'1:0 → 1:4 → 4:4 → 8:4' 11 wins and 2 losses in overtime, overwhelming KT and LG. Park Young-hyun, the closing pitcher, achieved 10 wins and 20 saves for the first time in 20 years. LG ranked third and Doosan ranked fourth for the 2G game
Aug 28, 2024
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KT tied the game with Oh Yoon-seok's solo shot and Hwang Jae-gyun's two-run shot in the top of the eighth inning, trailing 1-4 in an away game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th, and scored a total of four points, starting with Jang Sung-woo's timely hit to come from behind in the top of the 10th inning. KT had an overwhelming 11 wins and 2 losses in overtime alone this year.
Park Young-hyun, who finished the first ⅓ inning without losing a point in the bottom of the eighth inning by overcoming the crisis of loading the bases with two outs, recorded 10 wins-21 saves as he reached the top of 10 wins, becoming the 10th pitcher in history to record 10 wins-20 saves at the same time in 20 years since Cho Yong-joon (10 wins-34 saves) of the Hyundai Unicorns in 2004.
LG, which suffered a come-from-behind loss even after taking a 4-1 lead, was chased by the fourth-place Doosan Bears by two games.
LG's starting lineup consisted of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Park Dong-won (catcher), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Hae-min (center fielder), and Heo Do-hwan (catcher). Starting Choi Won-tae took the mound, his partner Heo Do-hwan came out as the catcher, and Park Dong-won came out as the designated hitter.
KT countered with Rojas (right wing), Kim Min-hyuk (left wing), Jang Seong-wu (catcher), Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Oh Jae-il (first baseman), Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder), Lee Ho-yeon (second baseman), and Shin Bon-ki (striker). Second baseman Oh Yoon-seok and shortstop Shim Woo-joon, who made mistakes in the bottom of the second inning on the previous day, have been replaced with Lee Ho-yeon and Shin Bon-ki. Director Lee Kang-chul changed it to let Shim Woo-joon rest because he seemed tired. Maybe because I've been playing since I was discharged, I made a throwing error on Sunday, and I came out yesterday and decided that I needed a break." The fact that Lee Ho-yeon was put in place of Oh Yoon-seok also saw the opposing performance of batters and pitchers. Director Lee said, `Oh Yoon-seok was weak against Choi Won-tae. He had no hits in two at-bats. Lee Ho-yeon and Shin Bon-ki had hits one by one. "I'm going to continue to refer to the data when hiring players in the future."
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LG created a chance for one out and second base in the bottom of the first inning with Hong Chang-ki's hit and Shin Min-jae's sacrifice bunt, but Austin stepped down with a center fielder fly and Moon Bo-kyung a catcher foul fly, and in the bottom of the second inning, Oh Ji-hwan hit left-handed and Park Hae-min made second and third bases with a double to the right, but Rojas, who defended forward, ran out and caught it directly.
As the positive hit continued, KT replaced starter Joey-hyun early and put Won Sang-hyun in defense in the bottom of the third inning. In the bottom of the third inning, Shin Min-jae hit a surprise bunt after one out, but no follow-up hit came out, and in the bottom of the fourth inning, Park Dong-won hit after one out, but Oh Ji-hwan stepped down with a double play.
tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. Two outs and runners on first and third bases with Hong Chang-ki and Shin Min-jae's consecutive hits after two outs. At Austin's at-bat, Won Sang-hyun focused only on the match against the batter. At the first pitch, Shin Min-jae ran to second base, but catcher Jang Sung-woo did not respond. Shin Min-jae almost walked to second base. Austin's hit hit was caught by third baseman Hwang Jae-gyun and sprayed to first base, but Oh Jae-il caught it as his foot fell off the first base as the throw missed to the side. Oh Jae-il is safe and tied 1-1. During Moon Bo-kyung's at-bat with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, Austin, the first baseman, ran to second base at the first pitch, but Jang Sung-woo did not respond again. With two outs and runners on the second and third bases, Won Sang-hyun focused only on the match against Moon Bo-kyung, and eventually struck out a rookie and ended the inning 1-1.
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KT also made a tight race with LG, with two starting players, Joey-hyun giving up two scoreless innings and Won Sang-hyun giving up one run in three ⅓ innings.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, LG created a chance to turn the tables. After one out, Hong Chang-ki walked and Shin Min-jae hit left-handed to create the first and second bases. KT let down Kim Min-soo and put up Kim Min-soo to face LG's centerline.
Austin hit a ground ball in front of the shortstop, but he was out only on the second base and managed to be safe on the first base, followed by a chance of two outs and runners on the first and third bases, and Moon Bo-kyung fired an upset three-run shot over the right fence to make it 4-1 at once. In the unfavorable count of 1B2S, he hit a 135km body curve properly and hit a large home run that he felt was a home run.
In the top of the eighth inning, KT also drew the fire of pursuit with a solo shot from LG's second pitcher Kim Jin-sung over the left fence. And after Jang Sung-woo's hit after two outs, Hwang Jae-kyun hit a tiebreaking two-run shot over the left fence. Just a few minutes ago, LG fans cheered, but KT fans immediately countered with loud cheers.
At the bottom of the eighth inning in a 4-4 tie again. After one death, Park Hae-min hit a double to right-center. No. 9 pinch hitter Lee Young-bin struck out swinging and got two outs. Hong Chang-ki walked to four pitches automatically and became the first and second bases with two outs, and Shin Min-jae drew a walk after a full count match and went to the bases loaded with two outs.
When he came to Austin's at-bat, KT manager Lee Kang-chul posted closer Park Young-hyun. LG's strongest batter and KT's strongest pitcher. Austin's ball floated high and first baseman Oh Jae-il caught it in the foul area.
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KT played in the top of the 10th inning. KT, which created a decisive chance with Rojas' double to the right on the third base infield hit by leader Oh Yoon-seok against Park Myung-geun, only grounded out in front of the first base from pitcher Lee Ji-gang, whose pinch hitter Chun Sung-ho changed, but Jang Sung-woo hit a clean left-handed hit to make a 5-4 turnaround.
Hwang Jae-kyun hit a foul fly to left field with one out and runners on the first and third bases, and third baseman Rojas prepared for the tag-up. However, LG left fielder Choi Won-young couldn't stop catching the ball while thinking about the home game. Fortunately, it's a foul area, so even if you can't catch the ball, it' However, pitcher Lee Ji-gang was shaken and gave up a walk to Hwang Jae-gyun. With the bases loaded with one out, Kang Baek-ho played a full-count game, and picked up a pushout walk to make it 6-4. Oh Jae-il hit a sacrifice fly to right field to make it 7-4. Kang Baek-ho, the first baseman with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, stole second base, and third baseman Moon Bo-kyung caught Bae Jung-dae's slow infield grounder and threw it to first base, but it became a safety and scored again, 8-4. At this time, the long and long top of the 10th inning ended when second baseman Kang Baek-ho was tagged out while digging home.
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