The professional baseball SSG Landers defeated the Samsung Lions for two consecutive days. On the other hand, Samsung fell into a losing streak after winning seven straight games. SSG won 4-1 against Samsung in the home game held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 4th.
SSG's starting lineup included center fielder Choi Ji-hoon, left fielder Guillermo Heredia, designated hitter Choi Jung, right fielder Han Yoo-seom, first baseman Go Myung-jun, shortstop Park Seong-han, second baseman Jeong Jun-jae, catcher Jo Hyung-woo, and third baseman Kim Chan-hyung. Left-handed pitcher Kim Gun-woo took the mound.
Samsung, who started with right-handed pitcher Choi Won-tae, arranged their batting order with right fielder Park Seung-kyu, center fielder Kim Ji-chan, designated hitter Lee Jae-hyun, first baseman Lewin Diaz, catcher Kang Min-ho, third baseman Kim Young-woong, second baseman Ryu Ji-hyuk, left fielder Lee Sung-kyu, and shortstop Yang Do-geun. Recently struggling with a batting average of .128 (39 at-bats, 5 hits) over the last 10 games, Koo Ja-wook was excluded from the starting lineup.
The first score belonged to SSG. In the 3rd inning, Jeong Jun-jae and Jo Hyung-woo hit consecutive singles, and with Kim Chan-hyung's sacrifice bunt, they had a chance with one out and runners on second and third. When Choi Ji-hoon's infield ground ball was hit, the runner on third, Jeong Jun-jae, touched home plate. With two outs and a runner on third, Heredia hit a double to extend the lead to 2-0.
With a two-run lead in the 6th inning, lead-off hitters Han Yoo-seom and Go Myung-jun hit singles, creating a chance with no outs and runners on first and second. Park Seong-han successfully executed a sacrifice bunt, making it one out with runners on second and third. Pinch hitter Oh Tae-gon hit a single, and Jo Hyung-woo's sacrifice fly to center field widened the score to 4-0.
SSG starter Kim Gun-woo, who had a record of 1 loss and an average ERA of 16.88 against Samsung in four games this season, became the winning pitcher after going five innings with two hits allowed, one walk, and five strikeouts without conceding a run. Han Yoo-seom and Go Myung-jun each achieved multi-hit games. Oh Tae-gon and Jo Hyung-woo contributed one hit and one RBI each.
On the other hand, Samsung regrettably missed chances with one out and runners on first and second in the 2nd and 7th innings, as well as with two outs and a runner on second in the 8th inning. In the 9th inning, after two outs, Kang Min-ho hit a solo shot to score the only run. Right-handed pitcher Choi Won-tae, who started for Samsung, ended with a line of five and one-third innings, seven hits allowed, one walk, six strikeouts, and four earned runs. This marked his third loss of the season. Kang Min-ho had two hits, including a home run, along with one RBI and one run scored.
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