Lee, who came from Han Hwa-seo, gave hope to Kiwoom, who is 'last in 10,000 years'... Kiwoom 11-2 victory over SSG [On-site review of Incheon]

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The Kiwoom Heroes escaped from consecutive losses with unexpected good pitching of surprise cards and won their first victory since the opening.

Kiwoom won 11-2 in an away game between SSG Landers and 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 1st.

Kiwoom, which lost its opening series against the Hanwha Eagles for two consecutive years and the SSG match on the 31st, finally broke its losing streak. On the other hand, SSG took its first loss of the season after three consecutive wins.

Kiwoom set up the starting lineup with Trenter Brooks (first baseman), Lee Ju-hyung (middle fielder), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Kim Gun-hee (captor), Choo Jae-hyun (right fielder), Park Chan-hyuk (left fielder), Eo Jun-seo (striker), Park Han-gyeol (second baseman), and Choi Jae-young (third baseman). The starting pitcher is Bae Dong-hyun.

Bae Dong-hyun, who prepared as a starter ahead of this season, was sluggish with five runs in two ⅔ innings in an exhibition game, but he pitched four innings of seven strikeouts and no runs against SSG on the 22nd, when he started.

The same situation was repeated in the regular season. Bae Dong-hyun, who took the mound against Hanwha in the season's opening game and gave up two hits, including a home run, allowing one run and stepping down, pitched a completely different pitch on the day.

SSG faced off 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 Shota Takeda in the Asian quarter.

Starting with Brooks' hit, Kiwoom scored the first run with Takeda's wild pitch and Lee Ju-hyung's double to left field, and even after consecutive strikeouts by An Chi-hong and Kim Gun-hee, Choo Jae-hyun and Park Chan-hyuk bullied Takeda and scored consecutive hits to escape one more point. Eo Jun-seo's walk created a bases-loaded opportunity and scored the third score on Takeda's wild pitch.

Bae Dong-hyun, who took the mound with strong scoring support on his back from the first inning, gave up a hit to Choi Jung and a walk to Kim Jae-hwan, but he made a good start by turning Ko Myung-joon into a ground ball to shortstop.

In the second inning, he ended the inning with two strikeouts even after one hit, and in the third inning, he gave up a double to leadoff hitter Park Sung-han to start, but he later hit all three batters and finished the inning without a run. The fourth inning was similar.

In the fifth inning, the batters shook Takeda again. Lee Joo-hyung and An Chi-hong added one run with consecutive hits, and Park Chan-hyuk's wild pitch at the plate.

Bae Dong-hyun, who was able to secure the winning requirements by adding three out-counts, was lucky to get Jung Joon-jae out after being hit by a hit, and he struck out swinging with a slider that ran out of the zone to Choi Jung, the last batter, and finished the pitch on the day.

In the sixth inning, Brooks' double and Herredia's catch error widened the score to 7-0, and Kim Gun-hee's double widened the score to 7-0. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Park Jung-hoon, a changed pitcher, allowed consecutive walks, followed by Park Yoon-sung, who took the mound, made three out-counts with two ground balls, ending the inning with one run.

Kiwoom then blocked the seventh inning with Yuto Kanakubo and the eighth inning with Kim Sung-jin. After hits by Park Chan-hyuk and Eo Jun-seo in the top of the ninth inning and a walk by Park Han-yeol, Kiwoom, who scored one more point on Brooks' ground ball, filled one more point with Lee Joo-hyung's two-run timely hit and Ahn Chi-hong's fly ball missed.

SSG faced Oh Seok-ju, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, and leadoff hitter Han Yoo-som opened the game with a walk, followed by pinch-hitter Lee Ji-young, Kim Sung-wook and Ahn Sang-hyun with a double, a walk, and a left-handed hit, but failed to score any more and took the loss.

Kiwoom starter Bae Dong-hyun pitched 85 pitches in five innings, allowing five hits, one walk, and four strikeouts to win his first win of the season. This is the second victory in four years and five months since the victory at Hanwha Eagles on October 5, 2021, and exactly 1,639 days. In addition, he enjoyed his first win as a starter since his debut in 2021.

On the other hand, SSG starter Takeda threw 90 pitches in four ⅔ innings, allowing nine hits, one walk, five strikeouts, and five runs, and suffered a loss in his KBO league debut. He made three wild pitches and collapsed on his own.

In the Kiwoom lineup, Brooks (2 hits, 1 RBI and 3 runs), Lee Ju-hyung (3 hits, 3 RBIs and 3 runs), and An Chi-hong (2 hits, 1 walk, 2 RBIs and 2 runs) hit hard, Park Chan-hyuk had 3 hits, and Kim Gun-hee and Eo Jun also had 2 hits, helping the team win.

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