KT Wiz Catches SSG Landers and Takes Second Place... Benjamin's Perfect Pitch Until 2 Outs in the 7th Inning

Park Byung-ho, wedge two-run gun in the 9th inning… Tied for 3rd place with Lee Dae-ho with 375 career home runs

Professional baseball KT Wiz defeated SSG Landers and maintained second place thanks to the fightback of foreign starting pitcher Wes Benjamin, who pitched a perfect game with two outs in the seventh inning.

KT won 3-0 thanks to Benjamin's good pitching and Park Byung-ho's two-run shot in the professional baseball 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League visiting game against SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 12th.

KT chased first place LG Twins by 5 games. 카지노사이트

SSG could not leave 5th place.

It was a game where Benjamin’s fight shone.

Benjamin caught out 20 batters in a row, starting with Choi Ji-hoon of the opposing team in the first inning with a straight hit by the third baseman, until 2 outs in the 7th inning.

In the third inning, he struck out Oh Tae-gon and Ahn Sang-hyun in succession, and in the fourth inning, Choi Ji-hoon, Kim Kang-min, and Choi Jeong were all hit.

KT's batting line also struggled against SSG starter Kim Gwang-hyun.

He was silent with only 2 hits until the 5th inning.

KT barely scored the first run in the top of the 6th inning when the game was tied 0-0.

Kim Min-hyuk's walk and Anthony Alford's lead hit led to a 1-0 lead when Park Byeong-ho hit a timely hit to the left of left field with one out and runners on first and third base.

For Benjamin, one point of support was enough.

He struck out lead hitter Oh Tae-gon in the bottom of the sixth inning and then caught Ahn Sang-hyun, who attempted a surprise bunt, without hesitation.

The follow-up hitter, Cho Hyeong-woo, struck out looking.

Benjamin's perfect pitch was unfortunately broken with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th inning when KT was ahead 1-0.

Benjamin threw a fastball against Choi Jeong with a 2-ball, 2-strike count and allowed a double that fell to the left of the left fielder.

It was the first on-base record given up that day.

Benjamin did not hide his regret, but he did not waver.

He ended the inning by catching the follow-up batter, Guillermo Heredia, with a grounder.

He continued his perfect pitching in the 8th inning, defeating three batters.

KT secured victory in the top of the 9th inning when they were ahead 1-0.

Leadoff hitter Hwang Jae-gyun hit a double to right-center field against the opposing team's fourth pitcher, Lee Ro-woon, and then Park Byeong-ho fired a two-run shot that went over the right field fence.

Benjamin threw 103 pitches in 8 innings, allowing 1 hit, no walks, 8 strikeouts, and no runs, earning his 15th win (5 losses) of the season.

Byung-ho Park led the batting lineup with 2 hits in 4 at bats, including a home run, 3 RBIs, and 1 run.

He hit 375 home runs in his personal career and tied for third place in the KBO League's career home runs with Lee Dae-ho (retired).

KT Hwang Jae-gyun, who played with 2 hits and 1 run in 4 at-bats, became the 10th player in history to reach 100 hits for 12 consecutive seasons.

SSG Kim Gwang-hyun pitched well in 6 innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, and 1 run, but became the losing pitcher due to the silence of the batting line.

Kim Gwang-hyun, who recorded 1,698 strikeouts in his personal career until the previous day, became the 4th player in the KBO League to surpass 1,700 strikeouts, and surpassed former national team coach Sun Dong-yeol (1,698) and ranked alone in 4th place with the most strikeouts in his personal career.

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