The SSG Landers won their second straight game with an extra-inning victory over the Lotte Giants.
SSG won 9-6 against Lotte in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Sajik Stadium in Busan on July 5.
With its second straight win, second-place SSG (52-1, 38) moved to within 3.5 games of first-place LG Twins (56-2, 35), who lost to the Samsung Lions earlier in the day. Lotte (42-49) dropped its third straight game and remained in seventh place.
SSG was led by Choo Shin-soo, who went 5-for-6 with four runs scored and one RBI. In the 10th inning, when the score was tied at 6-6, Choo singled with runners on first and second to drive in the game-winning run.
On the mound, Noh Kyung-eun, who came on in the eighth and pitched two scoreless innings, earned her second consecutive save. Finally, Seo Jin-yong pitched the 10th inning to improve to 30 saves (1-1).
In particular, Seo set the record for “30 saves without a blown save” for the first time since 2005, when blown saves began to be counted.
Down 5-6 in the seventh inning, Lotte extended the game after Jeong-Hoon tied the game, but reliever Kim Won-Joong gave up the game-winning run to Choo Shin-Soo.
In Daegu, the Samsung Lions defeated the leading LG Twins 6-3 thanks to Lee Jae-hyun’s grand slam in the fourth inning.
With their second straight win, Samsung improved to 39-1-1 and 54-54, boosting their chances of making a run at the title. Leader LG, on the other hand, dropped its second straight game after winning seven in a row.
Samsung starter Baek Jeong-hyun picked up his sixth win of the season after going six innings and allowing three runs (one earned) on seven hits with one walk and one strikeout. Oh Seung-hwan, who took the mound in the ninth inning, protected a three-run lead to earn his 15th save (3-3).
Samsung’s second-year infielder Lee Jae-hyun provided the game-winning hit with a three-run home run to tie the game at 3-3 in the fourth inning.
For LG, Choi Won-tae, making his second start since being traded, struggled with six runs in five innings.
Ahead of the game, a “weapon rampage” video was posted at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, and police and other authorities were deployed, but the game ended without incident.
The NC Dinos extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-3 victory over the Kiwoom Heroes in Changwon.
With 47 points, NC leapfrogged into third place alongside Doosan Bears (47 points, 1 draw). Kiwoom (41W3D56L), on the other hand, suffered their seventh straight defeat and lost ground on last-place Samsung.
Kiwoom took the lead in the eighth inning when Kim Sung-wook hit a walk-off solo shot to tie the game at 3-3. Lee Yong-chan closed out the ninth to preserve the win.
In Jamsil, the Doosan Bears defeated the KT Wiz 7-4. Avenging a loss the day before, Doosan moved into a tie for third place with KT (48 wins, 2 losses, 44 draws) in fifth.
Doosan scored three runs in the first inning and added four more in the fifth to take control early. Starter Brandon Waddell pitched seven scoreless innings.
KT scored four runs in the eighth inning but couldn’t tie the game, ending their seven-game winning streak.
In Gwangju, the KIA Tigers picked up a 9-3 win over the Hanwha Eagles for the second straight day.
With their third straight win, KIA moved to 44-1 and 43-43, 1.5 games behind fifth-place KT. Hanwha, which is now 38-49, 카지노사이트 faces an increasingly difficult fight for the top five.