'Overwhelming with two hits' KT wins 8-4 over SSG Hyunjin Ryu won by allowing 1 run in 4 innings.

LG Kim Hyun-soo and Austin Dean hit home runs side by side, and NC An Jung-yeol hits a grand slam in the bottom of the 9th inning.

KT Wiz defeated SSG Landers by showing off a solid bullpen and batting lineup cohesion.

KT won 8-4 against SSS in the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League exhibition game held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 12th.

KT, who had lost 0-3 to SSG the previous day, avenged the loss in one day and reported their second win (two losses) in this year's exhibition game. SSG, unable to maintain its winning streak, had a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the exhibition game.

After KT starting pitcher Eom Sang-baek retired with 4 hits, strikeouts, and 2 runs in 3 innings, Koo Jae-jin showed off a relay pitching performance. Dong-hyun Son (2 innings, 1 hit, no runs) ~ Young-hyun Park (2 innings, no hits, no runs) ~ Se-jin Park (1 inning, no hits, no runs) ~ Min-soo Kim (1 inning, 3 hits, 2 runs) allowed 2 runs in 6 innings.

In KT's at-bat, Mel Rojas Jr., who played as the number 4 hitter, went 1-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBIs, while Oh Yoon-seok went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs.

SSG's main players were mostly rested, and Jeon Eui-san, who started as the number 2 hitter, made a mark with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 1 home run, and 2 RBIs.

SSG starter Minjun Choi retired after allowing 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 strikeout, and 1 strikeout in 2 innings. SSG scored first. SSG took the lead with one out in the top of the first inning thanks to Jeon Eui-san's left-handed solo shot. But SSG's lead did not last long. KT immediately turned the game around by scoring 3 points in the bottom of the first inning. Rojas tied the game with a sacrifice fly to left field after a bases-loaded chance with no outs created by a double to left-center from the leadoff base, Kim Min-hyuk's leadoff hit, and Kang Baek-ho's walk. Cheon Seong-ho's ground ball to second base continued, and with two outs on second and third bases, Oh Yun-seok's two RBI and timely hit brought the score to 3-1. SSG caught up by one run in the top of the third inning with Choi Ji-hoon's hit and stolen base, and Jeon Eui-san's timely hit, but KT widened the gap by scoring two runs again in the bottom of the third inning. This time too, KT opened the scoring with lead hitter Bae Jeong-dae stepping out with a ball that hit his body. Then, Kim Min-hyuk's hit to right and Kang Baek-ho's walk allowed the bases to be loaded with no outs. KT got one more point when Rojas got on base with a ball that hit his body and pushed out, and ran away with a 5-2 score when Kim Byeong-jun, the runner on third base, ran home on Seong-ho Cheon's ground ball. KT added one more point with Rojas' home run in the 5th inning. Rojas targeted SSG's third pitcher Lee Kun-wook's slider and fired a solo shot that went over the right fence. In the 6th inning, ahead 6-2, with 2 outs and 2nd and 3rd bases, Jung Joon-young hit a timely hit with 2 RBIs to beat SSG. Trailing 2-8, SSG chased after Kim Chan-hyung's timely hit and Cho Hyeong-woo's ground ball in the 9th inning, but it was not enough to turn the game around. The returning ‘monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) showed off the highest level of control in the KBO League. Ryu Hyun-jin started the home game against the KIA Tigers held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon and became the winning pitcher with a good pitch, allowing 3 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 run in 4 innings.

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