Park Jin-man's laughter "Veteran's concentration + bullpen score turned the tables → Thank you for your away fans in the cold weather."

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The Samsung Lions won their first away game in Gwangju with a scary concentration from the eighth inning, the second half of the game. Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man (50) also smiled at the players' persistent concentration and scoreless pitching by all bullpen pitchers.

Samsung won 10-3 in its first showdown of the season against the KIA Tigers of the "2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League" at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 7th. In the top of the eighth inning, when the loss was 1-3, the lineup exploded and scored a large number of five points to reverse the game, and Choi Hyung-woo's wedge three-run shot in the ninth inning.

After the game, Samsung manager Park Jin-man's face was full of smiles. Coach Park highly evaluated the players' fighting spirit and the veterans' concentration through his victory speech.

Coach Park encouraged Yang Chang-seop, who started first and held out well with five hits, six strikeouts, six walks and three runs in five innings, saying, "It wasn't a perfect condition, but I persisted until the fifth inning and kept the mound."

Manager Park Jin-man then praised the relief team for its scoreless relay, saying, "Since then, the bullpen has clearly set the tone by blocking the opponent's batters without shaking." Starting with Lee Seung-min, who took the mound in the sixth inning, Samsung showed an iron wall scheme in which all five bullpen pitchers, including Jang Chan-hee, Bae Chan-seung, Choi Ji-kwang, and Lim Ki-young, did not lose points.

Regarding the concentration of the lineup in the eighth inning, which was the match point, coach Park Jin-man reflected, "The leadoff hitter Yang Woo-hyun opened the door and changed the flow, and veterans of the central lineup exploded their concentration at the match point, completing the tie and reversal." On this day, Samsung led the team to victory, with veterans such as Ryu Ji-hyuk, Choi Hyung-woo and Kang Min-ho coincidentally claiming to be a troubleshooter in the eighth inning.

Finally, head coach Park Jin-man said, "I sincerely thank the fans for being with me until the end even in the cold weather," and added, "I will thoroughly prepare to repay you with victory in the rest of the game."

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