SSG Landers faced a losing streak as it failed to score a single point with no outs and the bases loaded. The ranking also dropped one spot from sixth to seventh.
SSG, led by head coach Lee Sung-yong, lost 6-7 in the 14th game of the season against the KIA Tigers of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 28th, falling to 7th place. Regardless of the results on the 29th, SSG’s performance, which confirmed the loosing series, became 58 wins, 1 draw and 64 losses (0.475), and fell to 7th place when it gave up 6th place to Hanwha Eagles. 먹튀검증
The situation was twisted from the beginning of the game. Starting pitcher Song Young-jin was sluggish in three ⅓ innings with eight hits (one homer), one strikeout and four runs (three earned) and failed to complete even four innings. The head coach started the game with Seo Jin-yong, Han Doo-sol, and Lee Woon planning to run the bullpen to some extent, but he left the mound earlier than Song expected.
However, this does not mean that the team had no chance. SSG reaped the mood by hitting three batters in a row at the top of the seventh inning when it was losing 3-6. Leading hitter Park Sung-han was followed by follow-up hitter Guillermo Herredia, who got on base with a hit, and Choi Jeong hit the first base with a pitch, pushing KIA to the ground.
However, no follow-up hit was made with the bases loaded with no outs. Han Yu-som struck out swinging, and Ha Jae-hoon and Lee Ji-young grounded out to first base fly ball and shortstop, respectively, leaving no runners on the floor to home. If batters had scored at least one or two points, the game would have changed, but SSG has moved farther from victory as the batter kicked the table. Kia, which accumulated scores, secured the upper hand by adding a score with Socrates Brito in the bottom of the seventh inning.
SSG, which did not let go of hope, tied one hit and one walk in the top of the ninth inning when it was losing 3-7, and made a one-out, first and second base, before Ha Jae-hoon’s three-run homerun to catch up to a one-run gap. It was the moment when Ha Jae-hoon’s first multi-homer game since his debut in the KBO League was completed.
However, SSG was forced to accept the one-point loss as it no longer scored, which led to a drop in the rankings. SSG’s scoreless finish in the top of the seventh inning determined the victory or defeat of the two teams.
SSG announced Kim Kwang-hyun as its starting pitcher on Tuesday. Kim is experiencing ups and downs in this season with seven wins, nine losses and an earned run average of 5.26 in 25 games and 130 innings, while taking one start against KIA, he allowed five hits (one homer) and five strikeouts and two runs in six innings. It remains to be seen whether Kim will give victory to a team that needs a chance to rebound.
