'Compliment the 40-year-old veteran for blocking 2 innings' With the start of the second half 'Winning Rates of 50%' Return to Heaven from a step forward

Jul 09, 2024

The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. The SSG Noh Kyung-eun who is pitching. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.07.09/

SSG Landers marked the start of the second half with a difficult victory.

SSG won the first game of the opening series of the second half against the Lotte Giants 7-4 at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th.

It was also a tough game for SSG. Starting with Kim Jihoon Choi's first solo shot in the top of the first inning, he started off with a good start by winning three points, but after that, he rarely scored an additional point.

Rather, he was beaten by Lotte's Jeon Joon-woo in the bottom of the third inning. Starter Elias pitched a lot (92) and left the mound after five innings.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Park Sung-han barely managed to run one run by hitting an RBI timely hit against Jin Hae-soo. However, Lotte's Koo Seung-min missed a full base chance with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and after two outs in the top of the eighth inning, Na Seung-yeop's timely hit and Moon Seung-won's wild pitch continued, allowing a 4-4 tie.

The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. SSG Elias, who is pitching as a starter. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.07.09/

But the goddess of victory smiled at SSG. Leading hitter Park Sung-han walked to get on base, and Lotte pitcher Kim Sang-soo's throw to first base was absent during Kim Min-sik's sacrifice bunt. Park Sung-han ran home without looking back and became the winner of the winning point. SSG added two more points to decide the victory, and Moon Seung-won kept his last defense in the top of the ninth inning without losing a point.

Before the game, SSG coach Lee Sung-yong reiterated 'First start of the second half' and 'Return of 50% win rate'. He won the game with difficulty and returned to the .500 winning rate with 42 wins, 42 losses and 1 draw.

Manager Lee Soo-yong said, `I think the players are starting off with a good start in the second half by concentrating until the end"I was delighted.

As for Elias' five-inning replacement "I got off early in consideration of Sunday's appearance. You did a good job", he commented.

The match between SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 9th. SSG Jihoon Choi hit a solo home run against Lotte Han Hyun-hee in the first inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.07.09/

Noh Kyung-eun, a 40-year-old veteran who blocked two innings without losing a point in the sixth and seventh innings, which could have been a match, also gave generous applause. In the batting line, Ji-hoon, Sung-han, and Jung-yi contributed to the team's victory by recording multiple hits," he stressed.

Towards the end of the game, there was a lot of rain on the scene. After the game at around 10 p.m., it turned into heavy rain.

Director Lee Soo-yong emphasized, `We also thank the fans who supported us until the end despite many rain forecasts.'

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'Compliment the 40-year-old veteran for blocking 2 innings' With the start of the second half 'Winning Rates of 50%' Return to Heaven from a step forward

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