Roh Kyung-eun - Jo Noh Kyung-eun is gone!' SSG, which has changed 180 degrees, is 'approaching an average of 10 points' crazy lineup → There is no need to take the mound

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For the second consecutive year, King Hold and 30 saves have disappeared. The two pitchers, who played a lot throughout the league last year, are taking an unexpected long break. This is because batters don't give a chance at all.

SSG is tied for the lead with five wins and one loss in six games since the opening. If you look into the content, it's even more surprising.

The team's ERA (ERA) is ranked third with 4.33, but it is not only a big difference from last year (3.63) but also a pitcher who shows overwhelming pitching in the starting lineup is not well seen.

On the other hand, the team's batting average is 0.316, ranking first with home runs (10), walks (39), RBIs (51 points), runs (57 points), slugging percentage of 0.545 and OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.883, and the batting average in scoring areas remains at the top with 0.338. He also has the fewest strikeouts with 33. Park Sung-han (0.571) and Ko Myung-joon (0.521) are ranked first and second in batting average, while Ko is also tied for first in home runs (three) along with Guillermo Herredia. Park Sung-han has shown tremendous destructive power throughout the lineup, with the most hits (12), runs (8 points), and on-base percentage (0.679) in four categories, and Ko Myung-joon keeping the lead with Park Sung-han in the most hits.

He is averaging 9.5 points per game, but his runs (29 points) are an average of 4.83 points, indicating that he is playing a game that cannot be lost.

Except for the KIA match (7-6 wins), which won the opening game, all of them played by more than five points. With the starting pitcher withdrawn, there was no hold or save situation itself within three points. There was no reason to call up the must-win group. Even in the game of losing to the Kiwoom Heroes on the 1st, the gap widened early, and the bullpen operation itself was not difficult.

This is why Kim Noh Kyung-eun (42), the oldest player to win more than 30 holds for three consecutive years, and Cho Byung-hyun (24), who played as the first full season finisher last year, were forced to throw only once in six games after the opening.

Noh Kyung-eun, which is having a "second heyday" that seems to be passing time backwards, has played 70 games and more than 80 innings for three consecutive years since 2023. Furthermore, he played an active role at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) held in March.

The same goes for Cho Byung-hyun. He played 140 ⅓ innings in 145 games during his two seasons in the national team with overwhelming performances.

In the past, pitchers who have been to WBC often struggled or suffered from large and small injuries at the beginning of the season, and these symptoms are already appearing this season. Therefore, SSG is happy to easily take the victory without them.

Moreover, it is difficult to find a better scenario even in a team situation where young pitchers have to be given a chance while looking at the Cheongdom era, a new stadium that will open from 2028. The results are also good because he took the mound in a situation where there is no pressure amid the crazy performance of the batters. Jeon Young-joon (three scoreless innings in three games), Baek Seung-gun (two scoreless innings in two games), and Park Si-hoo (three runs and one earned run in four ⅓ in four games) are also raising their confidence in the bullpen.

Hitting is said to be a cycle. We don't know how long the current terrifying firepower can maintain its power. Therefore, not only the fans want to see it but also the players themselves want to go to the game, but for now, it is a situation that coach Lee Sung-yong is fully satisfied to save the physical strength of the must-win group as much as possible.

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