"A.C.E's Won Tae-in, Kim Ji-chan is back"...Samsung Lions win overtime, escape losing streak
"A.C.E's Won Tae-in, Kim Ji-chan is back"...Samsung Lions win overtime, escape losing streak
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Although the winning pitcher was missed, the Samsung Lions succeeded in escaping back-to-back losses thanks to ace Won Tae-in's good pitching and Kim Ji-chan's extra-base hit.안전놀이터
In the first game of the three consecutive games during the week against the Kiwoom Heroes of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the evening of the 20th, Samsung wins 6-3 after a close game going all the way to extra time.
Samsung, which lost three consecutive games against the Lotte Giants on the weekend, went into the game aiming to change the atmosphere by starting ace Won Tae-in.
Although it was the lowest team, it was also starter Won Tae-in who protected Samsung, which had difficulty attacking Kiwoom's starting foreign pitcher Rosenberg.
Won Tae-in, who gave up a run in the bottom of the fifth inning, threw 96 pitches in eight innings and kept the mound with six strikeouts and one run, draws the team's players' concentration with his ace appearance.
Samsung, which Diaz scored a timely hit in the top of the sixth inning, was on the verge of Won Tae-in's fourth win of the season and escaping consecutive losses with Kim Young-woong's home run in the top of the ninth inning, but the game was not easy.
Samsung, which put new closer Lee Ho-sung on the mound, tried to keep the victory as it was, but the sense of crisis grew as it was shaken by consecutive hits and eventually allowed a sacrifice fly to tie the game with a one-out bases-loaded chance made with a walk, and the game went into extra time.
Samsung, which Baek Jung-hyun came up and blocked the 10th inning, scored the winning run in the top of the 11th inning when Kim Ji-chan, who returned from injury and made his first start, made a 3-2 lead with his second hit of the game.
Samsung, which Kim Sung-yoon, who entered the batter's box, then struck out and was about to lose a chance, sealed the game with a three-run double swept by captain Koo Ja-wook.
Kim Jae-yoon, who took the mound in the bottom of the 11th inning, eventually gave up a point by allowing a triple to leadoff hitter Lim Byung-wook, but Samsung, which finished without additional runs, eventually escaped three consecutive losses with a three-run victory.
Coach Park Jin-man, who praised starter Won Tae-in's good pitching, said, "I didn't become a winning pitcher, but I showed my best pitching this season," and added, "Kim Young-woong's home run, Kim Ji-chan's final hit, and Koo Ja-wook's RBI came back as a result," adding that fans' sense of humor and players' fighting spirit were the driving force behind the victory.
Won Tae-in, who showed satisfaction with his team's victory, also said, "I achieved a lot of innings and minimum runs that I had aimed for," showing satisfaction with his team's successive losses rather than his victory.