The Korea Professional Baseball Samsung Lions defeated the SSG Landers and moved up to second place.
Samsung won 7-3 against SSG in a home game held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 8th. Starting pitcher Choi Won-tae earned his second victory of the season. Koo Ja-wook, who had been silent with four consecutive hitless games, added a hit and showed signs of revival. On the other hand, SSG ended its winning streak at '3'.
Samsung, featuring Choi Won-tae as the starting pitcher, composed the starting lineup with shortstop Lee Jae-hyeon, center fielder Kim Seong-yoon, third baseman Kim Young-woong, catcher Kang Min-ho, first baseman Lewin Diaz, left fielder Koo Ja-wook, designated hitter Park Byeong-ho, second baseman Ryu Ji-hyeok, and right fielder Kim Heon-gon.
In contrast, SSG arranged its batting order with center fielder Choi Ji-hoon, second baseman Jeong Jun-jae, left fielder Heredia, right fielder Han Yu-seom, first baseman Oh Tae-gon, shortstop Park Seong-han, catcher Lee Ji-young, designated hitter Choi Jun-woo, and third baseman Park Ji-hwan. The starting pitcher was Song Young-jin.
Samsung took the lead in the first inning. After Lee Jae-hyeon's single and Kim Young-woong's double, Samsung seized the opportunity with runners on second and third with one out, scoring two runs first with Kang Min-ho's single to right-center. SSG retaliated in the third inning with lead-off batter Choi Ji-hoon's single, a stolen base, and Heredia's single, creating a chance with one out and runners on first and third. Han Yu-seom's ground ball to the infield allowed them to score one run.
Then Samsung's lead-off batter Park Byeong-ho erupted with a solo shot against SSG starter Song Young-jin in the fourth inning. SSG, in the fifth inning, with one out, had a chance with a walk and a single, and Han Yu-seom hit a single to right, narrowing the gap by one run.
Needing additional runs, Samsung secured the game with a big inning in the sixth. After one out, Koo Ja-wook reached first with an infield hit. Although Park Byeong-ho was out on a ground ball to third, Koo Ja-wook reached second. Ryu Ji-hyeok hit a single to right, bringing Koo Ja-wook home. With Kim Heon-gon's double and Lee Jae-hyeon's intentional walk, the bases were loaded. Kim Seong-yoon and Kim Young-woong hit consecutive RBIs, extending the score to 7-2.
In the eighth inning, with two outs and no runners on, SSG's Lee Ji-young hit a solo home run, but they could not narrow the score any further.
Samsung's starting pitcher Choi Won-tae recorded 5 innings, allowing 6 hits, 5 walks, and striking out 3 while giving up 2 runs, earning his second victory of the season. Park Byeong-ho hit his fifth home run of the season, and Kim Young-woong contributed with 2 hits, 2 RBIs, and 1 run, while Ryu Ji-hyeok had 2 hits, 1 RBI, and 1 run in the offensive lineup.
SSG's starter Song Young-jin pitched 5 innings, allowing 6 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, and striking out 7 while giving up 3 runs, performing relatively well but becoming the losing pitcher due to a lack of support from the batting lineup. Heredia completed the game with 3 hits, but his contributions were overshadowed by the team's loss.
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