'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 by securing four consecutive victories. Manager Park Jin-man (50) praised Won Tae-in (26), who earned the team's first win of the season by pitching seven scoreless innings.

On the 7th, Samsung defeated Kiwoom Heroes 6-0 in the final game of the midweek three-game series held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in 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 to take the lead, and Ryu Ji-hyuk followed with a two-run double, quickly extending the lead to 3-0.

Momentum was with Samsung. In the bottom of the second, a two-run double by catcher Kim Do-hwan and a sacrifice fly by Choi Hyung-woo added another run. In the bottom of the seventh, with the bases loaded due to an opponent's error and a walk, Diaz drew 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. Over seven innings, Won allowed only three hits, recording six strikeouts in a scoreless performance that completely shut down Kiwoom's lineup.

Mixing a fastball reaching speeds up to 150 km/h with curveballs, sliders, changeups, cutters, and two-seamers, Won perfectly disrupted the timing of Kiwoom's batters. Won, who had pitched well early in the 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 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 Won Tae-in a little time 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 a go-ahead home run from the first inning and Ryu Ji-hyuk added another run with two outs, lightening Won Tae-in's burden."

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