At the end of the ninth inning of KIA in the 'Great Shock', both Jung Hae-young and Cho Sang-woo collapsed, and the game-ending upset loss through 6:3→6:7... Since the foundation of SSG, the opening has been passed! [On-site review of Incheon]

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SSG Landers won a thrilling walk-off come-from-behind victory against the KIA Tigers in the opening game. KIA suffered a painful upset in the bottom of the ninth inning when both Jung Hae-young and Cho Sang-woo, who took the mound, collapsed.

SSG came from behind to win the game in the bottom of the ninth inning with 7-6 in the opening game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season against KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 28th.

The game was decided in the bottom of the ninth inning. KIA led 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning. KIA put 'Closer' Jung Hae-young on the mound. But it shook. He struck out Cho Hyung-woo after giving a walk to leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi, but Ahn Sang-hyun, who entered the next at-bat, hit a double that fell inside the right-wing line. Oh Tae-gon then hit a timely hit with two RBIs and chased closely by a point at 6-5.

The next batter is Park Sung-han. When Jung Hae-young threw the first ball, the KIA bench immediately moved. Jeong Hae-young and Jo Sang-woo. But even Jo Sang-woo was shaken. After giving up a walk to Park Sung-han, he finally gave up a timely hit to Herredia. 6-6 Origin. Next up is Choi Jeong. Cho Sang-woo walked. KIA is facing a full base crisis. The next batter is Kim Jae-hwan. Here, Cho Sang-woo committed a wild pitch, ending the game with SSG's walk-off victory.

With this victory, SSG has won its opening victory since its foundation and has recently won its fifth consecutive opening game.(2022-2026) This is the new record for the most consecutive wins in the opening game of the club, including the days of the full-length SK Wyverns.

KIA starter Nail pitched six innings with two hits, one walk and five strikeouts, but failed to become a winning pitcher as the bullpen allowed a tie. Kim Bum-soo (three runs on two hits and one walk in 0 innings), Sung Young-tak (one hit and no run in 1 inning), Jeon Sang-hyun (two strikeouts in 1 inning), Jung Hae-young (two hits and one walk in 1 ⅓ inning), and Cho Sang-woo (one run in 0 innings) pitched in turn. In the KIA lineup, which had 12 hits, Castro swung three hits, and clean-up trio including Kim Do-young, Na Sung-bum and Kim Sun-bin each recorded multi-hitters.

On the other hand, SSG starter White was shaken by four innings of nine hits, two walks, four strikeouts, and five runs (five earned), but he avoided defeat by winning the walk-off victory. Jeon Young-joon (three strikeouts in one inning, perfect), Park Si-hoo (two strikeouts in one inning), Moon Seung-won (one strikeout in one inning), Lee Ro-woon (one hit and one strikeout in one inning), and Kim Min (one run in one inning, two hits and two strikeouts in one inning) pitched in turn. In the eight-hit lineup, Oh Tae-gon, who came out as a pinch hitter, worked hard with multihik.

KIA made the starting lineup in the order of Kim Ho-ryeong (center fielder), Castro (left fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Na Sung-beom (designated hitter), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Oh Sun-woo (right fielder), Yoon Do-hyun (first baseman), Kim Tae-gun (catcher), and Park Min (striker). The starting pitcher was James Nail.

In response, SSG set up the starting batting order in the order of Park Sung-han (striker), Herredia (left fielder), Choi Jung (third baseman), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Ko Myung-joon (first baseman), Jihoon Choi (center fielder), Cho Hyung-woo (catcher), Kim Sung-wook (right fielder), and Jung Joon-jae (second baseman). The starting pitcher was Mitch White.

KIA took the lead in SSG by scoring two runs from the first inning. After leading hitter Kim Ho-ryeong walked to get on base, he went to third base on a double that fell inside Castro's right-wing line. Kim Do-young flies out to second baseman. However, after Na Sung-bum hit a timely hit to the right, third baseman Castro made it 2-0 home when Kim Sun-bin's subsequent grounder to the third base.

KIA had one more run in the third inning. There were three consecutive hits. After one out, Kim Do-young got on base with a left-center hit, Na Sung-bum also had a heavy hit. Kim Sun-bin then scored a timely hit to the right and ran away 3-0.

KIA, which continued to rise, added two runs in the fifth inning. After leadoff hitter Castro had a hit to the right-center and subsequent Kim Do-young had a hit to the left, Na Sung-bum picked up a straight walk and took a golden opportunity to load the bases with no outs. Kim Sun-bin then hit a timely two-run hit to the right to make it 5-0.

SSG, which seemed to be about to retreat in vain, hit back by scoring its first score in the seventh inning. KIA put in Kim Bum-soo after getting their starting nails done. But Kim Bum-soo was shaken. After leadoff hitter Kim Jae-hwan got on base with a walk, Ko Myung-joon and Jihoon Choi hit consecutive hits, creating a full base opportunity with no outs. Here, Kim Bum-soo took over the steel plate and Sung Young-tak took over the mound. Cho Hyung-woo was induced to ground out to the second base, but third baseman Kim Jae-hwan scored the team's first run of the season, a home run.

When the next batter Kim Sung-wook came out, third baseman Ko Myung-joon scored and chased 5-2. Kim Sung-wook is out on the third baseman's straight hit. In the next Jung Joon-jae at-bat, pinch hitter Oh Tae-gon entered. Here, Oh Tae-gon hit a timely hit in the left-center field, and second baseman Cho Hyung-woo entered the home. Now the score is 5-3, and the gap has narrowed to two points.

However, KIA ran away with one run in the top of the ninth inning. SSG's pitcher changed from Lee Woon to Kim Min. After Castro hit a left-handed hit against Kim Min, he was replaced by pinch runner Park Jae-hyun. Park Jae-hyun went to second base when Kim Do-young grounded out to third base. Na Sung-bum struck out, but Kim Sun-bin got on base with four pitches on automatic intention. Kim Sun-bin is also replaced by pinch runner Kim Kyu-sung. Park Jung-woo then hit a ball deep into the second baseman, and Ahn Sang-hyun caught it and sprayed it on the first base, but at the moment of the catch as it went slightly higher, first baseman Ahn Sang-hyun's foot fell off the base. At this time, second baseman Park Jae-hyun did not lose his concentration and turned around the third base to make a home-in, 6-3. However, KIA bowed its head in the bottom of the ninth inning without keeping a three-run lead.

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