"Wow," Abila is truly insane! 104 pitches, 9 innings, 1 run allowed in complete game win against LG → ERA 1.56... Second time this month [Incheon On-Site Review]

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The SSG Landers crushed the LG Twins, leveraging the dominant command of their foreign ace, Pedro Abila.

On the 29th, in a home game of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season held at Incheon SSG Landers Field, SSG defeated LG 7-1.

With this victory, SSG snapped a two-game losing streak and widened the gap with the 9th-place Hanwha Eagles, standing at 59 wins, 5 draws, and 71 losses. LG, which fell into a three-game losing streak, saw its 3rd-place position become precarious with a record of 75 wins, 1 draw, and 58 losses.

The star of the victory was undoubtedly Abila. Abila threw 104 pitches over 9 innings to secure a complete game win with 8 hits allowed (1 home run allowed), 1 hit by pitch, 5 strikeouts, and 1 run allowed. This marked his first complete game win in 25 days since the match against the Incheon Doosan Bears on the 4th, and it was his second complete game win this month.

It was a dominant pitching performance with no significant threats. Abila recorded his first strikeout inning in the 2nd using just 10 pitches and ended the 3rd inning with 13 pitches. In the 5th inning, despite allowing a hit to Park Dong-won, he retired Shin Min-jae on an infield grounder on the first pitch and turned Hong Chang-gi into a double play in two pitches, ending the inning with just 6 pitches.

He then took even more control of his pace. In the 6th inning, Abila struck out Austin Dean in three pitches and got Moon Bo-kyung to swing and miss for a strikeout in five pitches. On this day, Abila threw a total of 104 pitches, including 42 sinker fastballs, 26 cutters, 21 changeups, 13 curveballs, and 2 four-seam fastballs, overwhelming the LG lineup.

The SSG lineup also supported Abila. Park Sung-han contributed with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 RBIs, and 1 run scored; Choi Ji-hoon recorded 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored; Jeon Ui-san had 2 hits (1 home run) in 3 at-bats, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, and 1 walk; and Kim Jung-min delivered with 2 hits in 4 at-bats and 1 run scored.

In contrast, LG's starting pitcher Anders Tolhurst collapsed early, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits (2 home runs allowed), 1 walk, and 1 strikeout over 3 innings. Aside from Park Hae-min, who recorded 2 hits (1 home run) and 1 RBI in 3 at-bats, the lineup managed only a scattered total of 8 hits, resulting in a loss.

On this day, SSG arranged its lineup as Park Sung-han (shortstop) - Choi Ji-hoon (center fielder) - Guillermo Heredia (left fielder) - Jeon Ui-san (first baseman) - Go Myung-jun (third baseman) - Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter) - Lee Ji-young (catcher) - Kim Jung-min (right fielder) - Ahn Sang-hyun (second baseman). The starting pitcher was Pedro Abila.

Facing them, LG set its lineup as Hong Chang-gi (right fielder) - Park Hae-min (center fielder) - Austin Dean (first baseman) - Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman) - Oh Ji-hwan (shortstop) - Song Chan-ui (left fielder) - Moon Jung-bin (designated hitter) - Lee Ju-heon (catcher) - Shin Min-jae (second baseman). The starting pitcher was Anders Tolhurst.

From the start, the SSG lineup pounded the LG mound. In the bottom of the 1st inning, leadoff batter Park Sung-han reached base with a large double to center field. Choi Ji-hoon scored the first run with an RBI double down the left-field line. Choi Ji-hoon advanced to third base on Tolhurst's wild pitch and scored home on Lee Ju-heon's errant throw to third base during a pickoff attempt. SSG took a 2-0 lead.

SSG took control of the momentum with back-to-back home runs in the 3rd inning. In the bottom of the 3rd with two outs, Heredia crushed a 147 km/h fastball from Tolhurst over the right-field fence. It was his 18th home run of the season, traveling 150 meters. Following that, Jeon Ui-san, who fell so hard his knee hit the ground, launched a solo shot to center field to make it 4-0. It was his 12th home run of the season, traveling 125 meters.

SSG's offensive pressure continued. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Kim Jae-hwan, Lee Ji-young, and Kim Jung-min hit consecutive singles to load the bases with no outs. Although Ahn Sang-hyun hit a double play, leaving runners on second and third with two outs, Park Sung-han kept the momentum going with a 2-RBI single to right field. In the bottom of the 7th inning with one out and runners on second and third, Go Myung-jun added a run with a sacrifice fly to center field, nailing down the victory.

Meanwhile, LG could not generate power against Abila's strong pitching. Park Hae-min's solo home run to right field in the top of the 4th inning, hitting the first pitch, was their only offensive production.

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