'Moon Seung-won safe at first and second, KKK strikeout show → Lee Ro-un's 8th win → Han Yu-seom's go-ahead home run' SSG defeats Samsung 3-1 in home finale [Incheon on-site review]

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The SSG Landers defeated the Samsung Lions in their final home game, achieving a fitting conclusion to the season.

SSG won 3-1 against Samsung in their last regular-season home game of the '2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League' held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 9th. With this victory, SSG extended their winning streak to two games and decorated their home finale with a pleasant finish, while Samsung fell into a two-game losing streak.

On this day, SSG arranged their starting lineup in the following order: Park Sung-han (shortstop) - Choi Ji-hoon (center fielder) - Eredia (left fielder) - Jeon Ui-san (first baseman) - Ko Myung-jun (third baseman) - Jo Hyeong-woo (catcher) - Han Yu-seom (designated hitter) - An Sang-hyeon (second baseman) - Im Geun-woo (right fielder). The starting pitcher was Lee Ro-un.

In response, Samsung arranged their batting order as follows: Kim Ji-chan (center fielder) - Kim Seong-yoon (right fielder) - Park Seung-gyu (left fielder) - Diaz (first baseman) - Choi Hyeong-woo (designated hitter) - Lee Jae-hyeon (shortstop) - Kim Yeong-woong (third baseman) - Kim Do-hwan (catcher) - Kim Sang-jun (second baseman). Sato took the mound as the starting pitcher.

SSG was the team to score first. In the bottom of the first inning, with one out, Choi Ji-hoon opened the scoring with a double down the right-center gap. Although Eredia grounded out to right field, Jeon Ui-san hit a line drive to right field for an RBI single after a full-count battle with two outs, taking a 1-0 lead.

Following this, SSG solidified their advantage with a home run. Han Yu-seom, who led off the bottom of the fourth inning, made solid contact on the second pitch, a 137 km/h fastball, from Samsung's second pitcher Im Ki-young with a 0-1 count. The ball hit squarely by the bat soared over the right-center fence for a solo home run with a carry distance of 130 meters. It was Han Yu-seom's third home run of the season, making the score 2-0.

The momentum-carrying SSG added another run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Although leadoff batters Han Yu-seom and An Sang-hyeon both grounded out to make it two outs, Im Geun-woo reached base on a hit by pitch, creating an opportunity. Then, Park Sung-han attacked the first pitch and hit a line drive single to right field, setting up a chance with runners on first and third with two outs. Subsequently, Choi Ji-hoon hit an RBI single in front of the right fielder, extending the lead to 3-0.

Samsung did not back down easily either. In the top of the seventh inning, consecutive hits from leadoff batters Diaz and Choi Hyeong-woo set up runners on first and second with no outs. Lee Jae-hyeon hit a line drive single to center field, bringing in pinch runner Park Gye-beom from second base to score one run.

However, they could not overcome the wall of SSG relief pitcher Moon Seung-won in the subsequent no-out, runners-on-first-and-second opportunity. Moon Seung-won, who took the mound to put out a fire, struck out Kim Yeong-woong on a swing and miss, then also recorded a swing-and-miss strikeout against pinch hitter Kang Min-ho. He then retired another pinch hitter, Jeon Byung-woo, with a tag-out, completely extinguishing the crisis by striking out three batters in a row.

SSG starter Lee Ro-un pitched well for six innings, allowing five hits and one run while recording seven strikeouts, to secure his eighth win of the season. Following Moon Seung-won, who stopped the crisis, Jeon Young-jun and closer Jo Byung-hyun each shut down the remaining innings with one scoreless inning, preserving the team's victory.

Samsung starter Sato took the loss, pitching three innings while allowing four hits and one run with one strikeout. However, it was a consolation that Felix, who appeared as the fifth pitcher, completed his checkup by pitching three innings while allowing one run.

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