We summoned the legendary Sun Dong-yeol After all, is the hero Kim Kwang-hyun, or five innings, one run, a brilliant fight

Oct 14, 2025

We summoned the legendary Sun Dong-yeol After all, is the hero Kim Kwang-hyun, or five innings, one run, a brilliant fight
4th semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung at Lions Park in Daegu on the 14th. Kim Kwang-hyun, who finished the second inning without losing a point following the first inning, is holding his fist. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.14/



Legend'He stood shoulder to shoulder with Sun Dong-yeol. SSG Landers Kim Kwang-hyun made a great effort to save the team in crisis.

Kim Kwang-hyun took the mound as a starting pitcher in Game 4 of the semi-playoff against the Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 14th and allowed one hit, five strikeouts, three walks and one run in five innings. With the team on the verge of elimination with one win and two losses, Kim Kwang-hyun started Game 4. In SSG, the starting pitchers in all of the first to third games failed to fill four innings and were replaced early. Kim Kwang-hyun prepared for his first postseason appearance this year, while both pitching and hitting were in a tight spot.

Kim Kwang-hyun, who faced the heated Samsung batters, calmly grabbed the out count from the first inning. In the bottom of the first inning, Kim Ji-chan, the first batter, was quickly handled with a ground ball to shortstop, and Kim Sung-yoon struck out swinging with a curve. Then, third batter Koo Ja-wook also struck out by inducing a slider to swing and miss.




We summoned the legendary Sun Dong-yeol After all, is the hero Kim Kwang-hyun, or five innings, one run, a brilliant fight
The 4th semi-PO match between Samsung and SSG at Daegu Lions Park on the 14th. SSG Kim Kwang-hyun is catching his breath. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.14/
The second episode was perfect, too. Kim Kwang-hyun, who handled the first out as Lewin Diaz's hit became a straight hit to shortstop, handled Lee Jae-hyun with a ground ball to shortstop and Kim Heon-gon with a swing and miss strikeout.

Kim Kwang-hyun, who was Untouchable until the second inning, quickly caught the leadoff hitter Ryu Ji-hyuk with a fly to left field in the third inning. Hwajun walked. Giving up a walk in the match against the next batter, Kang Min-ho, was the starting point.

Then, he walked again in a full count battle with the batter Jeon Byung-woo. Runners piled up with two walks without a hit. With one out and runners on the first and second bases, Kim Ji-chan's hit became a good hit in front of center field, and second baseman Kang Min-ho returned to the third base and came home. It was my first loss.




In the ongoing crisis, Kim Sung-yoon grounded out to third base, and Kim Kwang-hyun finally gave up a walk in the 2S advantageous count against Koo Ja-wook, eventually leading to the bases loaded.

We summoned the legendary Sun Dong-yeol After all, is the hero Kim Kwang-hyun, or five innings, one run, a brilliant fight
The 4th semi-PO match between Samsung and SSG at Lions Park in Daegu on the 14th. SSG Kim Kwang-hyun is pitching hard. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.14/
The next batter is Diaz. However, the inning ended without additional runs as Diaz grounded out to second base. However, the number of pitches increased to 60.

The inning after the run was more perfect. Kim Kwang-hyun, who regained his composure again, struck out Lee Jae-hyun with a swing and miss, and handled Kim Heon-gon with a fly ball to right field. Ryu Ji-hyuk then struck out swinging. Kim Kwang-hyun, who recorded his fifth strikeout in the game, tied former coach Sun Dong-yeol's postseason record of 103 strikeouts due to his strikeouts against Ryu Ji-hyuk.




Kim Kwang-hyun also took the mound in the fifth inning. While the team's lineup is still trailing 0-1 amid poor attacks, Kang Min-ho at the bottom of the fifth inning~The tricky hitters leading to Jeon Byung-woo and Kim Ji-chan were treated as three-way withdrawal. By the fifth inning, the number of pitches was 84. Kim Kwang-hyun was the first SSG pitcher to exceed five innings in this series.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.