Manager Kim Tae-hyung visited the mound in person and tapped Kim Sang-soo's buttocks in the eighth inning, which was like a nightmare...'You're doing a lot of work."

Jul 11, 2024

Director Kim Tae-hyung, who visited Kim Sang-soo in the eighth inning, tapped his hips to give him strength

Director Kim Tae-hyung, who left veteran Kim Sang-soo to the end, in the eighth inning. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com

Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who visited the mound in the eighth inning in person, gave strength by tapping the butt of a veteran pitcher who is struggling for the team.

Kim Sang-soo, who had been shaken since Kim Tae-hyung's visit, quickly regained his stability and finished the eighth inning without losing a point. Kim Sang-soo, who collapsed on his own in the eighth inning when he was tied the previous day, overcame a nightmare in the eighth inning by making a throwing error.

The game between SSG Landers and Lotte Giants was held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 10th. The previous day's tight game was quickly overturned in the eighth inning when Lotte's must-win group Kim Sang-soo's throwing error to the first base came out.

Kim Sang-soo, who gave up a straight walk to leadoff hitter Park Sung-han in the eighth inning when the score was 4-4, made a decisive throwing error when Kim Min-sik sent him to first base with no outs. While Kim Sang-soo's throw passed the first baseman's key and fell back, first baseman Park Sung-han ran home and succeeded in turning the tables. After that, Ko Myung-joon's timely hit and Jihoon Choi's RBI sacrifice fly came out, and Kim Sang-soo, a must-win group, collapsed. With one out count left, head coach Kim Tae-hyung lowered Kim Sang-soo and put Lee Min-seok on the mound to finish the eighth inning.

Lotte, which lost three consecutive games, escaped the losing streak with a 6-1 victory with six scoreless innings of ace Barnes, who returned from injury the next day, and veteran Jung Hoon's final hit.

Kim Sang-soo, who is disappointed after giving up a straight walk to Ha Jae-hoon after one out in the eighth inning

Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who visited the mound in person, encouraged Kim Sang-soo

Although it was not a noticeable performance like starting pitcher Barnes' good pitching and Jung Hoon's final hit, there was also the pitching of veteran Kim Sang-soo, who was silently responsible for the eighth inning with consecutive pitching for the team.

Kim Sang-soo, who took the mound as the third pitcher in the eighth inning with a 5-0 lead, took a deep breath and started pitching. Kim Sang-soo, who took the mound in the eighth inning when the score was 4-4 the previous day and collapsed on his own in the process of handling Kim Min-sik's bunt, focused more on the match with the batter as if he had changed his mind.

Kim Sang-soo, who started pitching with some room by five points, threw a fastball, slider, and change-up against leadoff hitter Ko Myung-joon to take away the timing completely and strike out his first out count in a good mood.

Kim Sang-soo gave up a straight walk with Ha Jae-hoon suddenly shaking his control in the match after one out. At this time, coach Kim Tae-hyung, not coach Joo Hyung-kwang, ran toward the mound himself from the dugout.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung, who took the mound directly for Kim Sang-soo, who made a throwing error after a straight walk the previous day, encouraged a veteran who was struggling for two consecutive days. After a short meeting, head coach Kim Tae-hyung strengthened Kim Sang-soo by tapping his hip just before coming down from the mound.

Kim Sang-soo, who regained stability after head coach Kim's visit to the mound, completely overcame the nightmarish eighth inning by turning his follow-up hitters Jihoon Choi and Park Ji-hwan into misfires.