The strongest monsters turned the tables on Dong-A University...Magic Number 1 with a winning rate of 70% (strongest baseball)

Jan 07, 2025

The strongest monsters won 20 games of the season with a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Dong-A University.

In the 113th episode of JTBC's entertainment program 『The Greatest Baseball』, which aired at 10:30 p.m. on the 6th, the strongest monsters and Dong-A University played a rare match.

On the day, the Monsters overwhelmed Dong-A University with a home run and a fierce attack from the first inning. In the top of the first inning, Jung Geun-woo hit a home run against Dong-A University starting pitcher Jeong Seon-woo for the first time in 777 days, raising the atmosphere of the dugout to its peak. Lim Sang-woo, Jung Sung-hoon, Lee Dae-ho and Kim Moon-ho then hit four consecutive hitters, widening the gap to 4:0.

However, Dong-A University, which vowed to avenge its defeat in the first round, was also not easy. As he was confident that he was a team of hits, he immediately chased after Dong-A University Wang Joon-seok's double and Kang Byung-wook's timely RBI hit in the bottom of the first inning. Later, at the end of the third inning, Monster's starting pitcher Lee Dae-eun received consecutive hits, and Dong-A University, which gained momentum following unbelievable errors by Lim Sang-woo and Ko Dae-han, eventually narrowed the gap to 4:3.

Among them, the Monsters were stranded by Jung Sun-woo's pitching, which completely disappeared in the top of the first inning. Jeong Sun-woo, who had been catching the Monsters smoothly until the top of the fifth inning, suddenly shook his control as he got a hit by Lim Sang-woo. Later, when Ko Dae-han was allowed to walk, Dong-A University immediately blocked the Monster's lineup by replacing the pitcher with Son Him-chan.

With the atmosphere of the game slowly leaning toward Dong-A University, Park Jae-wook's student Kim Min-beom hit a come-from-behind solo home run against Kang Min-gu. In response, manager Kim Sung-geun hurriedly put Nippert on the mound to take away the flow.

The Monsters, who had a chance again with Nippert's good pitching, which prevented a run in a crisis, began writing a miracle drama in the top of the ninth inning. With the score at 4:6, the Monsters piled up runners with Lee Taek-geun's hit, Jeong Eui-yoon's walk on base, and Choi Soo-hyun's body throwing sliding. Since then, Jung Geun-woo has set the stage for the reversal with a dramatic timely hit in the midst of a golden opportunity situation of no outs. On top of that, the Monsters succeeded in turning the tables, leading to Lee Dae-ho's walk. At the end of the ninth inning, Nippert, who took the mound with a great sense of responsibility, completely blocked the batting line of Dong-A University by putting in a fastball. With a final score of 8:6, the Monsters achieved Magic Number 1.

Meanwhile, the strongest Monsters will meet Gyeongnam University as the next opponent and fight for a 70% win rate for the season.

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The strongest monsters turned the tables on Dong-A University...Magic Number 1 with a winning rate of 70% (strongest baseball)

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