SSG Beats LG Led by Kim Jae-hwan's 3-Run Homer... Spectator Collapses Amid Heatwave

Professional baseball team SSG Landers secured a narrow victory over the LG Twins following a slugfest amid a severe heatwave.

SSG defeated LG 10-8 in their 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season home game held at Incheon SSG Landers Field today (August 4).

With the loss, the third-placed LG saw its gap with the first-placed KT Wiz, which did not play a game today, widen to 6.5 games.

SSG drew first blood in the bottom of the first inning.

With two outs and a runner on second base—created by leadoff hitter Jeong Jun-jae's walk and stolen base—Jeon Eui-san hit a two-run homer over the center field wall to take the early lead.

SSG allowed LG to close the gap to 2-1 in the top of the second inning when starting pitcher Kim Min-jun gave up consecutive hits to Cheon Seong-ho and Lee Ju-heon, but grabbed an opportunity in the bottom of the third when opposing starting pitcher Lachlan Wells was suddenly forced off the mound early.

Wells was replaced after being hit on the right calf by a batted ball from SSG's Park Seong-han. SSG loaded the bases with two outs against Park Si-won, who took the mound before fully warming up, but Oh Tae-gon flied out to first base in foul territory, failing to add to the score.

Afterward, SSG struggled to generate runs.

Instead, they allowed a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning when Cheon Seong-ho hit a solo home run over the right field wall.

The tight balance was broken during SSG's attack in the bottom of the seventh.

A single error by LG pitcher Park Si-won led to a massive scoring inning for SSG.

SSG created an opportunity with two outs and a runner on second base following a hit-by-pitch on leadoff hitter Choi Ji-hoon and Ahn Sang-hyun's sacrifice bunt.

During Jeong Jun-jae's ensuing at-bat, Park Si-won made a errant pickoff throw, and the ball sailed toward center field.

As Park began to waver, SSG did not miss the opportunity.

Following batter Jeong Jun-jae immediately delivered an RBI single to left field, stretching the lead to 3-2.

After Park Seong-han reached base on a walk, LG brought in Kim Jin-soo as a relief pitcher.

SSG pushed harder.

The next batter, Kim Jae-hwan, smashed a three-run home run over the right field wall, instantly widening the gap to 6-2.

SSG continued to build pressure, setting up a two-out opportunity with runners on first and second after Jeon Eui-san's walk and Oh Tae-gon's single to left field, whereupon Cho Hyung-woo exploded for a three-run homer to deep center.

The game did not end easily.

SSG allowed six runs as their bullpen collapsed in the eighth inning, including yielding a three-run homer to left field by LG pinch hitter Lee Jae-won, narrowing the score to 9-8.

However, SSG crushed LG's hopes of a comeback in the bottom of the eighth when Kim Jae-hwan hit an RBI single to center with two outs and runners on first and third.

Kim Jae-hwan finished with a strong performance of 2 hits (1 home run) in 4 at-bats, 1 walk, and 4 RBIs.

Meanwhile, ahead of LG's attack in the top of the ninth inning, a spectator felt dizzy and collapsed, causing a brief interruption in the game.

On this day, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) cancelled the NC Dinos-Doosan Bears match in Seoul Jamsil and the KT Wiz-KIA Tigers match in Gwangju—where heavy heatwave warnings had been issued—while proceeding normally with the Incheon game, which was under a heatwave warning.

(Photo provided by SSG Landers, Yonhap News)
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