy hit broke out. Kiwoom's no-out chance. Eo Jun-seo succeeded in sending a sacrifice bunt, and Park Joo-hong also walked with one out and second base.




What would you have done if you didn't bring him? The savior of the last team without losing seven innings, stopping SSG from winning four consecutive games
카디네스. Photo = Kium Heroes
With one out and runners on the first and second bases, Song Seong-moon, the first batter, hit a timely two-run triple that flowed to the right side of the right field. Both runners homered, and Song Sung-moon made it to third base. Kiwoom took a 2-0 lead.

SSG, blocked by Alcantara's good pitching, rarely fought back. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Lee Ji-young and Kim Jihoon Choi had consecutive hits to get the first and second bases with no outs, but they were scoreless due to Hyun Won-hoe's double play and Kim Sung-hyun's bunt out. The same goes for the bottom of the sixth inning. Park Sung-han's hit and Herredia's dune made it a chance with one out and runners on first and second bases, but it ended up with another base.

What would you have done if you didn't bring him? The savior of the last team without losing seven innings, stopping SSG from winning four consecutive games
Photo=Kium Heroes
Alcantara pitched seven scoreless innings on the day. He gave up four hits and two four outs until the bottom of the seventh inning, but pitched a scoreless game with four strikeouts. He succeeded in blocking the SSG lineup.

After Alcantara went down, Kiwoom began to keep its two-point lead. Yoon Seok-won took the mound in the bottom of the 8th inning, Kim Sung-hyun and Park Sung-hanThe 9th to 1st to 2nd hitters, which led to Jung Joon-jae, were neatly handled with three outs.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Cho Young-gun took the mound. Cho Young-gun, who handled the first batter, Eredia, with an outfield fly ball, allowed Han Yu-sum to walk. Ha Jae-hoon struck out Ha Jae-hoon swinging and holding up to two outs, but he got a hit to the right by pinch hitter Oh Tae-gon. 1st and 2nd base with 2 outs. In the final crisis, Cho Young-gun secured the team's victory without losing a point by catching the Jihoon Choi with a mistake. It is Cho Young-gun's first save since his professional debut.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.