'There's all this kind of baseball.'A two-out tie at the bottom of the ninth inning → The two-out finish at the bottom of the 12th inning was also surprised.
Aug 01, 2024
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SSG won the home game against the Lotte Giants 12-11 at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 1st. It was a bloody battle that took as long as 4 hours and 48 minutes, which lasted until the end of the 12th inning. Until the middle of the game, the defeat was heavy. SSG, which was started by left-hander Oh Won-seok, played a game in which he was dragged by allowing five runs in the first to third innings. Following three runs in the bottom of the second inning, Oh Tae-gon's double, opponent's error, and Jihoon Choi's ground ball RBI in the bottom of the fourth inning made it a difficult 5-5 tie.
It seemed to be changing the atmosphere, but it collapsed again in the top of the fifth inning. As Lee Woon allowed consecutive hits, he allowed Hwang Sung-bin to hit an RBI timely hit and a three-run home run by Yoon Dong-hee to give up four runs. SSG, which tied the score 5-5, quickly began to be dragged to 5-9. The score was 5-10, with an additional run in the top of the seventh inning. In fact, hopes for victory were disappearing.
But a miracle happened. The bottom of the ninth inning was the beginning. Lotte took five points, but put closer Kim Won-joong on the mound. With Jeon Ui-san's hit and Kim Sung-hyun's walk after one out, SSG piled up runners one after another. He hit a single to the Jihoon Choi and loaded the bases with one out.
As Jung Joon-jae called in Jeon Eui-san, the third baseman, with a timely hit to the left, the atmosphere became strange little by little. Park Ji-hwan, a high school graduate rookie who came out as the next batter, endlessly harassed Kim Won-joong and played a whopping 11 pitches. He showed his tenacity to cut six consecutive fork balls and fastballs with foul balls in the full count. Kim Won-joong threw 11 pitches to Park Ji-hwan alone, and Park Ji-hwan made a solid RBI with a sacrifice fly to center field, even if it was not a hit.
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Since then, SSG, which missed a chance to finish, has rarely scored in overtime, and Lotte has regained the lead in the top of the 12th inning. Lotte began to lead 11-10 again as Jung Hoon hit a sacrifice fly to right field in a bases-loaded chance created by SSG's defensive error play.
SSG's last 12th-inning attack. With walks and four pitches, chances for first and second bases with no outs were created. Kim Min-sik made a bunt motion and converted to a strong ball, but as the pitcher became a straight hit, even the runner on the second base was out. Two outs in an instant. The moment when SSG's defeat seemed to be confirmed.
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With the victory, SSG won five consecutive games to secure its sole fourth place, narrowing the gap with third-place Samsung to 0.5 game. After the game, SSG coach Lee Sung-yong said, `We tied the game with a dramatic home run, and we finished the game with a more dramatic home run. I caught a tough game with the strength of the fielders. I was able to continue my winning streak by concentrating until the end without giving up until the end. Eredia gained a foothold in winning, and Taegon secured victory in the face of defeat. I want to praise the two players for their tenacity," he said.
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