"KBO's only home run." But the batting average is third, coach Seol Jong-jin said, "Homerun is good, but just like now." [the scene of Incheon]

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41 home runs in 20 games. On average, more than two home runs were hit per game. There is a team that looks forward to the hottest offensive baseball of the 2020s, but walks a remote path alone. It is the only Kiwoom Heroes without a home run among the 10 teams.

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.

After three consecutive losses since the opening, he finally won his first valuable victory. Starting with Trenton Brooks, An Chi-hong and Kim Gun-hee, Lee Joo-hyung has survived, and the batters are showing synergy effects. If Choi Joo-hwan, the fourth batter taken by the head coach, returns after shaking off calf pain, the ripple effect is expected to be greater.

The mound is still Kiwoom's weakness. He is ranked eighth with an ERA of 6.56. On the other hand, he is filling up the weaknesses of the mound by ranking third in batting average (0.278) and fourth in scoring (27 points).

Coach Seol Jong-jin, who met ahead of the SSG match on the 2nd, said, "We are playing four games well on the batting side. I think my foresight has improved a lot. "I think the players have a lot of walks and the people who will hit there hit a lot of points," he explained.

What is surprising is that they are walking a different path from the flow of the KBO League, where home runs are pouring in. Kiwoom didn't hit a single home run in four games. The focus is on contact rather than long shots, starting with foreign batters who have to shoot many cannons.

Coach Seol said, "It's good to hit a home run, but first of all, we can do this year, and even if we walk and hit a hit like now, if we hit a double like Brooks or Lee Joo-young yesterday, we can't ask to change the tempo to a home run now." He said, "I'm doing well, so I just hope I can do it as long as I do now without any ups and downs."

Kiwoom is making changes to its lineup every game. This means that the optimal batting order has not yet been determined. It was also affected by Lee Ju-hyung's poor opening series, which was expected as a leadoff, but he swung three hits, three RBIs, and three runs against SSG on the 1st. Coach Seol said, "Lee Joo-hyung's first at-bat raised the atmosphere of the dugout, and that made it a big inning from the first inning, and Bae Dong-hyun pitched well thanks to it."

Placing Brooks, who has the best batting sense, as the first hitter is also working. Director Seol said about the reason, "It's because I'm living well. The on-base percentage is high and An Chi-hong is hitting so well there, so Brooks is surviving and An Chi-hong is making the lineup in the direction of RBI," he explained.

On this day, Kiwoom formed the lineup in the order of Brooks (left fielder), Lee Ju-hyung (center fielder), Ahn Chi-hong (designated hitter), Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman), Kim Gun-hee (fosu), Park Chan-hyuk (right fielder), Eo Jun-seo (striker), Park Han-gyeol (second baseman), and Choi Jae-young (third baseman). Chung Hyun-woo, the No. 1 rookie last year, will take the mound as the starting pitcher.

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