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| Samsung Won Tae-in-SSG Anderson. Sports Chosun DB |
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The key starting pitchers of both teams will face off in Game 3. There is a high probability that the team that wins this game will actually take the series.
SSG Landers and Samsung Lions will face off in the third round of the semi-playoff at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th.
The two teams shared one win each in the first and second games held in Incheon. In the first game, Samsung won 5-2 with starting pitcher Choi Won-tae's six scoreless perfect innings and Lee Jae-hyun's final home run, and in the second game, SSG won 4-3 with Kim Sung-wook's walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the last ninth inning, destroying the opponent 'Ace' Ariel Furado.
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| Second semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Manager Lee Sung-yong, who won with a walk-off home run by SSG Kim Sung-wook with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, is delighted. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/ |
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Now we're moving the stage to Daegu. The two teams are scheduled to play Game 3 on the 13th and Game 4 on the 14th. The starting pitchers for Game 3 are SSG Drew Anderson and Samsung's Won Tae-in.
SSG is 'Ace' Anderson finally makes an appearance. Anderson, who was originally expected to be a starter in the first round, suffered from enteritis ahead of the postseason and suffered from poor condition. I couldn't eat properly, so I lost about 3kg of weight. Fortunately, I started eating normal again a few days ago, and I started exercising again. On the 10th, he also pitched in the bullpen. He threw about 30 pitches and checked several pitches, and even finished checking his condition. Fortunately, I'm in normal condition now.
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| Anderson is heading to the dugout after finishing the game between Lotte and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 29th without losing a point in the top of the fourth inning. Incheon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.09.29/ |
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SSG, which set the stage for victory with the surprise pitching of rookie Kim Gun-woo, who had a lot of variables in the second game, released Anderson and calculated that it will definitely catch the third game. However, the key is whether Anderson has recovered to some extent and can show 100% of the ball power of the regular season.
Anderson, who had 12 wins, 7 losses and a 2.25 ERA in 30 regular-season games, pitched well against Samsung with one win, no loss and a 2.08 ERA in two games, and was good with one run in seven innings in Daegu's away game.
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| The second round of semi-PO between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Even after losing Samsung, Kang Min-ho is disappointed. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/ |
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On the other hand, Samsung, which unfortunately missed the second game, will have Won Tae-in, the ace of blue blood. Samsung, where Kherson Garavito took the mound in Game 2, was expected to be Won Tae-in in Game 4 even after Game 3 according to the original rotation. However, the order of the two changed when Furado took the bullpen in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2.
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| The second wild card game between NC and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 7th. Samsung advanced to the semi-PO by winning against NC. Samsung manager Park Jin-man, who is sharing high fives with Won Tae-in. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.10.07/ |
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In Samsung, Won Tae-in's performance is also important. We have to avenge the second game we lost unfortunately and change the flow by winning the first round of the home game in Samsung's favor.
Won Tae-in took the mound in Game 2 of the wild card game against the NC Dinos on the 7th and won six innings with four hits, five strikeouts, one walk, and one out, leading the team's victory.
His regular-season performance was 12-4 with a 3.24 ERA in 27 games against SSG with a 3.71 ERA in 3 games without a win, and he was strong with 5-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 11 games at home in Daegu.
With one win and one loss in the series, the winning team in Game 3 will be unconditionally advantageous. As both teams have the strongest starting pitcher they can make now, the results of Game 3 are likely to determine the team that will advance to the playoffs.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
