Last year's tiebreaker tears → 3rd place confirmed. I will do it without regret.

Sep 30, 2025

Last year's tiebreaker tears → 3rd place confirmed. I will do it without regret.
The KBO League match between Kiwoom and SSG at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 30th. SSG won Kiwoom. SSG players, who have confirmed their third place in the regular season, are greeting their fans. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.09.30/



SSG Landers, who shed tears after losing the tiebreaker for the 5th place last year. This year, he will finish third in the regular season early and wait for the fall feast.

SSG won 4-3 against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 30th. Starter Kim Gun-woo defended well with three runs (two earned) in five innings, and the batters started to support scoring from the beginning. SSG, which continued its lead with Han Yu-sum's timely two-run grand slam in the top of the first inning, Ko Myung-joon's solo home run in the top of the fourth inning and Jung Joon-jae's timely hit, activated the strongest bullpen after Kim Gun-woo went down.

The three must-win groups, which led to Noh Kyung-eun, Kim Min-eun, and Lee Won-woon, set aside one hold each, completely blocking one inning without losing a point, and closer Cho Byung-hyun took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning with a one-run gap to end the game without losing a point. Cho made his first 30 saves since his debut.




Last year's tiebreaker tears → 3rd place confirmed. I will do it without regret.
The KBO League match between Kiwoom and SSG at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 30th. SSG won Kiwoom. SSG Cho Byung-hyun and Lee Ji-young, who confirmed third place in the regular season, are sharing the joy of victory. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.09.30/
With the victory, SSG confirmed its third place on its own, regardless of the results of the remaining three games. It's a semi-playoff direct.

SSG, which finished the regular season tied for fifth place last year, but ended the season in tears after losing the tiebreaker against KT, climbed higher in a year and was invited to an autumn feast.

After the game, coach Lee Sung-yong's question and answer.




-How do you feel about making your first postseason appearance since taking the helm.

Thank you to the ▶ players. All the experts looked down on us, and the players did their best one game, one game. I saw a lot of the team's stickiness, and I thought this was the one-team Landers. And even though he lacked a lot, the coaching staff trusted and followed him. Also, it seems that the results of the front desk's reliable support from behind came out like this. I feel good. I was able to come this far because of the fans.

Last year's tiebreaker tears → 3rd place confirmed. I will do it without regret.
The KBO League match between Kiwoom and SSG at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 30th. SSG won Kiwoom. SSG players, who have confirmed third place in the regular season, are happy. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.09.30/
-What areas will you focus on for the remaining three games.




▶For now, I only thought about today's game. I need to talk to the coaching staff. I have it in my head, but I'm thinking of discussing it.

-What is the most important driving force behind this year's rise.

▶Technically speaking, I think it's a bullpen. The bullpen held up well, and foreign pitchers did well. Also, at the end, the bat came back to life.

-In the postseason, the true value of the bullpen, SSG's strength, is likely to appear.

I think we should use ▶ as well as possible. In order to do that, the first point is the most important, and the score must be scored at the beginning. I'll have to study and think more about the route.

Last year's tiebreaker tears → 3rd place confirmed. I will do it without regret.
The KBO League match between Kiwoom and SSG at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 30th. SSG won Kiwoom. SSG players, who have confirmed third place in the regular season, are sharing the joy of victory. Coach Lee Sung-yong, who is sharing high fives with the players. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.09.30/
-A word about Cho Byung-hyun, who made 30 saves today.

▶Congratulations on your 30th save as a full-time starter in your second year. Not only Byung-hyun but also Noh Kyung-eun is grateful to be a strong supporter at that age and be a model for all juniors, and (Lee) Rowoon was so upset last year and showed a really upgraded appearance this year. (Kim)min also comes as a trade and does really well, and captain Kim Kwang-hyun is really reliable. It must have been hard, but thank you so much for leading me well.

-Last year, you shed tears after losing your last game, what do you imagine this year in your last game.

▶Last year's tears had a lot of feelings of sorry. Because of one of my judgments, I felt strongly guilty thinking that we lost even though we worked really hard. This year, thanks to the players, I've come this far. This year, I really want to do it without regret until the end.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.