SSG bullpen that has changed dramatically → Park Si-hoo and Kim Gun-woo, who have Ha Pil and Kyung Heon-ho inserted, are 'completely deleted 3 innings' for real
SSG bullpen that has changed dramatically → Park Si-hoo and Kim Gun-woo, who have Ha Pil and Kyung Heon-ho inserted, are 'completely deleted 3 innings' for real
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It was not an exaggeration to say that two left-handed bullpen Young Guns pushed by SSG pitching coach Kyung Heon-ho (48) led the team to victory. Park Si-hoo (24) and Kim Gun-woo (23) are the main characters. Strong left-handed hitters blocked many LG Twins hitters well, bringing the victory.
SSG beat LG 2-1 in an away game at the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on Tuesday. Choi Jeong's two-run homerun in the top of the first inning was the final hit, but the fact that the SSG bullpen blocked LG batters well from the 6th to 8th innings is also an important approval.
Ahead of the match, SSG coach Lee Soo-yong said, "All four must-win teams including Cho Byung-hyun, Lee Wan-roo, Han Doo-sol and Kim Min will take rest. As a general rule, I was not going to play three consecutive games in the first half, but I saw it as an inevitable situation in the match against Samsung on May 1. I also gave them a warning beforehand. I am very grateful that the players struggled at a time when they lost three consecutive games. Four players who were classified as must-win teams have been excluded from the game group altogether, and Noh Kyung-eun announced a plan to play in the event of a save situation. He expressed his intention to flexibly use bullpen pitchers according to data such as the situation of the game, matchups of batters, and opponent records.
Drew Anderson, the starting pitcher of the SSG who started the game on Tuesday, pitched 96 pitches through the fifth inning, and got off the mound faster than expected. The choice of SSG in this regard was Park Si-hoo. Starting with the leadoff batter Kim Hyun-soo, Park Oh Ji-hwan and Park Dong-won, Park defended the central batters well with three outs. He also gave up a hit to the right field to leadoff hitter Park Hae-min in the seventh inning, but blocked his attempt to steal second base and gave both Shin Min-jae and Hong Chang-ki extra-base hits. Park, who took the mound in the eighth inning as well, grounded out to the first batter Moon Sung-joo before being replaced.
Another left-hander, Kim Geon-woo, took the mound in lieu of Park Si-hoo. Kim Geon-woo accomplished 120 percent of his duties by treating Austin and Moon Bok-kyung as ground balls to the shortstop and a fly ball to the center field, respectively. He enabled both the hottest hitters to make all-out plays. As a result, he displayed an exciting replacement of pitchers at the SSG bench.
Above all, this season's SSG bullpen is said to have suffered a complete reversal. It ranks fourth among the 10 teams with a 3.86 ERA in relief this season. This is a lot better than last season's 5.25 ERA, which ranked sixth among the 10 clubs. This is largely attributed to Kyung Heon-ho, the first-team pitching coach. Lee Sung-yong makes the final decision, but Kyung Heon-ho, the coach, is in charge of the pitching part.
In fact, Coach Kyung did not have much contact with SSG. Since his active days, he has only played for LG throughout his leadership career. According to an SSG source, Coach Kyung did not have much relationship with Lee, but after constant interest from the SSG, he was able to recruit him due to various circumstances ahead of the 2025 season. Lee also readily accepted the club's offer. Coach Kyung is said to have thoroughly prepared this season to the extent that he could even read videos and materials on SSG pitchers during the off-season. Internal assessment is that due to the good process, the team is making progress.
In the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and runners on the first base, when the team was leading 2 to 1, coach Kyung-ho visited the mound in person and delivered instructions to catcher Shin Bum-soo and Roh Kyung-eun on the first base and batters. As a result, he caught pinch runner Choi Won-young, who was attempting to steal second base, and ended the game.
Park Si-hoo, who was responsible for two ⅓ innings and did not lose a point, said, "I practiced two-seam fastballs from the Kagoshima closing camp last season, but I gained confidence in dealing with left-handed batters as the ball changed without a speed difference. I continued to have difficulties with my control, but coach Kyung Heon-ho advised me, "Get a hit rather than a walk on the mound, and I hope I don't avoid it and play like a beast." I also gave a thank you to coach Kyung Heon-ho, saying, "I played with my mind set and actively won the game, so I had good results." 메이저놀이터
Choi Jeong-eun, who hit a two-run final home run, said, "(Park) Si-hoo played a good role after Anderson went down, so I won. Overall, I think it was because of the pitchers rather than me who hit home runs. He defended LG's batters very well," he said to bullpen pitchers.
"Today was a valuable victory for the players as Team Landers," coach Lee Sung-yong, who has won two consecutive games, said. "Anderson kept five innings stable, and (Park) pitched well in front of a packed audience with confidence. (Kim) Gun-woo and (Roh) Kyung-eun also finished the game well in a situation where the bullpen was struggling. Thank you to the fans who came all the way to the away game, and I will prepare well to win tomorrow's game."