Park Sung-han-Eredia's betrayal, the head coach believes, "Sometimes it's better to keep silent..." [the scene of Incheon]

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Following Guillermo Herredia, a left fielder who shines on the KBO defense for the third consecutive time, Park Sung-han, a shortstop representing the league, came out with a disappointing defense. The starting pitcher collapsed with a lot of wild pitches and eventually suffered a painful defeat.

SSG coach Lee Sung-yong (55) declined to comment. "I didn't do it coolly, but they know it best," he told reporters ahead of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League home game against the Kiwoom Heroes at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 2nd. "I think sometimes keeping silent can create an atmosphere where players can focus and practice more than the coach tells me to do this or that."

It was a game that didn't go as I wanted. SSG exploded 27 points in three games, with the batter scoring only two points, and the starting pitcher allowed five runs on wild pitches and errors poured in in defense. Since it was a mistake from the cards he believed in, coach Lee Sung-yong rather declined to speak.

It's twisted from the start. Coach Lee said, "I think the fact that I gave three points in the first inning and the defense time was extended also affected the fielders," adding, "I think I should not have a performance like yesterday, but if I think about it more positively, I got vaccinated quickly." The fielders know everything. There was also a cold weather," he said.

Herredia missed An Chi-hong's fly ball to left field in the bottom of the sixth inning, providing an excuse for a run. In the top of the ninth inning, Park Sung-han dropped An Chi-hong's fly ball toward shortstop. It was a disappointing defense that was not recorded as an error.

Still, coach Lee consoled that it was one of the few games that was terribly difficult to solve in the 144-game long-term race. Coach Lee said, "If you play a season, you won't have many games like yesterday, but about five games will come out." If you think about it positively, it is now past once. In the future, players will be able to pay more attention and practice and focus on games. I think it's right to think positively," he said.

With Kim Kwang-hyun and Kim Min-joon out of the starting rotation, SSG will start Choi Min-joon on the same day. Manager Lee said, "I can move faster by watching him throw. Yesterday, I also wanted to get Takeda out a little quickly. "I thought the same way as coach Kyung Heon-ho," he said. "Then I'll use (former) Young-jun again, and I have to think about the back, so I'll get over it." The same was true of White. I think you have to run it like that in the beginning so that you can make the season long. Of course, it's not easy to endure," he said.

The batting line, which showed explosive power during the three consecutive wins, should cheer up again. SSG formed a lineup of Park Sung-han (striker), Eredia (left wing), Choi Jung (third baseman), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Ko Myung-jun (first baseman), Han Yu-sum (right wing), Ahn Sang-hyun (left wing), Lee Jihoon Choi (middle fielder), and Lee Ji-young (catcher). Lee Ji-young and Ahn Sang-hyun took the opportunity to start on behalf of Cho Hyung-woo and Jung Joon-jae.

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