SSG won 3-2 in the home match against Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League KIA held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 3rd on the 3rd, thanks to Shinsoo Choo’s two-run home run and Taeyang Lee’s 1 run in 7 innings.
SSG, which has recently reached 50 wins (3 draws and 25 losses) in the season with 4 consecutive victories, maintained the gap with the second-placed Kiwoom Heroes (50 wins, 1 draws and 28 losses) at 1.5 games. On the other hand, KIA, which suffered a loss by one point in five games in a row, fell into a pit of seven straight losses.
With both teams starting Taeyang Lee and Eui-ri Lee fighting from the beginning of the game, SSG took the lead and the finish line at the end of the 3rd inning. After leading hitter Kim Seong-hyeon went on base with a double that cut through the left center, Jae-Hoon Ha, who was at bat after one shot, called a second base runner with a just-time hit on the right. In the continuing one-on-one situation, Shin-Soo Choo was driven by two strikes, and he hit a two-run homer on the left by pushing Lee Ui-ri’s high outside fastball.
| Shin-soo Choo, who hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning, goes around third base during the match between SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 3rd. 2022.7.3 /SSG Landers provided |
After that, it was a pitching match, and KIA made up for one point in the early 6th inning. Park Chan-ho and Kim Seon-bin’s consecutive hits gave him a chance at first and third base, and Na Seong-beom’s outfield sacrifice fly called in a third-base runner.
In the 8th inning against pitcher Seo Dong-min, who changed in the 8th, KIA Kim Do-young, who took the lead, hit a home run in the left wall and chased it down to the chin. Next, Kim Seon-bin, who stood at the plate, hit a left double against shaky Dong-min Seo, but got caught by left fielder Ha Jae-hoon’s picturesque diving catch. Seo Dong-min, who quickly recovered his position, blocked the 8th without conceding an additional goal, and Seo Jin-yong, who appeared in the 9th, turned his opponent’s line back with a 3-way throw and raised his 11th save.
Meanwhile, on the same day, Taeyang Lee reported his 6th win (2 losses) with 5 hits, 6 strikeouts, 1 walk and 1 run over 7 innings.
