'Oh my gosh' KIA starter 1+1 '10 Runs of Shock' What happened?... Ko Myung-joon's consecutive strikeout burst after sweeping the opening two consecutive SSG games' [On-site review of Incheon]

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SSG Landers won both of the opening series against the KIA Tigers, announcing a good start.

SSG won 11-6 in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season home game against KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 29th.

With this victory, SSG, which had a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over KIA in the bottom of the ninth inning on the 28th, succeeded in winning two consecutive games. On the other hand, KIA lost two consecutive games even with James Nail and Lee Eui-ri as starters. Now next week, SSG will also play the Kiwoom Heroes at home and KIA will play three consecutive games during the week against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium.

KIA was in pain that Lee Eui-ri collapsed early with four runs. Following that, Hwang Dong-ha, who came to the mound as "1+1", was shaken without strength with 6 runs, and eventually had no choice but to give up the game despite the fierce chase.

KIA starter Lee Eui-ri became a losing pitcher with four hits, three walks, one strikeout and four runs (four earned) in two innings. The total number of pitches was 52. Hwang Dong-ha (four hits, three walks, two strikeouts, three homers and six runs in one ⅓ inning), Hong Min-gyu (no hit, one strikeout and one strikeout in one ⅔ inning), Kim Si-hoon (no hit, one strikeout and one strikeout in one inning), Choi Ji-min (one strikeout in one inning) and Kim Ki-hoon (one strikeout and one run in one inning) pitched in turn. Castro and Han Jun-su were multi-hits in the eight-hit lineup, while Kim Do-young, Na Sung-bum, Kim Sun-bin, Yoon Do-hyun and Dale also recorded one hit each.

SSG starter Kim Gun-woo became the winning pitcher with five hits, three walks, four strikeouts and two runs (two earned) in five innings. The total number of pitches he pitched was 95. Jeon Young-joon (one hit, one strikeout and one strikeout in one inning), Kim Taek-hyung (one hit, two walks, one homer and three runs in the ⅔ innings), Park Si-hoo (one hit, one walk, one homer) and Kim Noh Kyung-eun (one run in the first ⅓ innings, no hit, one walk) and Cho Byung-hyun (one hit, one walk and one strikeout in one inning) threw the ball in order. SSG, like KIA, had eight hits. Ko Myung-joon was fierce with three hits, two RBIs and three runs in four at-bats, including multiple home runs, and Cho Hyung-woo also flew with two hits, three RBIs and two runs in four at-bats. Park Sung-hwan, Eredia, Kim Sung-wook and Jung Joon-jae also hit one hit each.

On this day, 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), Yoon Do-hyun (first baseman), Lee Chang-jin (right fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher), and Dale (striker). The starting pitcher is Lee Eui-ri. Compared to the previous day, Oh Sun-woo was out and Lee Chang-jin entered right field.

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), Kim Sung-wook (right fielder), Cho Hyung-woo (catcher), and Jung Joon-jae (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Kim Gun-woo. Compared to the previous day, only Kim Sung-wook and Cho Hyung-woo changed their batting order.

SSG had a chance at first and second bases with a hit by leadoff hitter Ko Myung-joon in the bottom of the second inning and a hit by Kim Sung-wook after one out. Here, Cho Hyung-woo hit a two-run timely double that separated the left-center field. SSG, where Jung Joon-jae continued to get on base with a walk, continued his chances at first and second bases. Park Sung-han, who eventually entered the next batter's box, made it 4-0, hitting a two-run timely double.

And in the third inning, SSG scored five points in large numbers, effectively taking the victory. KIA made an objection and put Hwang Dong-ha on the mound. But even Hwang Dong-ha was shaken. Leading hitter Ko Myung-joon hit a slider in the fourth pitch at the ball count 1-2 and hit a solo shot over the left fence. Jihoon Choi then stole second base after picking up a straight walk, and settled on third base when Kim Sung-wook grounded out in front of the third baseman. Here, Cho Hyung-woo hit a timely double to the left to make it 6-0.

SSG continued with Park Sung-han's walk after two outs. Heredia then hit the second fastball on a 1-0 ball count to draw a three-run arch over the fence in the middle. The score was 9-0 before I knew it.

Kia did not just back down. In the top of the fourth inning, leadoff hitter Kim Sun-bin's walk and Yoon Do-hyun's left-handed hit gave him a chance to hit first and second bases with no outs, but Lee Chang-jin stepped down with a double play in front of the third baseman. In the meantime, second baseman Kim Sun-bin lived at third base. Here, Han Jun-su recovered a point by hitting a timely double that fell inside the right-wing line. Dale, who took the next at-bat, then hit a timely double that fell in the middle of the right. As soon as Dale stepped on the first base, he rushed to second base and succeeded in being safe by a short distance.

However, SSG immediately fought back with a big shot in the bottom of the fourth inning. a situation in which there is no runner with one out. Ko Myung-joon hit the third fastball at the ball count 2-0 against Hwang Dong-ha and hit a solo shot over the left fence. It was the moment when Ko Myung-joon hit back-to-back home runs. Hwang Dong-ha handed over the mound to Hong Min-gyu after giving up a walk to a subsequent Jihoon Choi. Hong Min-gyu overcame the crisis by dealing with Kim Sung-wook and Cho Hyung-woo side by side.

KIA recovered two points with a big single in the top of the seventh inning. SSG changed its pitcher from Jeon Young-joon to Kim Taek-hyung. After two outs, Kim Ho-ryeong drew a walk. Next up is Castro. At the ball count 2-1, he hit a 139km fastball that was high on the fourth pitch and fired a large two-run shot with a distance of 125m over the right fence. This wasn't the end. The next batter, Kim Do-young, got on base with a straight walk. Here, Kim Taek-hyung complained of muscle spasms in his left thumb, and Park Si-hoo took over the mound. Against such Park Si-hoo, Na Sung-beom drew a two-run arch slightly over the right fence. The score was already narrowed to 10-6 and 4 points.

However, SSG scored one more point in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal KIA's willingness to chase. Park Sung-han and Herredia drew consecutive walks against the changed pitcher Kim Ki-hoon, and succeeded in additional bases side by side taking advantage of the wild pitch. Choi Jung then scored a sacrifice fly RBI to center field to run 11-6. In the end, SSG ended the game with a victory after putting "Closer" Cho Byung-hyun on the mound in the top of the ninth inning.

After the game, SSG coach Lee Sung-yong said, "With the players' bold attacks, we were able to achieve a valuable result of the opening two consecutive wins with long-range power. "(Cho) Hyung-woo hit a double from the beginning of the game, continuing the good trend of his offense yesterday. (Ko) Myung-joon's consecutive homeruns brought a decisive victory and led the team's offense."

"In the mound, starter Kim Gun-woo held out responsibly for five innings despite the pressure of the opening series. The performance of (former) Young-joon, who played well for two consecutive days, laid the foundation for victory. On top of that, veteran Noh Kyung-eun and closer Cho Byung-hyun returned and finished the game with good pitching, he said to the fans, "I sincerely thank the fans for filling the stands and supporting them during the opening two consecutive games."

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