'Revenge sweep against Kiwoom' Manager Park Jin-man highly satisfied: "Won Tae-in returned as the ace! Perfect in both control and management"

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Samsung Lions completely avenged the humiliation of being swept in a three-game series at home last April, securing four consecutive victories. Manager Park Jin-man (50) praised Won Tae-in (26), who earned the season's first win by pitching seven scoreless innings.

Samsung defeated the Kiwoom Heroes 6-0 in the final game of the midweek three-game series against the Kiwoom Heroes at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 2nd, part of the '2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League'. With this victory, Samsung swept all three games in the series, successfully exacting revenge for the 'three-game sweep' they suffered at Gocheok last April.

Samsung's lineup aggressively attacked Kiwoom starter Park Jeong-hoon from the first inning. In the bottom of the first with two outs, Diaz hit a two-run double off the right-field wall for the first run, and Ryu Ji-hyuk followed with a two-run double, quickly extending the lead to 3-0.

Momentum carried Samsung to add another run in the bottom of the second with a double by catcher Kim Do-hwan and a sacrifice fly by Choi Hyung-woo. In the bottom of the seventh, with the bases loaded created by an opponent's error and a walk, Diaz delivered a bases-loaded walk and Park Seung-gyu hit a sacrifice fly, widening the gap to 6-0 and sealing the victory.

On the mound, ace Won Tae-in's pitching shone. Won Tae-in allowed only three hits over seven innings, recording six strikeouts in a scoreless performance that completely shut down the Kiwoom lineup.

Mixing a variety of pitches including a fastball reaching top speed of 150 km/h, curveball, slider, changeup, cutter, and two-seam fastball, Won Tae-in perfectly disrupted the timing of Kiwoom batters. Won Tae-in, who had pitched well in the early season but lacked winning luck, recorded his first win of the season in his fifth appearance. Miyazaki and Bae Chan-seung, who followed, each pitched a clean inning to preserve the team's shutout victory.

After the game, manager Park Jin-man's face lit up with a smile. Manager Park praised Won Tae-in, saying, "Won Tae-in has returned as the Samsung Lions ace. His control and management were both perfect." He added, "It took some time for Won Tae-in to get his first win, but I hope he continues to show this kind of performance in the future."

In Samsung's lineup, Choi Hyung-woo extended his hit streak to 14 consecutive games, while catcher Kim Do-hwan recorded his first multi-hit game of the season, delivering valuable performances from the lower part of the batting order. Regarding this, Manager Park Jin-man expressed his joy, stating, "It was effective that Diaz hit the go-ahead run in the first inning and Ryu Ji-hyuk added another run with two outs, lightening Won Tae-in's burden."

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