Game Summary
The Doosan Bears outlasted the SSG Landers in a marathon contest on Monday night, grinding out a 2-1 victory in 10 innings at Landers Stadium. What began as a tightly pitched duel evolved into a test of bullpen depth and clutch hitting, with Jun-soon Park delivering the decisive blow in the 10th frame. The Bears improved to 52-4-45 while the Landers, now 39-4-60, suffered their 60th loss of the season.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| SSG Landers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Neither team could break through for the first six innings. The Landers’ starter Avila was particularly stingy, scattering five hits while issuing four walks but keeping runners off the board. Doosan’s Benjamin matched him stride for stride, allowing just four hits over six innings while striking out eight. The game remained deadlocked at 0-0 heading into the stretch.
The Bears finally cracked the scoreboard in the seventh. Severino’s double to left field got things moving, and though the inning fizzled without additional runs crossing, Doosan had seized the initiative. SSG answered back in the eighth when a pair of singles off reliever Kyung-eun Roh set up the scoring opportunity, but the Landers could only push across one run—leaving themselves one behind as the game headed to the ninth.
Doosan took a 2-1 lead before the ninth, though the sequence remained somewhat murky through the late innings as bullpens took over. Both teams emptied their arms over the final four frames. The Bears rotated through Kim Jeong-woo, Kim Taek-yeon, and eventually Young-ha Lee, while SSG cycled through Gyeong-eun Roh, Lee Ro-un, Min Kim, and Byung-hyun Cho in an effort to stem the tide.
The match stretched to extra innings with the score knotted. In the 10th, with no outs and the DH already exhausted, Park stepped to the plate against closer Seung-won Moon. The first pitch he saw sailed into the seats beyond the left field wall. One swing. One moment. Season done.
Pitching Performance
Benjamin set the tone for Doosan with a quality start that kept the Landers’ bats quiet. Six innings, four hits, one walk, eight strikeouts—the Doosan right-hander was sharp when it mattered most, inducing ground balls and weak contact throughout his appearance.
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | ||||||
| Benjamin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Kim Jung-woo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Taek-yeon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Young-ha [W] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SSG Landers | ||||||
| Avila | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Noh Kyung-eun | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iroun | 0 ⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kim Min | 0 ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo Byung-hyun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moon Seung-won [L] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Avila pitched an equally impressive game for SSG, holding Doosan scoreless through six innings despite the walk total climbing to four. The Landers’ starter showed excellent command until the Bears finally broke through in the seventh. From that point forward, the bullpens dominated the narrative.
Young-ha Lee earned the decision in relief, pitching two scoreless innings to secure his fifth win of the season. Seung-won Moon, who had been effective in his role all year, suffered the loss—a frustrating conclusion to what had been a solid relief campaign for the Landers’ right-hander.
Offensive Highlights
Severino led the Bears’ attack with two hits in five at-bats, including the crucial double in the seventh inning that got Doosan’s offense moving. His RBI was part of the early momentum that shifted the game’s complexion.
| Batter | AB | H | R | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | |||||
| Severino | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Park Jun-soon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jung Su-bin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSG Landers | |||||
| N/A | |||||
Park provided the heroics. His 14th home run of the season came in the most dramatic circumstances imaginable—a no-out, extra-inning at-bat that ended the contest. The left-field fence cleared on his first swing against Moon, sending the Doosan bench pouring onto the field.
Ju-bin Jung added two hits for the Bears, keeping pressure on the Landers’ pitching staff throughout the night. Ji-hun Choi swiped a base early to spark an attack that never fully materialized but kept SSG’s defense honest.
The Landers’ bats never quite found their rhythm against Benjamin’s stuff. Even with runners in scoring position at times, they managed only one run across 10 innings—a testament to Doosan’s pitching depth when the game compressed into its late stages.
Key Play
Park’s 10th-inning homer stood as the obvious turning point, but the game’s complexion truly shifted when Severino doubled in the seventh. That hit represented the first real threat either team had manufactured and proved to be the spark that set Doosan’s eventual victory in motion.
Standings Impact
The Bears hold fourth place in the KBO standings with their win, continuing their push toward a playoff position. The Landers’ loss drops them further into the basement standings, now at 39 wins and 60 defeats. For a rebuilding SSG squad, nights like this underscore the distance remaining before they’re competitive on a nightly basis.