Even in a losing situation, the SSG Landers attempted to use their winning pitchers again after the opening game, but this time the result was different.

SSG lost 3-2 after extra innings against the Lotte Giants in the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League game held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 25th.

The game developed into a tight pitching duel, with strong performances from both teams' starting pitchers. SSG's starting pitcher Moon Seung-won recorded 6 innings pitched, allowing 3 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 2 earned runs, while Lotte's starting pitcher Tucker Davidson pitched 7 innings, giving up 3 hits (including 1 home run), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 1 earned run before exiting the mound with the win condition.

SSG manager Lee Soong-yong entered the winning pitcher Noh Kyung-eun in the top of the 7th inning while trailing 1-2, entering total war. He had a good memory of using all of his winning pitchers to achieve a come-from-behind victory despite being behind by 1 run in the season opener, and this game also had a scoreline of just a 1-run difference.

Noh Kyung-eun allowed a hit to leadoff hitter Jeon Jun-woo, but he handled the next three batters well and wrapped up the inning without a major crisis. In the 8th inning, Han Du-sol took the mound, but after a hit by Jeong Hun, a bunt single by Ko Seung-min, a failed sacrifice bunt by Na Seung-yeob, and an infield hit by Victor RAY, a bases-loaded situation with one out was created, prompting manager Lee Soong-yong to bring in Kim Min. Kim Min induced a 6-4-3 double play against Yoon Dong-hee, managing to escape the crisis without allowing a run.

SSG's Lee Ro-woon took the mound in the 9th inning and ended the inning without allowing a run. In the bottom of the 9th, Guillermo Heredia hit a game-tying solo home run against Lotte's closing pitcher Kim Won-jung, bringing the game back to a tie. It was a moment where SSG's total effort shone.

However, the game unfolded differently than in the opening game. In the top of the 10th inning, closing pitcher Jo Byeong-hyeon took the mound and wrapped up the inning with three batters. However, SSG's batting line also failed to finish the game in the 10th, and the match went into the 11th inning. Jo Byeong-hyeon, who had already thrown 20 pitches, remained on the mound.

Jo Byeong-hyeon allowed leadoff hitter Yoon Dong-hee to reach base with an infield hit. Third baseman Park Ji-hwan made a good play on a difficult ball but threw inaccurately, allowing Yoon Dong-hee to advance to second base. Following a sacrifice bunt by Jang Du-seong, with one out and a runner on third, Jo Byeong-hyeon eventually gave up an RBI single to Son Ho-young before exiting the mound. Seo Jin-yong ended the inning without allowing further runs, but SSG failed to score in the bottom of the 11th, resulting in a loss.

On the 22nd, in the season opener, SSG made a dramatic come-from-behind victory by quickly using winning pitchers Noh Kyung-eun, Kim Min, and Jo Byeong-hyeon. Riding this momentum, they were able to sweep both games against Doosan in the opening two matches. However, when they could not secure the game, it was a decision with significant downsides, and ultimately they did not achieve a good result in this game.

With SSG having used all their winning pitchers from the first game of the week and still losing, the potential for a tough week has increased. Attention is on whether SSG, who fought through an extra-innings battle from the first game of their mid-week three-game series, can finish the remaining games well.

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