'An Woo-jin 11K Perfect Game' Breaks Kiwoom's Six-Game Home Losing Streak; Manager Expresses Gratitude: "Ace-Level Pitching! Thank You to the Fans"

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"He delivered an excellent performance befitting an ace."

The manager also showered the ace's perfect game and the team's escape from a six-game home losing streak with unreserved praise. Seol Jong-jin (53), manager of the Kiwoom Heroes, gave a thumbs-up to the squad's performance that defeated the league-leading LG Twins and snapped their six-game home losing streak.

On the 30th, Kiwoom secured a 6-0 shutout victory against LG in a home game at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome as part of the '2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League,' showcasing a perfect harmony between pitching and hitting. With this win, Kiwoom emerged from the tunnel of a six-game home losing streak that had begun after the Lotte game on the 19th at Gocheok.

On the mound, the power of ace An Woo-jin shone brightly. An Woo-jin, leveraging a powerful fastball clocked at a maximum of 156 km/h, recorded 11 strikeouts over 5⅔ innings to deliver a scoreless perfect game. Relief pitchers Jo Young-geon, Yuto, and Park Jeong-hoon followed, each pitching scoreless innings to secure the victory.

The lineup also exploded. In the bottom of the first inning, a leadoff infield hit and stolen base by Seo Geon-chang, followed by a hit to left-center field by Choi Jae-hyun, created an opportunity. An Chi-hong's sacrifice fly and Kim Geon-hee's RBI single then took control of the game. In the second inning, Park Chan-hyeok (his second home run of the season) and in the third, An Chi-hong (his sixth of the season) hit consecutive home runs, seizing the lead early. Park Chan-hyeok led the offense with two hits including a home run and three RBIs, while Kim Geon-hee drove the attack with four hits.

After the game, manager Seol Jong-jin praised, "An Woo-jin delivered an excellent performance befitting an ace. With his powerful stuff, he threw a scoreless perfect game over 5.2 innings." He further added, "Jo Young-geon, Yuto, and Park Jeong-hoon also did a great job in their assigned innings. The bullpen's strong pitching shone at every critical moment," highly evaluating the mound.

Regarding the lineup, he said, "We aggressively attacked against the strong pitcher (Tolhurst). An Chi-hong's leadoff sacrifice fly and Kim Geon-hee's RBI single in the first inning set the momentum, and we took control with home runs. Park Chan-hyeok's three-RBI performance and Kim Geon-hee's four-hit game greatly contributed to the team's victory," offering high praise.

Finally, Manager Seol bowed his head and said, "I am happy to start this week's first game with a victory. I am grateful for the fans' support, and we will prepare well for tomorrow's game as well."

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