'6 consecutive wins? We're not scared at all." SSG certified as a natural enemy, got KIA again! 7 wins and 3 losses

By Yuri, Na

Jul 12, 2024

'6 consecutive wins? We're not scared at all.' SSG certified as a natural enemy, got KIA again! 7 wins and 3 losses
A game between SSG Landers and KIA Tigers at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 12th. SSG Jihoon Choi hits a two-run triple with two outs and runners on the first and third bases in the top of the third inning and settles on the third base ahead of KIA Kim Do-young's tag. Yonhap News
'6 consecutive wins? We're not scared at all.' SSG certified as a natural enemy, got KIA again! 7 wins and 3 losses
SSG No. 4 hitter Herredia hits a hit in the top of the eighth inning. Yonhap News
He's especially strong against tigers. This time, he proved his natural enemy relationship once again.

SSG Landers won 14-6 against the KIA Tigers in Game 10 of the season at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 12th. With this victory, fifth-ranked SSG has recently won two consecutive games and is far ahead with 7 wins and 3 losses against KIA. On the other hand, Kia, the No. 1 team, has recently stopped its six-game winning streak. The mound collapsed from the beginning after being hit hard, and took on his 34th loss (51 wins and 2 draws) of the season. He has been particularly weak against SSG this season.

▶SSG starting lineup =Jihoon Choi(center fielder)-Choo Shin-soo(designated hitter)-Choi Jung(third baseman)-Eredia(left fielder)-Park Sung-han(striker)-Ko Myung-jun(first baseman)-Han Yu-sum(right fielder)-Kim Min-sik(capture)-Jung Joon-jae(second baseman) starting pitcher Oh Won-seok

▶KIA starting lineup = Lee Chang-jin (left wing) - Park Chan-ho (striker) - Kim Do-young (third baseman) - Na Sung-beom (designated hitter) - Kim Sun-bin (second baseman) - Socrates (middle fielder) - Byun Woo-hyuk (first baseman) - Kim Tae-gun (capture)- Choi Won-jun (right wing) starting pitcher Hwang Dong-ha

SSG launched its best lineup that day. Han Yu-seom lowered the batting order to No. 7, and Jeong Joon-jae started as the second baseman instead of Park Ji-hwan.

Na Sung-bum played as the designated hitter for KIA as Choi Hyung-woo took a break, and Byun Woo-hyuk was listed as the starting first baseman.

The game tilted too easily towards SSG in the beginning. In the top of the third inning, a 0-0 close game that failed to draw points in the first and second innings continued. SSG scored as many as 10 runs in one inning.

After one out, ninth batter Jung Joon-jae drew a walk and got on base after a close game of full count, and Jihoon Choi's hit made runners on the first and second bases. Choo Shin-soo hit a timely RBI single that fell in front of center field, creating SSG's first run.

It started with Choo Shin-soo's hit. Choi Jeong's walk loaded the bases. Guillermo Herredia called in two runners with a timely hit falling to the right of left field. After two outs, this time, Ko Myung-joon hit a two-run double to the left that hit the bottom of the left fence, leading to a 5-0 run.

After that, Han Yu-sum walked to load the bases and loaded the bases again. KIA bench replaced the pitcher with Kim Sa-yoon, but SSG's attack did not stop. With the bases loaded, Kim Min-sik scored an RBI with a pushover walk, and third baseman Ko Myung-joon scored when Jung Joon-jae grounded out in front of the second baseman. Jihoon Choi then hit a two-run triple and Choo Shin-soo also added a timely RBI single to the left, leading SSG 10-0 with 10 points in the top of the third inning.

'6 consecutive wins? We're not scared at all.' SSG certified as a natural enemy, got KIA again! 7 wins and 3 losses
SSG Choo Shin-soo hits an RBI timely hit with one out and runners on first and second in the top of the third inning. Yonhap News
SSG's hot bat did not cool down. I have made additional points since then. He added three more runs in the top of the fourth inning. With back-to-back walks by Herredia-Park Sung-han, runners on first and second bases with no outs. Ko Myung-joon struck out, but Han Yu-sum hit an RBI double in the first pitch. In the following chances at the second and third bases, third baseman Park Sung-han homered when Kim Min-sik hit an infield grounder, and SSG, which added Jeong Joon-jae's timely RBI, made a 13-0 run.

'6 consecutive wins? We're not scared at all.' SSG certified as a natural enemy, got KIA again! 7 wins and 3 losses
SSG Ko Myung-joon hits a two-run double with the bases loaded with one out in the top of the third inning. Yonhap News
Kia also did not retire helplessly. He made a comeback in the bottom of the fourth inning. It started with leadoff batter Kim Do-young's double. With Na Sung-bum's walk, he hit a three-run home run over the left fence to start the chase. He added Kim Tae-gun's solo home run in the absence of a two-out runner, and Choi Won-joon's double and opponent wild pitch after the second out. KIA scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as Lee Chang-jin's timely hit exploded.

SSG ran away again in the top of the fifth. After Choo Shin-soo's walk, Choi Jeong hit an infield grounder, one out and one base. Herredia brought Choi Jeong, the first baseman, home with a timely hit that fell to the left of the center field. SSG ran away further, 14–5.

KIA recovered one more point with Byun Woo-hyuk's solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the score gap had already been tilted significantly.

'6 consecutive wins? We're not scared at all.' SSG certified as a natural enemy, got KIA again! 7 wins and 3 losses
SSG starter Oh Won-seok, who threw a head shot to KIA Choi Won-jun with one out in the bottom of the third inning, is being sent off. Yonhap News
Meanwhile, SSG also had variables. Starting pitcher Oh Won-seok pitched scoreless until the second inning and was sent off with a head shot in the bottom of the third inning with his team leading 10-. With one out, the first pitch thrown to Choi Won-joon became a head shot that bounced off the helmet and was automatically sent off according to the regulations. Fortunately, Choi Won-joon was not injured, but SSG had to operate the bullpen from the third inning even though the score difference was wide.

Choi Min-joon, who suddenly took the mound following Oh Won-seok (2nd ⅓ scoreless innings), was sluggish with 5 runs in 1 ⅓ innings, Han Doo-sol allowed 1 run in 2 innings, Seo Jin-yong allowed 1 ⅔ scoreless inning, and Baek Seung-gun allowed 1 ⅓ scoreless inning.





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