The Samsung Lions dominated the Winning Series against SSG Landers. They won the perfect victory in front of a full crowd.메이저놀이터
Samsung beat SSG 12-4 in Game 13 of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Sunday. Samsung, which has secured three consecutive wins, has posted 55 wins, two draws and 48 losses in its season record. It also had six wins and seven losses in its matches with SSG this season.
On this day, a full crowd came to Samsung Lions Park in Daegu. All 24,000 seats were sold out. Samsung’s 17th sold-out this season was recorded.
His batting exploded. He crushed the SSG mound by hitting 17 hits in short and long distances. Kim Ji-chan made three hits, three RBIs and two runs from four times at bat, Yoon Jeong-bin made three hits from four times at bat, one walk, one RBI and two runs scored, Koo Ja-wook made three hits from three times at bat, one walk and two RBIs, and Kim Young-woong made one hit from three times at bat, one homer, one walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Starting pitcher Denny Reyes allowed five hits, one homer, one strikeout, seven strikeouts, and two runs during six ⅔ innings. He displayed quality start pitching (pitching less than three earned runs in six innings as a starter). Reyes earned nine wins (four losses) thanks to his batters’ massive scoring.
On the other hand, SSG could not overcome the aftermath of the early substitution of starting pitcher Song Young-jin (seven hits, four strikeouts, two strikeouts, and seven runs in two innings). The bullpen pitcher continued to yield points to Samsung, which took the mound afterwards. Choo Shin-soo performed his best in four times at bat, including hitting a home run, but it was not enough to prevent his team from losing. SSG, which lost for two consecutive games, had 51 wins, one draw and 51 losses.
On this day, Samsung set up Jinyong in the order of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Yoon Jung-bin (right wing), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Kang Min-ho (posu), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Lee Sung-kyu (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Ahn Joo-hyung (striker), and Kim Hyun-jun (left wing).
In response, SSG made up the lineup with Jihoon Choi (center fielder), Jung Joon-jae (third baseman), Choo Shin-soo (designated hitter), Guillermo Herredia (left fielder), Han Yu-sum (right fielder), Lee Ji-young (catcher), Park Sung-han (striker), Oh Tae-gon (midfielder), and Park Ji-hwan (second baseman).
Samsung continued to drive SSG strongly from the beginning of the game. In the bottom of the first inning, leadoff hitter Kim Ji-chan got on base with a left-handed hit, opening the door for offense. Yoon Jeong-bin’s ball hit the pitcher and led to a left-handed hit, allowing Samsung to score one run on Koo Ja-wook’s infield hit to the second base. Kang Min-ho stepped down with a fly to the left field and Kim Young-woong hit a fly to the right field, but Lee Sung-kyu hit a double to the left to add one more run.
Samsung continued its momentum in the bottom of the second inning. Following Ahn’s walk, Kim Hyun-joon succeeded in a sacrifice bunt to secure a scoring opportunity, and Kim Ji-chan’s hit to the right added one more run.
Samsung definitely brought the mood with a big inning in the bottom of the third inning. Kim Young-woong got a walk and succeeded in getting on base as the leadoff hitter. Lee Sung-kyu’s hit to the midfielder and Ryu Ji-hyuk’s bunt hit to create the opportunity to load the bases, Ahn Ju-hyung’s walk to push a run, and Kim Ji-chan’s two-run single to the right. Samsung, which ran away with Yoon Jeong-bin’s RBI single, added one run when Koo Ja-wook had an infield hit in front of the shortstop, widening the gap.
SSG is also chasing after Reyes at the top of the fourth inning. With two outs and no runners on base, Choo hit a 131 kilometer changeup on the first pitch to hit a solo shot over the left-center fence. He also had one run in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs and runners on the second base, Choo had an RBI single to the right.
Then, he beat SSG’s will to chase after him with a home run. At the bottom of the sixth inning, with runners on the third and second bases with two outs, Kim Young-woong hit a two-run homer. At the second pitch, Lee hit a 134-km cut fastball, and hit a home run that flew over the right fence.
Samsung sealed the victory in the bottom of the seventh inning. With the bases loaded with one out, Park had a hit to the right, and two runners on the floor homered one after another to score runs.
SSG didn’t give up until the end. Ha Jae-hoon’s hit to the left at the top of the eighth inning was followed by Jeong Joon-jae’s superior triple to score a run. Choo Shin-soo was caught on a fly to the left, but Herredia hit a double to the left to add another run.
However, Samsung did not yield any more points. Right-handed pitcher Lee Seung-hyun, who took the mound in the top of the ninth inning, handled the remaining out count to end the game.