I can't believe I'm watching a bunted three-run home run...Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes. What the hell is going on?
Jul 04, 2024
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There was a scene that was hard to see in the game between Hanwha Eagles and KT Wiz. In one bunt, three points came in all at once.
Hanwha's attack in the bottom of the fourth inning, when it was trailing 3-5. Hwang Young-mook, the first- and third-base chancellor, hit a timely RBI hit made by the first-runner Kim Tae-yeon's hit, Ha Joo-seok's sacrifice bunt, and Choi Jae-hoon's lucky hit.
Hanwha chasing 4-5. Jang Jin-hyuk, No. 2 of the chance book with one out and runners on the first and third bases, entered the batter's box.
Jang Jin-hyuk attempted a surprise bunt on KT pitcher Kim Min-soo's first pitch. The direction between the pitcher and the first base was exquisite. Kim Min-soo quickly caught the ball and threw it to first base, but second baseman Shin Bon-ki, who covered it at first base, failed to catch it.
Jang Jin-hyuk's infield hit. Third base runner Lee Sang-hyuk homered. The problem grew from here. Hwang Young-mook, the first baseman who reached second base while the ball flowed into the outfield, ran to third base. And KT right fielder Jung Joon-young couldn't handle the ball at once and dug home while fumbling. In the meantime, Jang Jin-hyuk ran excitedly to third base.
But what's wrong with this. catcher Jang Sung-woo did not receive Jung Joon-young's throw. The bound stood out too far ahead. However, KT pitcher Kim Min-soo did not go to the backup play. There was no one to pick up the ball. Jang Jin-hyuk, who saw the scene from third base, came home. He came all the way to the platform with a bunt. It was a de facto three-run bunt home run.
Three mistakes were made in this one scene. First, second baseman Shin Bon-ki failed to catch first base. And Jung Joon-young produced a rare scene in which he made a 'multi-error' at once. It was recorded as a catch error that made Hwang Young-mook move by groping the ball, and the throwing to Jang Sung-woo was also recognized as a throwing error because it was a right fielder's mistake.
KT manager Lee Kang-chul seems to have only laughed in vain due to his burst of mistakes here and there. KT players, who had a fielder's meeting on the ground shortly after the error, talked for a long time even after the inning ended, burning the remaining pregame intentions.
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