'Average 8.6 points and 7 consecutive wins are over → Strike coach contract termination → 1 point complete defeat' Let's go out as the strike coach. Will it be temporary. Gana for the aftereffects of a winning streak
Jul 31, 2024
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The LG Twins lost 1-7 at home against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 30th. LG, which lost 6-9 against Hanwha on the 28th and stopped its seventh consecutive loss, has lost for two consecutive games.
LG has been hit hard so far. Oh Ji-hwan, who was out due to injury, played a vital role in the attack, including a grand slam, and as Kim Hyun-soo and Park Hae-min, who were sluggish, recovered, the overall flow of the lineup improved and scoring ability increased.
LG's team batting average was 311 (78 hits in 251) during its seven consecutive wins. During this period, he was second only to the KIA Tigers (0.322). He scored a total of 60 points and 8.6 points per game, ranking first overall during this period.
On the 28th, when eight consecutive wins were thwarted by Hanwha's loss, Hanwha also had nine hits and scored six points.
However, after a day off, the bat lost its strength. He returned to Austin Dean, who suffered a knee contusion, but only got one run on six hits. It was good until Moon Bo-kyung's double scored the first run in the bottom of the first inning, but the lineup did not explode afterwards. Perfectly tied to Samsung starter Conor Seabold. He tried to target the ball that came as a strike in a fast count, but it backfired by reducing the number of pitches in Connor, and Connor played eight innings for the first time since his debut this year. Samsung's bullpen was unstable, so he had to quickly pull the starting corner off the mound to see a turnaround, but as the corner threw until the eighth inning, LG gradually lost the opportunity, but rather lost 1-7 as he continued to give up additional points in the LG bullpen.
Coincidentally, hitting coach Choi Seung-joon's batting pace dropped sharply on the day his contract was announced due to drunk driving. Coach Choi was arrested as a current offender for refusing to take a sobriety test by the police who were dispatched after receiving a drunk driving report early on the 29th, the previous day, and was later found to have admitted to driving under the influence. LG decided to terminate the contract after finding out the facts. The coach, who had to lead the players not to drink and drive, had no choice but to take strong measures against drunk driving. It could also serve as an example for the team not to make mistakes at important moments.
As Coach Choi's contract was terminated, second-tier batting coach Kim Jae-yul came up to coach Mo Chang-min and guide the players.
The No. 1 KIA Tigers lost to the Doosan Bears on the same day, which was an opportunity for LG to reduce the game difference, but as they lost, they were trailing the No. 3 Samsung by two games.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop always said, `We are a team of hits. If the batting improves, the opportunity will come." The hit has improved recently and has won seven consecutive games, but the hit has been falling since then. There may be concerns that it may lead to the aftereffects of winning consecutive games. Of course, it was because the corner pitched well, but it was a disappointing game that the overall hit itself was lethargic.
indyk@sportschosun.com
