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| The second semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. SSG Kim Sung-wook is cheering after hitting a walk-off home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/ |
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NC Dinos Kim Sung-wook, who rang SSG Landers in the semi-playoff two years ago. Now, as a batter of SSG, he presented his team with a finishing win.
SSG won 4-3 in the second semi-playoff match against the Samsung Lions at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. SSG, which had a close one-point lead until the second half of the game, allowed a 3-3 tie in the top of the ninth inning with closer Cho Byung-hyun shaking. However, the game ended with just one shot in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Immediately after the tie, Samsung placed Ariel Furado on the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning. He was expected to start Game 3, but he had a strong defense to throw him into the bullpen. SSG's leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi stepped down with a fly to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the next batter, Kim Sung-wook's home run, hit. In the match against Furado, Kim Sung-wook hit a 149km fastball on the second pitch and connected it with a walk-off home run over the right fence.
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| The second semi-PO match between Samsung and SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Kim Sung-wook is cheering after hitting a walk-off home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/ |
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Two years ago, Kim Sung-wook, a member of NC, hit a two-run homer as a pinch-hitter to break down SSG starting pitcher Roenis Elias, who was playing well at the time, in the first round of the semi-playoff against SSG. At the time, SSG was eliminated from the series with three losses. Kim Seong-wook also has memories of that time. Now he has become an SSG player through trade, but he is a batter who made a strong impression in the postseason.
Kim Sung-wook, who was selected as the Daily MVP of the second game, said "I found out when I came in after the defense. When a similar ball comes from the first pitch, I hit it with the thought of turning it confidently. "I thought as soon as I hit it, but I ran thinking not to bend (to the side)."
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| Second semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. SSG Kim Sung-wook is being washed with water after hitting a walk-off home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/ |
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Kim Sung-wook was recruited by SSG to defend the outfield and strengthen the lineup, but his performance this season was not satisfactory, including minor injuries and poor batting right after joining the team. Kim Sung-wook said, `I tried to do well every time I went out, but I was sorry that it didn't work out. I think I'll make up a little bit today with a home runBefore the series, coaches asked me to do the same (as two years ago). A similar situation seems to have emerged. I had a good memory," he said with a smile.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
