100% win rate on Starbucks Day, manager Kim Won-hyeong “McCarty plays a decisive role in victory”
“Mccarty played a decisive role in the victory.”
SSG Landers 4-1 in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League Doosan Bears and team 1 home match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 28th. , and succeeded in maintaining a 100% win rate for ‘Starbucks Day’ from the year before last.
On this day, SSG starter Kirk McCarty recorded a quality start (less than 3 earned runs in 6 innings) with 113 pitches, 3 hits (1 home run), 2 walks, 8 strikeouts and 1 run (1 earned run) in 6⅔ innings and won the 2nd win. Also, Noh Kyung-eun marked 1⅓ scoreless innings and Seo Jin-yong scored 1 scoreless inning, making his 10th save for the first time this season.
In the batting line, Choi Jung-yi showed off a ㅋㅋㅋ벳‘3 on base’ game with 1 hit in 2 at-bats (1 home run), 1 RBI, 2 runs and 2 walks, and stood at the forefront of the team’s victory. And Guillermo Heredia contributed with 2 hits and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats, Choi Ji-hoon 1 hit and 1 run, and Oh Tae-gon with 1 RBI.
After the game, manager Kim Won-hyeong gave thumbs up to the performance of the ‘Ace’, saying, “Mccarty showed great pitching and played a decisive role in the victory. He shows stable pitching in every game and is a great help to the team.”
Next, the command tower said, “In the attack, Choi Jeong’s home run and Heredia showed a good performance in the center of the batting line, such as recording multiple hits.” he said forcefully.
