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| Kim Kwang-hyun, who started against Doosan in Jamsil on the 27th. Photo =SSG Landers |
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Kim Kwang-hyun completed his 12th 10-win season at the moment the team needed it the most. SSG Landers will record the magic number '2' until the third place is confirmed.
SSG won the final showdown of this season against the Doosan Bears 6-2 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. With this victory, SSG has recently won two consecutive games and recorded 72 wins, 4 draws and 63 losses in 139 games. Even if he wins two more games in the remaining five games, he can go straight to the semi-playoff by confirming his own third place. Depending on the results of the fourth-place Samsung Lions' game on the 28th, the magic number may be further reduced. In addition, the two teams' opponents this season finished with SSG leading with 10-6 losses.
On the other hand, ninth-ranked Doosan recently lost for the second consecutive time, taking its 77th loss (59 wins and 6 draws) of the season.
▶SSG starting lineup = Park Sung-han (striker)-Ahn Sang-hyun (second baseman)-Choi Jung (third baseman)-Eredia (left fielder)-Ko Myung-jun (first baseman)-Kim Sung-wook (right fielder)-Jihoon Choi (middle fielder)-Ryu Hyo-seung (designated hitter)-Cho Hyung-woo (catcher) starter Kim Kwang-hyun
▶Doosan's starting lineup = Ahn Jae-seok (striker)-Park Ji-hoon (third baseman)-Cave (right fielder)-Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter)-Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman)-Park Gye-beom (second baseman)-Jeong Soo-bin (middle fielder)-Kim Ki-yeon (fosu)-Lee Yoo-chan (left fielder) starting pitcher Choi Seung-yong
With SSG Kim Kwang-hyun and Doosan's Choi Seung-yong facing off as starters, the early flow of the game was a pitching match. Both teams showed tight defensive concentration. SSG created a chance with Park Sung-han's hit in the top of the third inning with two outs and a second base, but no timely hit was made, and Doosan also had Lee Yoo-chan's hit after two outs in the bottom of the third inning, but it was not connected to the follow-up hit.
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| SSG-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. Manager Lee Sung-yong welcomes Eredia, who scored during Ko Myung-joon's timely hit with no outs and second base in the top of the fourth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.27/ |
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SSG broke the balance of zero in the top of the fourth. Guillermo Herredia's double, the leadoff hitter in the inning, started. He advanced to the scoring position at once with a long shot that fell off the fence, and the next batter, Ko Myung-joon, hit a timely hit in front of the right field, and Herredia, who was on second base, came home.
Kim Sung-wook also added a double, continuing to have chances on the second and third bases with no outs. While Jihoon Choi hit a ground ball to shortstop, third baseman Ko Myung-joon scored, and SSG, which succeeded in bringing in one more runner, began to lead 2-0 in the top of the third inning.
Doosan also scored a point that followed right away in the bottom of the third inning. Following the leadoff hitter Park Ji-hoon's walk, Yang Eui-ji also succeeded in getting on base with a walk after one out. With runners on the first and second bases with one out, second baseman Park Ji-hoon came home as Yang Seok-hwan hit a double falling in the middle of the left. Doosan went after Doosan by one point.
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| SSG-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. Coach Yoon Jae-guk is congratulating Ko Myung-joon on second base with no outs in the top of the fourth inning after hitting an RBI timely hit. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.27/ |
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Then SSG ran away again. Choi Jeong's home run hit after two outs in the top of the fifth inning. Choi Jung-eun hit a fastball in the middle of 146km by Doosan's Choi Seung-yong and connected it with a solo home run over the left fence in the absence of a runner. With a flying distance of 120 meters and a batting speed of 171.2 kilometers, SSG, which had a 3-1 victory due to Choi Jeong's home run, achieved the team's record of 3,600 home runs (Tongsan's 7th).
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| SSG-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. Coach Cho Dong-hwa is congratulating Choi Jung after hitting a solo shot with two outs in the top of the fifth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.27/ |
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SSG ran away with one more run in the top of the seventh inning. Following Jung Joon-jae's hit, he stole second base with no outs and no outs. When Park Sung-han's fly to center field, Jung Joon-jae dug to third base. Pinch-hitter Han Yoo-sum walked on base, and runners piled up, leading to the success of first baseman Kim Tae-yoon's steal of second base with one out and runners on first and third bases. 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base chance. Choi Jung hit a big fly to center field, and third baseman Jung Joon-jae tagged up and scored, leading to a 4-1 run.
Doosan also did not retreat helplessly. In the bottom of the seventh inning, he scored an additional point against Noh Kyung-eun, a must-win group. After one out, Jung Soo-bin's double started. The next batter, Kim Ki-yeon's timely hit, brought Jung Soo-bin home. We closed the gap by two points. However, pinch hitter Kim Jae-hwan was caught on a fly to left field in the ensuing extra point chance, and Ahn Jae-seok also made a foul fly.
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| SSG-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. In the bottom of the seventh inning, third baseman Choi Jung, who caught Ahn Jae-seok's foul fly in front of the net with two outs and a runner on first base, is coming in laughing with Park Sung-han and Eridia. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.27/ |
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SSG took a chance with one out and runners on first and third bases with Jung Joon-jae's walk and Park Sung-han's hit after one out in the top of the ninth inning of the last attack. Lee Ji-young struck out swinging after a 10-pitch match, but this time, Choi Jung, the next batter, played another 10-pitch match with Lee Young-ha and walked. a bases loaded with two outs. The last chance was solved by Herredia. SSG finally ran away 6-2 when Eredia hit a two-run timely hit that passed by the third baseman after a close game with Lee Young-ha. It was a score that sealed the mood of victory.
SSG, which Kim Min, Noh Kyung-eun, and Lee Won-woon held the lead until the 8th inning, took the mound in the bottom of the 9th inning. Cho Byung-hyun finished the game without additional runs, reducing the third-place magic number to two.
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| SSG-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 27th. With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Herredia is cheering after hitting a two-run timely hit. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.27/ |
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Meanwhile, SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun pitched well in five ⅓ innings with two hits, four strikeouts, three walks, and one run to secure the starting win. This is his 10th win (nine losses) this season. As a result, Kim Kwang-hyun became the first KBO player to achieve his 12th career 10-win season. At the same time, he also succeeded in reaching 180 wins in his career.
The previous record was Song Jin-woo, Yang Hyun-jong and Kim Kwang-hyun, who won more than 10 games in 11 seasons, of which Kim Kwang-hyun won his 12th 10th game before Yang Hyun-jong. Since his professional debut in 2007, he has been named the first main character in KBO history to reach 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013-2016, 2018-2019, 2022, 2024, and 2025.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
