The professional baseball team SSG Landers achieved a big victory and is on a two-game winning streak.

SSG won 11-1 against the Kiwoom Heroes in the '2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League' game held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 17th, continuing a two-game winning streak.

Starting pitcher Mitch White led the game with a fastball that reached a maximum speed of 154 km/h, pitching 6 innings with 3 hits, 1 walk, 1 hit batter, and 6 strikeouts without allowing a run, securing his 5th win of the season. The bullpen followed with Kim Min (⅓ inning, 1 run), Noh Kyung-eun (⅔ inning, no runs), Park Si-hoo (1 inning, no runs), and Choi Hyun-seok (1 inning, no runs) to maintain the team's victory. Noh Kyung-eun achieved his 600th career game appearance, marking the 30th record in KBO League history.

SSG's batting lineup racked up 15 hits. Go Myung-jun, Park Seong-han, Kim Seong-wook, Kim Chan-hyung, and Jeong Jun-jae all recorded multi-hit games. Jeong Jun-jae contributed with 2 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, and 2 stolen bases, marking his first debut season with 20 stolen bases. Including 9 stolen bases from last season, he has succeeded in 30 consecutive stolen bases, surpassing Lee Jong-beom (Haitai, 29 consecutive stolen bases) to rank second for the most consecutive stolen bases in history. Adding another stolen base on this day, he is closely chasing the first place holder Song Seong-mun, who has succeeded in 31 consecutive stolen bases.

In the 4th inning, with 2 outs, SSG created a scoring opportunity with Go Myung-jun's hit and Park Seong-han's walk, and Lee Ji-young hit an RBI single to score the first run. Kim Seong-wook hit an RBI single, adding another run. In the 6th inning, following a hit by Go Myung-jun and a walk by Park Seong-han, pinch hitter Choi Jun-woo raised the score with an RBI single, and in the 7th inning, Jeong Jun-jae advanced to third base with a hit, stolen base, and Eredia's groundout. He then scored on a wild pitch, extending the lead to 4-0.

In the bottom of the 7th inning, Kiwoom's Joo Seong-won hit a single, and pinch hitter Won Seong-jun drew a walk, creating a 1 out, 1st and 2nd base opportunity. Pinch hitter Lim Byeong-wook hit an RBI single to score a run. However, in the top of the 8th inning, SSG's Kim Chan-hyung hit a double, Choi Ji-hoon hit a single, Jeong Jun-jae hit an RBI single, Eredia advanced the runners, Jeong Jun-jae stole second base, a wild pitch led to a score, Oh Tae-gon drew a walk, Go Myung-jun drew a walk, Park Seong-han hit an RBI single, Jo Hyeong-woo drew a walk, and Kim Seong-wook hit an RBI single, followed by Kim Chan-hyung hitting an RBI single, resulting in an explosive 11-1 lead that effectively decided the game.

SSG manager Lee Seung-yong noted in a post-game interview, "We won due to the stellar performance of pitcher White and the balanced contributions of the players. White displayed stable pitching with a scoreless outing, laying the foundation for the team's victory," he said.

"All the players in the batting lineup contributed evenly," said manager Lee Seung-yong, adding, "Among them, (Park) Seong-han led the team's offense with 5 on-base appearances, and (Kim) Seong-wook also performed well with 3 RBIs. In particular, (Choi) Jun-woo's 6th-inning pinch-hit single brought the game's momentum," he encouraged the hitters who showed hot batting. He further expressed gratitude to the fans filling the 3rd base cheering section, stating that they would prepare well for the next game to present a good performance.

SSG is set to start Kim Gun-woo as the pitcher on the 18th. Kiwoom's starting pitcher is Ha Young-min.

[OSEN]