Game Summary
The SSG Landers handed the LG Twins a complete shutout on Friday night, winning 6-0 in a dominant performance at Jamsil Stadium. It was a thorough dismantling of a Twins team that came in as one of the league’s stronger squads. The Landers struck early and often, breaking through against Twins starter Carlos Carrasco in the fifth inning and never letting up. By the final out, SSG had imposed its will across every facet of the game—pitching, hitting, and fundamentals.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSG Landers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| LG Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
For the Twins, it was a frustrating evening. They managed just four hits through nine innings and couldn’t generate anything resembling offensive momentum. Shin Min-jae, their leadoff hitter, went 2-for-4 but found little support around him. The LG lineup appeared overmatched, particularly after the fifth inning when things unraveled quickly.
Pitching Performance
SSG’s Luis Avila was the story on the mound. The right-hander cruised through seven innings of work, surrendering only four hits while striking out eight batters. He walked two but kept the Twins’ hitters off-balance throughout his outing. Avila improved to 4-0 on the season with this gem, and there wasn’t much Twins hitters could do against him. His command was sharp, and he worked efficiently, rarely falling behind in counts.
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSG Landers | ||||||
| Avila [W] | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Jeon Young-jun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Geon-uk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LG Twins | ||||||
| Kalasko [L] | 5 ⅓ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Kim Young-woo | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Jung-yong | 0 ⅔ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baek Seung-hyun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jo Won-tae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The Landers’ bullpen followed suit. Young-jun Jeon handled the eighth inning flawlessly, retiring the side in order with a strikeout. Gun-wook Lee pitched the ninth, also retiring three straight while striking out one.
On the other side, Carrasco took the loss despite a decent strikeout total of eight. The problem wasn’t stuff—he punched out hitters—but rather location and timing. After getting through the first four innings relatively unscathed, he simply couldn’t make pitches when SSG put runners in scoring position in the fifth. Young-woo Kim came in during the sixth and was roughed up, giving up five hits and a run in just one inning of work. The rest of the Twins bullpen—Jong-yong Lee, Seung-hyun Baek, and Won-tae Cho—kept things from getting worse, but the damage was already done.
Offensive Highlights
The Landers’ bat awakened in the fifth inning when Jun-jae Jung delivered a two-run single with runners on second and third and one out. That was the go-ahead moment, the one that shifted momentum decisively toward SSG. From there, the offense continued to build.
| Batter | AB | H | R | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSG Landers | |||||
| Jung Joon-jae | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Park Sung-han | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Han Yu-seom | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Madris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Hyung-woo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LG Twins | |||||
| Shin Min-jae | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yu-seom Han had a night to remember at the plate. The outfielder went 3-for-4 with a home run, driving in two runs and keeping constant pressure on LG’s pitching staff. Madris also went deep—his fourth homer of the season, a solo shot in the sixth off Carrasco. Han added a solo home run in the same inning, and suddenly the Twins found themselves down 6-0 with most of the game still ahead of them.
Sung-han Park contributed two hits, including a double in the seventh. Hyung-woo Cho also picked up two hits while going 2-for-5. Ji-hoon Choi swiped a base in the first inning, keeping his legs active. Jung wasn’t done either—he finished 1-for-5 but with that crucial two-run single, he made his at-bats count.
Key Play
The turning point came in the fifth. With runners planted at second and third, Jung stepped up and laced a center field single that gave SSG a 2-0 lead. It wasn’t a particularly theatrical moment—just a well-placed hit on a mistake pitch—but it opened the floodgates. The Twins never recovered. Then in the sixth, the Landers essentially put the game away with back-to-back home runs from Madris and Han against a visibly shaken Carrasco. By that point, LG was chasing ghosts.
Standings Impact
The loss does little to change LG’s playoff prospects; they remain in fourth place at 60-1-50. The Twins are still well-positioned in the standings. But SSG, sitting in ninth at 45-5-63, grabbed a rare victory in what’s been a trying season for the franchise. While one win won’t reshape their year, a shutout performance like this proves the talent is there when everything clicks into place.