3rd place SSG wins by one point to stay within one game of 2nd place KT

SSG starter Elias pitches in relief LG Twins and SSG Landers play in the 2023 KBO Baseball Game at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Tuesday afternoon. SSG starting pitcher Elias is pitching in relief.

SSG Landers, which slipped to third place, 카지노사이트 took two of three from leaders LG Twins to set up a stepping stone for a second-place finish.

SSG won a nail-biting 2-1 home game against LG in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Aug. 20.

The win snapped a five-game losing streak and kept SSG within one game of second-place KT WIZ, who also won on the day.

The game was a pitcher's duel.

SSG starter Roenis Elias gave up just two hits and no runs until the fifth inning, while LG starter Adam Plutko gave up two hits and no runs until the third inning.

SSG was the first to break the silence. SSG infielder Park Sung-hyun hit a leadoff solo home run off Plutko in the bottom of the fourth inning.

'Who's first? LG Twins and SSG Landers play in the 2023 Baseball World Series at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Tuesday afternoon. In the bottom of the fifth inning, SSG's Cho Hyung-woo rushes home on Choi Joo-hwan's fly to right field.

SSG missed a chance to escape in the bottom of the fifth inning. Back-to-back singles by Cho Hyung-woo and Choo Shin-soo, a sacrifice bunt by Choi Ji-hoon, and a high fly ball by Choi Jung loaded the bases.

The next batter, Choi Joo-hwan, flied out to right field, and Cho Hyung-woo tried to tag up.

However, Cho was thrown out at the plate with an exquisite block by LG catcher Heo Do-hwan.

The momentum quickly shifted in LG's favor. With a 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth inning, Elias hit a tying solo home run to left field off Heo Do-hwan.

The game came down to the final inning. SSG pulled Plutko, 온라인카지노 who threw 100 pitches through six innings, and battled the LG bullpen from the seventh inning on.

With the score tied 1-1, SSG struck gold in the bottom of the eighth inning. After two outs against LG's third pitcher Park Myung-geun, Kang Jin-seong and Han Yoo-seom hit back-to-back singles to put runners on second and third.

In response, LG brought in closer Ko Woo-seok, and the next batter, Jeon Eui-san, was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

SSG also made a game-changing move. They substituted veteran Kim Kang-min for catcher Cho Hyung-woo.

It was Go Woo-seok who faltered in the clutch. His second pitch, a low 154-kilometer-per-hour fastball, went wide, allowing third baseman Kang Jin-sung to come home.

With a one-run lead, SSG brought in closer Seo Jin-yong to close out the game in the top of the ninth.

After giving up a single to Shin Min-jae in the first inning, Seo allowed a stolen base, but struck out Kim Hyun-soo on a full count.