"Unbeaten" in the game leading up to the 7th inning...SSG boasts 'iron wall bullpen'
"Unbeaten" in the game leading up to the 7th inning...SSG boasts 'iron wall bullpen'
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The bullpen of professional baseball SSG Landers boasts an "iron wall" at the beginning of the season.스포츠토토
SSG is doing well in second place at the beginning of the season despite foreign pitcher Mitch White and leading hitter Choi Jeong, who were expected to be the first starter this year, leaving due to a hamstring injury.
The mound was strong in the early days of this season. SSG ranked ninth both in terms of team batting average (0.231) and on-base plus slugging percentage (0.635), but ranks second in team ERA with 2.45.
In particular, the bullpen's performance helped SSG rank second. SSG's bullpen combined for four wins, one loss and three saves with nine holds.
SSG ranks fourth with 3.12 in starting ERA, but ranks first with 1.58 ERA in the bullpen. It is lower than the bullpen average (1.71) of the LG Twins, who ranks first in ERA.
SSG won all five games in its previous matches up to the seventh inning of this season. While it suffered a come-from-behind loss, it secured three come-from-behind wins.
SSG secured a thrilling victory with Oh Tae-gon's walk-off hits in succession against the KT Wiz in Incheon on the 4th and 6th, but the bullpen laid the groundwork for the victory.
After starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun allowed one run in five innings and went down the mound against KT on the 4th, Noh Kyung-eun and Kim Gun-woo took the mound in turn and took charge of one inning each.
Kim Min, who took the mound in the eighth inning, gave a tie score amid an error, but Cho Byung-hyun, Lee Woo-woon and Han Doo-sol, who took the mound, pitched a series of scoreless pitches. In the end, Oh Tae-gon hit a walk-off hit at the bottom of the 11th inning, the final inning, to secure a 3-2 victory.
After starter Moon Seung-won pitched six scoreless innings in the game on the 6th, Kim Gun-woo, Noh Kyung-eun and Cho Byung-hyun were in charge of one inning each.
SSG, which maintained a 0-0 balance until the eighth inning thanks to the mound despite the poor batting performance, won a thrilling victory with Oh Tae-gon hitting another walk-off hit with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.
SSG ranked the lowest with 5.25 in team ERA in 2024 and seventh with 5.25 in bullpen ERA. The team had the fourth highest number of come-from-behind losses in the league with 35 losses.
He has changed dramatically this year. He is by far the best in the league in terms of quantity and quality.
First of all, Noh Kyung-eun, who became the hold king last year as a setup man, and Cho Byung-hyun, who became the closing pitcher, are in good shape.
Noh Kyung-eun, who became the first professional baseball player to record 30 holds and the oldest hold king for two consecutive years by garnering 38 holds last year, posted an ERA of 1.23 with one save and three holds in eight games this season. Her age of 41 is overshadowed.
Cho, who assumed the position as the closing pitcher of the SSG last year, has displayed even more stability. He recorded no earned run in six games, and posted two wins, one loss and two saves.
On top of that, transfer student Kim Min joined the must-win group, creating a synergy effect. On top of that, Kim Gun-woo, who has been labeled a promising player, has established himself as a must-win group.
After receiving the first nomination in 2018, Kim joined KT and played in only one team, and wore SSG uniform through a trade after the 2024 season. SSG gave up left-hander Oh Won-seok and brought Kim.
Kim Min, who won the most 21 holds in a single season last year, continues his march of "0" earned runs in six games this season, becoming a "fire point" in the SSG bullpen.
The growth of Kim Gun-woo, who has rarely blossomed his potential since joining the team with the first nomination in 2021, is also welcome to SSG.
Kim Gun-woo, who showed off his growth in the spring camp, was selected as a bullpen after competing as a candidate for the fifth starter. The coach's judgment is that it is perfect to use Kim Gun-woo, who has good pitching, as a long relief or a must-win team.
Kim Gun-woo, who played twice in exhibition games and scored one run in seven innings, solidified his position as a must-win group with a 1.42 ERA with one win and one hold in four games.
With the appearance of Kim Min and Kim Gun-woo, Han Doo-sol and Lee Woo-woon, who appeared in the 7th and 8th episodes of last year, can also be used in the 6th inning.
Han Doo-sol and Lee Woon are also playing their part. Han has garnered one win and two holds in six games, and has an earned run average of zero. Lee has also shown off his growth by pitching without allowing any runs in five consecutive games.
SSG coach Lee Sung-yong expressed satisfaction, saying, "The bullpen is showing solid form."
"Kim Min is creating synergy by taking the center stage in the bullpen, and Kim Gun-woo has emerged anew. Lee Ro-woon and Han Du-sol also grew based on their experiences last year," he said. "The solid bullpen helps a lot. Starting pitchers also become easier."