'W' and bottom-ranked Kiwoom sweep three-game series against SSG, surging to four consecutive wins! Alcantara's perfect 8-inning performance and Kim Geon-hee's 'first career grand slam' lead to a 6-0 victory [Gocheok on-site review]

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Kiwoom Heroes swept all three games against SSG Landers, continuing their fierce upward momentum.

On the 21st, Kiwoom secured a decisive 6-0 victory over SSG in a home game of the '2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League' held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul. They took control of the game by scoring four runs in the third inning alone thanks to Kim Geon-hee's grand slam.

With this win, Kiwoom achieved a midweek three-game sweep and surged to four consecutive victories. Meanwhile, SSG fell into a slump of four consecutive losses.

That day, Kiwoom lined up Seo Geon-chang (second baseman), An Chi-hong (first baseman), Im Byung-wook (designated hitter), Lee Hyung-jong (right fielder), Kim Woong-bin (third baseman), Kim Geon-hee (catcher), Im Ji-yeol (left fielder), Oh Seon-jin (shortstop), and Park Ju-hong (center fielder). Raul Alcantara started on the mound.

In response, SSG arranged their lineup as Park Sung-han (shortstop), Jung Jun-jae (second baseman), Choi Ji-hoon (center fielder), Heredia (left fielder), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), An Sang-hyun (third baseman), Oh Tae-gon (first baseman), Kim Min-sik (catcher), and Kim Jeong-min (right fielder). Their starting pitcher was left-hander Kojiro.

Kiwoom also took the first run. In the bottom of the third inning, leadoff hitter An Chi-hong hit a clean hit to center field, opening the scoring. Following him, batter Im Byung-wook hit a hit to left field, creating a bases-empty opportunity with runners on first and third. Riding the momentum, Kiwoom had Lee Hyung-jong draw a walk, loading the bases.

Here, the next batter Kim Woong-bin was retired on a fly ball to center field, but Kim Geon-hee stepped up as the savior. With a 1-ball, 2-strike count, Kim Geon-hee connected with Kojiro's fourth pitch—a 134 km/h slider—and launched a grand slam over the center field wall at Gocheok Dome. The distance was an impressive 130 meters, marking Kim Geon-hee's fourth home run of the season. Notably, this was Kim Geon-hee's first career grand slam.

Kiwoom added more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to seal the game. A series of bunt hits by Park Ju-hong and Seo Geon-chang, combined with an opponent's error, created a bases-empty opportunity with runners on first and third. An Chi-hong and Lee Hyung-jong then hit sacrifice flies, extending the lead to 6-0.

The mound completely shut down the SSG lineup. Kiwoom's starter Alcantara delivered a stellar performance over 8 innings, allowing only 2 hits, striking out 8 batters, walking 1, and remaining scoreless, securing his fourth win of the season. In the lineup, An Chi-hong went 3-for-5 with three hits, contributing significantly to the series sweep. Meanwhile, SSG's starter Kojiro lasted 5 innings, allowing 5 hits (including 1 home run), striking out 6, walking 2, and giving up 4 earned runs, suffering his second loss in his third KBO League game of the season.

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