"I'll put everything into it"...The bullpen of the Lion Corps, which was weak against KIA, will give Samsung a victory in the first round of the KS with a good pitching
"I'll put everything into it"...The bullpen of the Lion Corps, which was weak against KIA, will give Samsung a victory in the first round of the KS with a good pitching
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Will the bullpen of the Lion Corps be able to give Samsung a victory in the first round of the Korean Series by pitching well.안전놀이터
The Samsung Lions, led by head coach Park Jin-man, will play the first game of the 2024 professional baseball KBO Korean Series (best of seven) against manager Lee Bum-ho's KIA Tigers at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 23rd.
The current situation is somewhat complicated. It is because the sky is grumpy. In the first game of the Korean Series, which ended on Monday, Samsung succeeded in gaining the upper hand with Kim Heon-gon's superior solo shot at the top of the sixth inning. Since then, however, the game has been declared suspended due to steady rain, and Samsung suffered some losses.
First of all, Samsung has become more difficult to use starting pitcher Won Tae-in, who allowed two hits, two outs and three strikeouts during five innings by throwing only 66 pitches, in a game that resumed. In addition, Samsung scored the first run in the top of the sixth inning and completed the first and second bases with no outs through walks by Lewin Diaz and Kang Min-ho, which had been on the rise in offense, could have been dampened.
Coach Park Jin-man, who met on the 21st, said, "These days, we have much more facilities and information, but I was worried about that from the beginning," adding, "I thought it was better not to play. There was already a forecast, and it was raining back and forth. I didn't think that I would have a normal performance."
Samsung had planned to hold the first and second rounds on Tuesday, but the game was postponed to Sunday due to ground conditions and rainy weather forecasts. The first round match will resume at 4 p.m. on Sunday with runners on first and second bases with no outs in the top of the sixth inning.
For Samsung, the first priority is to get ahead and catch the first game. And for this, the bullpen's performance, which has to step up instead of Won Tae-in, is essential.
Ahead of this post-season, the bullpen pitcher lineup was considered Samsung's weakness. The ERA reached 4.94, and the closing pitcher Oh Seung-hwan and setup man Choi Ji-kwang also left due to injuries.
In particular, Samsung's bullpen pitcher lineup has been weak against KIA. Samsung's bullpen pitcher's earned run average against KIA was 7.07. After the first game of the Korean Series was suspended, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, "I am confident against Samsung's bullpen. I think our batters will do well."
However, Samsung's bullpen pitcher lineup showed a twist in the playoff against the LG Twins (best out of five games). Fire bowlers Kim Yoon-soo and Lim Chang-min and Kim Jae-yoon pitched successively, effectively blocking LG's batters, leading Samsung to its series victory (3-1).
In the first round match that will be resumed on Sunday, Samsung will dispatch all its must-win players. Lim Chang-min and Kim Jae-yoon can manage at least one inning each during the remaining four innings. In addition, left-hander Lee Seung-hyun is also in good shape. Lee also pitched well against Kia with an ERA of 3.00 this year.
Samsung, which seeks to win the title of "Upset," must seize the first round of the Korean Series, which could be a watershed of the upcoming series. The head coach also announced that he would send off all the must-win teams.
"If we entered the suspended game today, we prepared left-hander Lee Seung-hyun at the bottom of the sixth inning. We are leading the first game and we have to win," coach Park Jin-man said on Sunday. "We have prepared to deploy all our must-win teams to the bullpen." Will the bullpen of the Lionesses be able to avenge its disappointment during the regular season to give Samsung a precious victory in the first round.
On the other hand, after the game is over, the second game will be held. If the first game ends before 5:30 p.m., the second game will be held at 6:30 p.m. If it ends after 5:30 p.m., the second game will begin an hour after the first game.