Professional baseball player Mitch White (33) of the SSG Landers achieved his fourth quality start of the season (6 innings, 3 earned runs or fewer), but suffered his first loss of the season.

White took the mound as a starter on the 23rd at Incheon SSG Landers Field in a game against the LG Twins in the '2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League,' recording 6 innings, 4 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 2 earned runs in a losing effort.

In the top of the first, White retired leadoff batter Moon Sung-ju with a ground ball to shortstop, but then allowed a hit to Kim Hyun-soo and threw a wild pitch, putting him in a 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base crisis. However, he got Austin Dean to hit a ground ball to shortstop and struck out Park Dong-won, escaping the threat. In the second inning, although he issued a walk to leadoff batter Oh Ji-hwan, he caught Gu Bon-hyeok with a flyout to center field and induced Song Chan-ui to hit into a 5-4-3 double play, also escaping without allowing a run.

In the third inning, White gave up a hit to leadoff batter Park Hae-min and walked Lee Young-bin. Allowing a double steal put him in a no outs, 2nd and 3rd base crisis, and he surrendered the lead with a 1-RBI single by Moon Sung-ju and a 1-RBI sacrifice fly by Kim Hyun-soo. Austin caught a fly ball for the second out to avoid further runs.

In the fourth inning, White gave up a hit to Gu Bon-hyeok with 2 outs but struck out Song Chan-ui. In the fifth inning with 1 out, he allowed a hit to Lee Young-bin, and although he caught Moon Sung-ju's batted ball directly, he committed an error on the throw, putting him in a 1 out, 1st and 2nd base crisis. After a ground out by Kim Hyun-soo, he faced Austin but managed to get him out with a ground ball to second base, preventing any runs. The sixth inning was a quick three up, three down.

White handed the mound to Park Si-hu in the seventh, with SSG losing 1-2, finishing his appearance that day. In the eighth inning, SSG allowed a home run to Austin and in the ninth, they narrowed the gap with a 1-RBI single by Jung Jun-jae, but ultimately lost 2-3. This loss marked SSG's second consecutive defeat. White became the losing pitcher for the first time this season.

White threw 97 pitches, utilizing 48 fastballs, 23 curves, 12 cutters, 8 two-seamers, and 6 sweepers. His maximum fastball velocity reached 153 km/h. He recorded a strike rate of 64.9%.

This year, White joined the KBO League on a $1 million (approximately 1.4 billion won) contract with SSG, but he missed the opening day roster due to an injury during spring training. After making a late debut on the 17th of last month against Hanwha, where he pitched 4⅓ innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 walk, striking out 8 and giving up 2 earned runs, White had performed well prior to this game, achieving 4 wins with an earned run average of 2.29 over 6 games (35⅓ innings). He recorded 3 quality starts in those 6 games, fulfilling his role as a starter.

White faced many crises in this game but fulfilled his role. By limiting the opposition to 2 earned runs over 6 innings, he maintained SSG's chance to continue seeking victory. However, the batting lineup was completely stifled by the LG mound, ultimately resulting in his first loss of the season.

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