"Collaboration with the Sky" took two weeks to win seven consecutive games. Why there is no worry about the aftereffects
Jul 27, 2024
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However, the period of winning seven consecutive games is long.
Usually, if you win seven consecutive games without a break, you can achieve it in eight days, including Monday break. However, it took LG two weeks to win seven consecutive games. It's because we're playing with rain.
LG got off to its worst start with three consecutive losses to the KIA Tigers in the second half. And in the next Hanwha Eagles match, all the well-hit balls were lost in the bad luck of going straight to the defender, leading to a fourth consecutive loss.
It was the beginning of the current seven-game winning streak to break away from four consecutive losses by winning 7-3 based on Son Joo-young's six scoreless innings in Daejeon on the 13th.
On the 14th, the next day, Casey Kelly allowed two runs (one earned run) in six innings and LG scored seven runs in the 7th and 8th innings, winning an 8-4 come-from-behind victory to win two consecutive games. This day was recorded as Kelly's last appearance and last victory.
The game against SSG Landers in Jamsil on the 16th was canceled due to rain after taking a break on Monday. LG, which had a two-day break, bombed SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun with Oh Ji-hwan's grand slam on the 17th, leading 11-1 until the sixth inning, but gave up seven runs, including a grand slam by Herredia in the seventh inning, winning 12-9 to win three consecutive games. The next day, on the 18th, LG took another day off as only Jamsil was canceled, and met the Doosan Bears on the 19th and won a great victory of 16-7. On the 20th, the game against Doosan Bears is Kelly's last day. Kelly threw the ball hard, and hitters led 6-0 until the second inning, with Austin and Moon Bo-kyung hitting home runs against Doosan starter Jordan Balazovic, but the sudden downpour after two outs in the third inning eventually declared a no-game. On the 21st, Son Joo-young allowed three runs (two earned runs) in seven innings and scored three runs in the sixth inning, which was tied at 3-3, winning 6-3, continuing his five-game winning streak. After a day off, he won 2-1 against Lotte in Busan on the 23rd. Ens allowed six scoreless innings, Wilkerson allowed one run in seven innings, and Lotte tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning with Jung Hoon's timely hit from LG closer Yoo Young-chan, but LG Kim Hyun-soo hit Lotte closer Kim Won-joong in the top of the ninth inning.
On the 24th, it rained until the morning, but it was expected to play only in the afternoon, but it was decided to cancel the game because the ground was completely muddy due to heavy rain from the previous day.
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After playing 4 hours and 46 minutes in Busan, I came to Seoul at 5 a.m. While preparing for the game against Hanwha Eagles in Jamsil with a tired body, a sudden downpour caused Jamsil Stadium to be flooded before the tarpaulin was properly covered, and the game was inevitably canceled. LG was given a golden break. In particular, Austin was lucky to be canceled because he was unable to play due to his knee injury after colliding with Park Dong-won while defending the previous day.
The victory, which began on the 13th, is in progress for 14 days until the 26th. He played seven games, two days off, three days off, one day off, one day canceled the ground, and one day no game. With seven days of rest to win seven consecutive games, LG has continued its winning streak without much physical difficulty and without difficulty on the mound. The sense of the game may be a problem, but there is no big problem because he is taking a day off every other day.
Usually, a long winning streak is followed by the aftereffects. Since they often use must-win teams to win and overdo themselves, and hitters also continue to use the main players, their performance often declines due to injuries or poor performance due to physical problems of the main players after consecutive wins.
LG has won consecutive games, but it's not a problem at all because it's playing a `pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pang' game. LG continues to win consecutive games despite the fact that veteran Kim Jin-sung, who was at the core of the bullpen, is going down to the second division due to SNS posts.
KIA has also won two consecutive games after winning eight in a row recently. The gap between the first and second places is 5.5 games. Still, LG, who has been winning consecutive games with luck, is a little concerned about KIA.
indyk@sportschosun.com
