SSG Landers infielder Choi Jeong (36) made a big success with 3 hits and 3 RBIs, shaking off the sluggishness at the beginning of the season.
In the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League KT Wiz match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 20th, Choi Jeong-eun started as a third baseman and hit 3 times, hitting 3 hits, 3 RBIs and 1 run in 5 at bats.
Thanks to Choi Jeong’s performance, SSG defeated KT 8-5 and escaped from a 4-game losing streak.
Choi Jeong-eun was in extreme sluggishness at the beginning of the season. Until this game, he had a batting average of 0.218 (12 hits in 55 at-bats) and one home run OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of only 0.635.
Until the middle of this month, as the team was leading, Choi Jeong’s sluggishness did not stand out much, but after the Munhak NC Dinos match on the 14th, he fell into a 4-game losing streak, and Choi Jeong could not be free from the responsibility.
Choi Jeong-eun had only 2 hits in 20 at-bats while the team recorded 4 consecutive losses. He struck out 5 times and recorded 2 double strikes, showing an appearance that did not match his reputation.
On this day, the slump seemed to be getting longer as he struck out in the first inning and withdrew with a fly ball in the outfield in the fourth inning. However, in a later chance, he showed off the face of a solver.
In the 5th inning, when the score was tied 3-3, Kim Seong-hyeon hit and Kim Min-sik and Choo Shin-soo continued to walk, Choi Ji-hoon scored 1 RBI with a sacrifice fly, and Choi Jeong widened the score gap with 2 RBIs in a timely manner.
SSG gave 2 points to KT in the 6th inning and was chased by 1 point again. However, in the 7th inning, Choi Jeong, who entered from first base safely, broke the momentum of the opponent by hitting a double with an RBI in the middle right.
Afterwards, Choi Jeong-eun, who stepped on third base when Guillermo Heredia hit a ground ball, stepped on home when Oh Tae-gon’s center fielder sacrifice fly. 토토사이트
In the last at-bat in the ninth inning, he became the lead batter and hit a double, completing the three-hit game.
After the match, Choi Jeong-eun said, “It’s always difficult to break a losing streak. Today, it wasn’t easy, but the feeling of hitting came alive more than before, and it feels good to contribute to the victory.”
Choi Jeong-eun said, “The team has been sluggish, but we talked a lot with the players so that we wouldn’t show off each other’s toughness.”
He added, “I lost in a row, but I think I still have room. With the honor of last year’s winning team, I am working hard to do well with confidence.”