The winning margin was -13, but it was the first time to rank 5th since the opening of KT! Ace fight → ABS → 7th over. Beat SSG with 'Jang Sungwoo's final hit'
Jul 24, 2024
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KT won the SSG Landers 5-3 at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 24th and finally ranked sixth with eight wins and two losses in the last 10 games.
With the victory, KT recorded its 46th win (47 losses and 2 draws) and instantly rose to fifth place, beating the NC Dinos and SSG, who lost to the KIA Tigers on the same day. It is the first time since the opening of this season that he has risen above seventh place. On the other hand, SSG Landers fell to sixth place with 47 losses (46 wins and 1 draw).
It started with an ace showdown and ended with a reversal after going through chaos.
On this day, SSG formed the starting lineup of Jihoon Choi (center fielder), Choo Shin-soo (designated hitter), Choi Jung (third base), Eredia (left wing), Han Yu-sum (right wing), Park Sung-han (striker), Ko Myung-joon (first baseman), Kim Min-sik (catcher), and Jung Joon-jae (second baseman). Kim Kwang-hyun is the first choice.
KT faced off with Rojas (right wing), Kim Sang-soo (second base), Moon Sang-cheol (first base), Jang Sung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Min-hyuk (left wing), Bae Jeong-dae (center fielder), Kang Hyun-woo (catcher), Hwang Jae-gyun (third base), and Shim Woo-joon (striker). The starter is Cuevas.
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SSG successfully fought back in the top of the fourth. Choi Jung, who got on base with a hit after one out, went to third base due to a wild pitch and catcher error. Herredia's timely hit then balanced the game 1-1.
It was at the beginning of the sixth inning that there was an upheaval in the flow of the game. Leading hitter Choo Shin-soo got on base with a hit, and ABS reception errors occurred repeatedly at Choi Jeong's at-bat.
After Choi Jung walked to the base, another ABS error occurred in Herredia's at-bat with no outs and runners on the first and second bases.
The first ball was a swing and miss, and the controversy grew over the second ball at the ball count 0B1S. The judges say the ABS is 'Untraceable'. I will make the referee's own decision from the second ball (of Herredia)"I ruled the second ball a strike.
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But another unexpected situation occurred. Cuevas' first pitch (Eredia's 3 pitches), which went back to the mound after a long suspension of the game, fell out of his hand and hit Herredia's arm. When the game was suspended again, KT replaced the pitcher with Sung Jae-hun.
In the meantime, ABS has been normalized. The referee will check the condition and proceed with ABS again" he announced.
SSG failed to score a point with three consecutive ground balls to first base with no outs and bases loaded. Kim Kwang-hyun blocked the mound well with five hits and one run until the sixth inning.
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However, KT's counterattack was stronger. Starting with pinch hitter Kang Baek-ho's walk in the bottom of the seventh inning, Hwang Jae-kyun's hit, Kim Sang-soo's two-run timely hit with one out and four pitches by Rojas, and Jang Sung-woo's two-run double with two outs and runners on first and second bases turned it over 5-3.
KT operated Kim Min-yong and Park Young-hyun's must-win group and finished with a victory.
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