'Success of Romac Landing Operation' SSG Sweeps 'Nemesis' with 17 Hits... Hanwha Self-Destructs in 'Four-Game Sweep' [Incheon On-Site Review]

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SSG Landers swept the series against Hanwha Eagles, long known as their 'nemesis.' The landing operation of Jamie Romac (41), nicknamed 'General Romac,' who visited SSG Landers Field for the first time in five years, worked perfectly.

On the 27th at Incheon SSG Landers Field, SSG defeated Hanwha Eagles 13-6 in their 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League home game, powered by a lineup that recorded 17 hits across both early and late innings.

SSG, riding on a three-game winning streak and sitting in ninth place, improved to 48 wins, 64 losses, and 5 ties. Hanwha, now on a four-game losing streak, fell to eighth place with 49 wins, 60 losses, and 3 ties, trailing SSG by 2.5 games.

Until this series, SSG had always struggled against Hanwha, holding just 2 wins and 9 losses—a clear disadvantage. However, they dominated all three games to secure a three-game sweep. This was their first sweep of Hanwha in 1,236 days since the Daejeon series from April 7–9, 2023. It also marked their first home-series sweep in 1,537 days since June 10–12, 2022.

SSG set its starting lineup as follows: Jung Jun-jae (second baseman), Park Sung-han (shortstop), Guillermo Heredia (left fielder), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Jeon Ui-san (first baseman), Jo Hyung-woo (catcher), Choi Ji-hoon (center fielder), Im Geun-woo (right fielder), and An Sang-hyun (third baseman). Kim Geon-woo started on the mound.

Hanwha countered with Lee Won-seok (right fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (center fielder), Han Ji-yoon (left fielder), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (first baseman), Heo In-seo (catcher), Hwang Young-mok (second baseman), and Sim Woo-jun (shortstop). Starting pitcher Bruce Zimmermann took the mound.

The early momentum was not favorable. Starter Kim Geon-woo struggled, issuing a walk to leadoff hitter Lee Won-seok, then hitting Moon Hyun-bin with a pitch. Han Ji-yoon also walked, putting runners on all bases with no outs. Although Kang Baek-ho was retired via a second baseman's fly ball, Noh Si-hwan was hit by a pitch, allowing a bases-loaded walk that gave Hanwha an early run. Kim Tae-yeon then grounded out to the third baseman, but An Sang-hyun failed to field the routine grounder, leading to two runs scored. Hwang Young-mok added another run via sacrifice fly, leaving SSG down 0-4 at the start of the game.

Afterward, SSG unleashed an incredible batting display. This was the game where Jamie Romac, who hit 155 home runs over five seasons with SSG (including its SK era), made his ceremonial first pitch. The event was organized to celebrate Romac's emotional reunion with fans and the team after five years since his retirement, commemorating memories he left in club history—and the lineup delivered powerfully as if on display.

However, SSG's offense quickly lightened Kim Geon-woo's burden. An Sang-hyun launched a two-run homer in the second inning to erase the early deficit. In the third, after hits from Park Sung-han and Kim Jae-hwan, Jeon Ui-san hit a go-ahead three-run home run with one out and runners on first and second.

Kim Geon-woo surrendered another run in the fourth, but SSG's lineup added two more runs in the fifth by combining three hits with opponent errors. In the sixth, they capitalized further on Hanwha's error-filled inning to extend their lead by three more runs.

In the eighth, they sealed the victory. Substitute batters Shin Beom-soo and Jeon Ui-san drew consecutive walks, followed by two-run doubles from Jo Hyung-woo and Shin Beom-soo, adding three more runs. In the ninth, Choi Yong-jun hit a solo home run off Park Jung-hyun, but the score differential was already too large to affect the outcome. SSG ultimately secured a comfortable win.

Kim Geon-woo pitched five innings, allowing five runs (four earned), before handing over with victory conditions met. Noh Gyeong-eun entered in the sixth and cleanly retired the side in the seventh inning, earning his 10th hold of the season. He set a record as only the 17th player in history to achieve 10 holds for four consecutive seasons.

SSG recorded hits by all nine batters in the bottom of the sixth on Heredia's double—the first time this has occurred in SSG history, despite happening 30 times during the season. An Sang-hyun, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, set a personal record for most RBIs in a single game.

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