SSG's victory officially worked' Blocking → Overcoming → Running the strongest bullpen, 3 consecutive wins + joint lead [On-site review of Incheon]

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The starting pitcher played his part and even the central lineup broke out. The next step was to operate the bullpen, which is the main weapon, to protect the victory. SSG has won three games in a row as a winning formula.

SSG won 9-3 with Kim Jae-hwan (38)'s three-run home run in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League home game against the Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 31st.

SSG, which won two consecutive games in the opening series, won the game with the fewest runs on the day. Above all, it was meaningful that transfer student Kim Jae-hwan broke his silence with a hot cannon. In addition, he shared the lead with three consecutive wins.

SSG formed the lineup with Park Sung-han (striker), Guillermo Herredia (left fielder), Choi Jung (third baseman), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Ko Myung-joon (first baseman), Han Yu-sum (right fielder), Kim Jihoon Choi (middle fielder), Cho Hyung-woo (catcher), and Jung Joon-jae (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Anthony Benigniano.

Kim Jae-hwan, who had been silent with no hits in eight times at bat earlier, kept his position as the fourth batter, and Han Yu-sum, who was registered in the entry, also started.

On the other hand, Kiwoom, which has lost two consecutive games since the opening of the season, faced off with Brooks (1st baseman), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Kim Gun-hee (possession), Lee Ju-hyung (middle fielder), Lim Ji-yeol (left fielder), Park Chan-hyuk (right fielder), Park Jun-seo (striker), Oh Sun-jin (third baseman), and Choi Jae-young (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Nathan Wiles.

It was tense at the beginning of the game. Rather, SSG seemed to be losing ground to Wiles' good pitching. Following Lim Ji-yeol's hit in the second inning, Beniziano's wild pitch, Eo Jun-seo's first timely hit, and hits by Choi Jae-young and An Chi-hong in the third inning, Kiwoom added one more point when Lee Joo-young hit a ground ball.

SSG also launched a counterattack. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Hredia hit Wiles' solo shot to the left-center wall 142km/h in the absence of a runner. My second home run of the season.

After that, SSG threw salty water. Beniziano was in charge until the fifth inning after blocking the fourth inning with three outs, and he hit Lee Joo-hyung in the sixth inning and handed the ball over to Lee Woon after Lim Ji-yeol's sacrifice bunt. Lee Ro-woon, who was reborn as a must-win group for SSG last year, struck out Park Chan-hyuk with a fly ball to center field and Eo Jun-seo with a swing and miss, providing a chance to turn the tables.

He turned the mood around at bat in the bottom of the sixth inning. Wiles threw one run until the fifth inning, but he had consecutive hits by Eredia and Choi Jung in the sixth inning, and exchanged one out count and one run for Kim Jae-hwan with a huge sacrifice fly to the left. Later, during the fielder's error, Choi Jung passed through the third base and dug home to succeed in turning the tables.

It was Kim Jae-hwan, the main character of the tie RBI, who brought a win to SSG, which had been continuing its unstable lead. Ahn Sang-hyun's double and Park Sung-han's timely hit in the bottom of the seventh inning led to one run, and Kim Jae-hwan pushed Yoon Seok-won's fastball outside 140km/h to hit a three-run home run in the first and second bases with one out, which was made by Choi Jeong's infield hit.

He led 7-2 with a home run that sealed his first hit of the season, and SSG gained momentum, and Kiwoom once again allowed a decisive error and a walk, giving up two more runs.

After Lee Rowoon neatly blocked the ⅔ innings, Kim Min deleted the seventh inning, and the score gap widened after that, and Lee Ki-soon (1 inning) blocked it without losing a point in the eighth inning. Baek Seung-gun, who took the mound in the ninth inning, gave up a hit to Park Chan-hyuk and allowed an error and an infield hit, and was on the verge of loading the bases with one out, but induced Brooks to fly to center field to exchange one run and out count, and An Chi-hong also handled the fly ball to center field to sell the game.

The performance of the central lineup was outstanding. Kim Jae-hwan, who hit a home run side by side, played a double role with four RBIs and two hits and one RBI and three runs, while Ko Myung-joon scored three hits and Choi Jung scored two runs with two hits and one walk to lead the team's victory.

Beniziano threw 86 pitches in five ⅓ innings, completing his KBO league debut with six hits, one walk, three strikeouts, and two runs. Lee Woon became the winning pitcher.

Kiwoom starter Wiles threw 93 pitches in six innings, allowing seven hits (one homer), no outs, four strikeouts, and three runs (two earned) and earning a start (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) but lost the game.

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