Morimando also lost 1 run in 7 innings (visa’s own fault) in a reverse throw
A bullpen that fluctuates throughout the season, a troubling factor in fall baseball
League leader SSG Landers revealed their only weakness in front of a packed crowd.
SSG lost 2-6 after a close match against LG in the 2022 KBO League held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th.
As a result of the game, the journey between SSG and LG was narrowed again by 3.5 games, continuing the competition for first place in the regular season until the end of the season.
From SSG’s point of view, if this match was held, they could cross the ninth crest of the pennant race victory, so there was no choice but to be disappointed.
It looked like SSG would win the game easily as Morimando, who started as a starter, went 7 innings with 3 hits and 1 run (fault on visa), followed by a two-run home run by Choi Jeong in the end the 6th inning.
But the game wasn’t over until it was over. LG scored 1 point in the 7th inning due to an opponent’s catching error, and met the decisive 9th inning.
SSG manager Kim Won-hyeong put Noh Kyung-eun, who was in the 8th, on the mound in the ninth, and in the end, after two runs, he walked four in a row, and third base runner Oh Ji-hwan stepped on home, returning the game to where it started. The bullpen anxiety plaguing SSG throughout the season has erupted again.
Morimando pitched 7 innings to no avail due to a back loss. ⓒ SSG LandersIt didn’t end here. LG hit a full-court home run in the final, calling all runners in against Kim Taek-hyung in the 10th inning of extra time. Considering Kim Min-seong only had one home run this season, it’s a very disappointing result from SSG’s perspective.
SSG’s bullpen this season is so troubled that they cannot be said to be number one. Before this game, the SSG bullpen had a 4.54 ERA, which was just 5th in the league, and it’s even worse if you look inside.
With this game, he recorded the 20th save shot after Hanwha and Samsung, and the number of save shots in a difficult situation with tight games also reached 9, the most in the league.
It can be a huge weakness for SSG, which is about to go to the postseason. This is because the nightmare of winning a game that has been won due to the anxiety of the bullpen can be replayed in autumn baseball.
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