SSG Landers had a day that suffered more than defeat. Choo Shin-soo, the undisputed team leader, was injured while running base, and Oh Tae-gon was also replaced with four balls. Since Kim Kang-min has already left due to a calf injury, the SSG outfield is empty.
SSG lost 2-5 against Munhak Hanwha Eagles on May 13th. With this loss, SSG maintained its lead in the league with 22 wins and 12 losses in the season.
On this day, SSG starting pitcher Park Jong-hoon hit a preemptive 3-run home run by Chae Eun-seong in the beginning of the first inning, and the trend continued. The SSG lineup caused a difficult flow by missing the opportunity to score 1 out 1st and 3rd base at the end of the 1st inning and 1st 2nd and 3rd base at the end of the 2nd inning consecutively without a score.
At the end of the 3rd inning, he pursued with an error in the opponent’s check and Choi Jeong’s sacrifice fly ball, but the SSG lineup did not explode. At the end of the 6th inning, SSG missed the opportunity to score with one out and 1st and 2nd base, but at the end of the 7th inning, Choi Joo-hwan scored 1 RBI and a timely double with 1 out and 1st and 2nd base.
However, in the process of scoring, a dizzying picture of Choo Shin-soo, runner on first base, breaking his ankle while stepping on third base came out. Choo Shin-soo, who collapsed immediately, complained of great pain and was eventually helped and withdrew to the dugout. In addition, there was a situation where even batter runner Choi Joo-hwan was tagged out at second base, adding cold water to the chase atmosphere.
In addition, in the last attack at the end of the ninth inning, lead batter Oh Tae-gon was hit by a 156km/h fastball by opponent pitcher Kim Seo-hyun, and eventually replaced by lead runner Choi Kyung-mo. Since he was replaced while complaining of pain in the side, it is impossible to guarantee whether Oh Tae-gon will participate in the game on the 13th.
On the 11th, against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju, SSG experienced a dizzying situation in which veteran outfielder Kim Kang-min complained of calf pain during defense and was replaced. In the end, Kim Kang-min was canceled from the first team entry ahead of the game on the 12th due to microscopic damage to the calf muscle.
SSG coach Kim Won-hyung expressed regret, saying, “Kim Kang-min will need a recovery period for the next three weeks.”
Not only Kim Kang-min, but also Choo Shin-soo and Oh Tae-gon were replaced due to injuries in the game on the 12th, so the SSG bench is expected to feel more anxious. This is because Choi Sang-min is the only resource that will immediately come out as a center fielder.
Choi Ji-hoon and Ha Jae-hoon, who can defend in the outfield, have just recovered from their injuries and are starting to play in the Futures League. On the 12th, the two players made their first appearance after recovering from injury in the Futures League Ganghwa Sangmu match and digested the game. Choi Ji-hoon had no hits in 4 at-bats and struck out 1, and Ha Jae-hoon recorded 1 hit, 1 run and 1 strikeout in 4 at-bats.토스카지노
Manager Kim said, “Choi Ji-hoon still has discomfort when suddenly starting or changing direction. He should be briefed on his physical condition after playing. Ha Jae-hoon also needs more time to raise his senses in practice.”
As a situation is created where Choi Ji-hoon and Ha Jae-hoon are needed immediately, the timing of the two players’ first-team call-up is expected to draw more attention. Joining the team as a new foreign pitcher, Elias, is good news for the team mound, but the team’s fielders are more concerned about the successive departures from injuries. Attention is focusing on how SSG, which holds the lead with a small margin of play, will endure the rest of May.