Professional baseball team SSG Landers secured a dramatic comeback victory, continuing their winning streak.
SSG achieved an 8-6 comeback win against Hanwha in the '2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League' game held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 27th, marking their second consecutive victory.
Choi Jeong hit his 10th home run of the season, achieving double-digit home runs for 20 consecutive years. He had 2 hits in 2 at-bats, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 2 runs, and 3 walks. Oh Tae-gon came off the bench and hit a game-winning 2-RBI hit, while Choi Ji-hoon and Eredia contributed with multi-hits.
Starting pitcher Moon Seung-won struggled with 3⅓ innings, allowing 8 hits (1 home run), 5 walks, and 6 runs while striking out 1. However, the bullpen consisting of Jeon Young-jun (2⅔ innings without allowing a run), Kim Taek-hyung (⅓ inning without allowing a run), Kim Min (⅔ inning without allowing a run), Lee Ro-woon (1 inning without allowing a run), and Jo Byeong-hyeon (1 inning without allowing a run) delivered excellent performances that laid the foundation for the comeback victory. Jo Byeong-hyeon recorded his 15th save of the season.
Hanwha began the game with back-to-back hits from lead-off batter Lee Jin-young and Liberato, and Roh Si-hwan hit a three-run home run to take the early lead. In the second inning, lead-off batter Sim Woo-jun reached base with a hit, and Lee Jin-young and Liberato earned walks to create a bases-loaded opportunity with no outs. Moon Hyun-bin brought in a run with a sacrifice fly. Roh Si-hwan added a hit, and Choi In-ho picked up an RBI walk to increase the lead.
SSG, in the bottom of the third with 2 outs, saw Choi Ji-hoon and Eredia deliver back-to-back hits, and Choi Jeong hit a three-run home run to narrow the gap. Hanwha responded in the top of the fourth with Roh Si-hwan hitting a double with one out. Choi In-ho also hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 6-3.
In the bottom of the fifth, lead-off batter Jeong Jun-jae hit a double, and SSG's Choi Ji-hoon advanced the runner with a groundout, setting up a 2 outs, 3rd base opportunity. Eredia hit an RBI single to score a run. In the sixth, lead-off batter Park Seong-han hit a single and stole second base. Ahn Sang-hyun followed with an RBI single, once again closing the gap to a one-run game.
In the seventh inning, with 2 outs, SSG's Choi Jeong earned a walk, and Han Yu-seom hit a single. Although Hanwha replaced the pitcher with Han Seung-hyeok, Go Myeong-jun earned a straight walk, creating a bases-loaded opportunity with 2 outs. Park Seong-han then drew an RBI walk to tie the game. Pinch hitter Oh Tae-gon delivered a 2-RBI single to turn the game around. Following that, Lee Ro-woon and Jo Byeong-hyeon took the mound, pitching the remaining innings scoreless to secure the victory.
SSG Manager Lee Soong-yong said in a post-game interview, 'Thanks to the bullpen’s scoreless effort and the players' offensive power, we were able to win today.'
'First, I congratulate (Choi) Jeong on his 20th consecutive season of double-digit home runs,' said Manager Lee Soong-yong. 'This is a remarkable record achieved through consistency. Jeong's three-run home run sparked our offense, while (Choi) Ji-hoon and Eredia as table setters led the attack with multi-hits, and Oh Tae-gon's pinch-hit 2-RBI single in the seventh was crucial for our victory,' praising the hitters who performed well. He added, 'On the pitching side, (Jeon) Young-jun's 2⅔ scoreless innings provided a strong foundation for our win. The subsequent appearances by (Kim) Taek-hyung, (Kim) Min, (Lee) Ro-woon, and (Jo) Byeong-hyeon were also excellent.'
SSG recorded its 13th sell-out crowd of the season that day. Manager Lee Soong-yong expressed gratitude to the fans, saying, 'Finally, I’d like to thank the fans for their support, which energized us to victory.'
SSG announced that Drew Anderson will be the starting pitcher on the 28th. Hanwha will have Cody Ponce as their starting pitcher.
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