Did you save your energy for this day? Park Jong-hoon's pitching...SSG defeated NC to revive hopes for fifth place
Sep 25, 2024
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SSG won 8-2 against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 25th with starter Park Jong-hoon's hard throw and Oh Tae-gon and Ha Jae-hoon's home run shots, which blocked four ⅔ innings with one run.
SSG was a game you had to win even if you died. While winning six consecutive games to compete in the last five of death, they lost two consecutive games to the Doosan Bears and LG Twins. He fell into a crisis with a one-game gap with the fifth-place KT Wiz. If he lost again on this day and lost three consecutive games, it may have been difficult to chase KT due to the atmosphere.
The problem is that there was no selection in the continuing series. I took out Park Jong-hoon's card. Due to the severe slump this season, he has only won one game and lost four games with a 7.71 ERA in nine games. His last appearance was against the Hanwha Eagles on June 16. It's been a long time since I came to the first team, and I couldn't help but feel pressured to throw it as a starter in a really important game.
However, Park Jong-hoon of Gwanrok threw a fiery pitch as if he saved his strength for this one game. Although he hit a solo shot by Kim Hyung-joon in the third inning, he pitched one run without much shaking until the fourth inning, setting the stage for victory.
Park Jong-hoon also struck out Seo Ho-cheol and Kim Hyung-joon in the fifth inning. However, it was a source of trouble to send No. 9 Park Si-won on a walk. And he threw two balls in a row against Han Seok-hyun and even allowed a steal. The SSG bench, which must win unconditionally, threw a winning move to replace Noh Kyung-eun here. Park Jong-hoon had to go down the mound with one out count left in a situation where he could meet the winning requirements. However, individual wins were not important on this day. Park Jong-hoon pitched well, so he was able to follow SSG's victory.
As Park Jong-hoon strengthened, the batters also concentrated. In the second inning, Oh Tae-gon hit the first three-run shot to save his spirits. Ha Jae-hoon hit a three-run shot in the sixth inning when he continued a 3-1 close lead. In fact, it was a moment that brought victory.
SSG gave up one run to NC in the seventh inning and faced a grand crisis with one out in the eighth inning. With one out and runners on first and second bases, Jung Joon-jae's error came out when Son Ah-seop grounded out to second base. It was SSG, which had already thrown a game changer that put closer Cho Byung-hyun in early, but even when Cho was shaking, he was able to take a breather by dealing with Chun Jae-hwan and Seo Ho-cheol with strikeouts and fly to left field. Seo Ho-chul's hit flew right in front of the fence, which made me feel appalled.
a chance after a crisis. SSG widened the gap in the top of the ninth inning with a series of RBI wedge timely hits by Oh Tae-gon and Jihoon Choi.
Park Jong-hoon pitched four ⅔ innings with two hits (one home run), three walks, six strikeouts, and one run. Noh Kyung-eun, who came out as the second pitcher and was in charge of the first ⅔ inning, is the winning pitcher. In the lineup, Oh Tae-gon, who swept four RBIs, was a hero.
Meanwhile, Son Ah-seop, who had been absent for a long time due to a cruciate ligament injury in his knee, returned to the first team on the day and came out as a pinch hitter to play at bat. Second base error in the eighth inning. Son Ah-seop will be able to set a record of 100 hits for 15 consecutive years if he hits five more.
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