Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

The 6th inning decided the game. Samsung, trailing 4-2, had runners on and the heart of the order due up, but SSG reliever induced a double-play grounder to escape the jam. SSG then extended their lead in the bottom half, swinging momentum decisively in their favour.

• Choi Ji-hoon (SSG): 3 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 run. The centre fielder ignited the middle-inning rally with a two-run single.
• Lee Jae-hyun (Samsung): Solo home run, his ninth of the season. Provided Samsung's early offence.
• Choi Min-jun (SSG starter): 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 K. Kept his team in the game long enough for the offence to take over.
• Koo Ja-wook (Samsung): 2 hits, 1 RBI. Continued his productive August but couldn't carry the Lions alone.

SSG out-hit Samsung 13-11 with a .371 team batting average to Samsung's .306 — data sourced from Daum Sports box score. Both teams made one error apiece and struck out six times each. Samsung out-homered SSG 2-1, but the Landers' superior hit volume with runners in scoring position proved decisive. The game featured three double plays, with SSG turning two.

Samsung (63-43-2, 2nd place per Betmana KBO standings) fall further behind leaders KT Wiz Suwon. The Lions have dropped two of three to last-placed SSG in this series, a costly stumble for a team chasing a first-place finish.

SSG (45-63-4, 9th) remain deep in the basement but showed resilience after Wednesday's 18-4 thrashing. The Landers entered play with a -111 run differential.

Samsung next face Hanwha Eagles on 21 August, while SSG travel to face LG Twins on the same date.

SSG's offence, dormant for much of August, awakened just in time. Samsung's bullpen wobbled after the starter's exit, and the Lions could not string together enough hits to complete the comeback. Against a last-place side, a series loss at home is a missed opportunity for a team with postseason ambitions.