’60 loss’ is a word… The ball is round, but Kiwoom ‘second half’ is expected (SS attention)

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(Sports Seoul | Reporter Lee So -young) ‘Surprise No’. Considering the lowest in the league, the first half was not over, but Kiwoom stepped on the Gearco ’60 loss’. Even during 89 games, even ’30 wins’ did not reach.

On the 8th, Kiwoom was defeated 3-4 in the first three consecutive games in the first half of the 2025 KBO League. Ha Young -min, who started his start, showed off the quality start (QS) with six innings and six hits and two walks and two three -runs, but the blow and the bullpen stopped operating.

The batting line was fine in the early days, but it could not continue. Bullpen’s classics, which have not been able to show this performance throughout the season, are not unfamiliar. It was not enough even though Ha Young -min digging into the second place with a sharp pitching. No matter how well you start, if the bullpen collapses, you can’t do it.

At the beginning of the game, Kiwoom bat was fine. In the first round, Song Sung -moon, a leading hitter, hits in the center field. Lim Ji -yeol immediately brought the mood by drawing a preemptive solo arch against LG’s curve.

Kiwoom also flowed in the beginning of the fourth round. While Choi Joo -hwan picked up a walk, Ju Sung -won produced a hit that cuts the middle of the left. Kiwoom did not miss an additional goal. Buma, who was beaten by the LG infield, added one point as he became a infield.

However, the fatal mistake of the bullpen Won Jong -hyun, which was posted at the end of the seventh, overturned the game. After allowing Park Hae -min, Shin Min -jae also walked out. Won Jong -hyun also blasted because of his shaking. Kim Hyun -soo also hit an additional point by beating the timely hit.

Won Jong -hyun scored two runs in 0.1 innings and one hits in the game. Even if you look at this season’s performance, you have 38 games in 38 games, but only 2 losses and 7 hold 4 saves and an average ERA of 4.67. During the two seasons he spent in Kiwoom, he was sluggish with an average ERA of 5.79 (2023) and 4.91 (2024), but it was also very important to have a ‘alternative resource’.

More than 50 games left ahead of the end of the first half. In the case of other teams, it may be enough to build a multiplier and to rebound in the second half. However, Kiwoom is named as the ‘last’ of the season throughout the season, making it not easy for the current power. As of the 9th, Kiwoom is 26 wins, 3 draws, 60 losses and 0.302 wins. It is 25.5 games with Hanwha.

What is the ‘card’ in the second half of the command tower? Hong Won -ki said, “We will decide on the condition of the injured players in the second half of the lineup.” It is true that Cho Young -gun has been active in the bullpen, including Raul Alcantara and Lacqulan Wells, but as long as he failed in recruiting and operating this season.

There is also disappointment if there is expectation. You may be able to renew the record of the most defeats in the league, beyond ’60 losses’. It is a mountain beyond the mountain. sshong@sportsseoul.com