'The ball is alive and moving...' It's an easy double play, but the ball bounces out of the glove, hits the runner and rolls to the outfield. Even 'killer' has no business for mistakes
Aug 27, 2024
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The LG Twins scored two runs without a timely hit against KT Wiz Wes Benjamin, who is the `natural enemy.' This is the result of adding luck to KT's regrettable error.
LG and KT played in Jamsil on the 27th. It was a match between the strong 'killers' against the opponent.
LG's Lim Chan-kyu and KT's Benjamin started, both of which were good for the opponent.
Lim Chan-kyu had two wins, no losses and a 3.86 ERA in three games. He was not good with six hits (one home run) and five walks and four runs in three ⅔ innings in Jamsil on April 5, but he became the winning pitcher with seven hits (one home run) and two walks and one run in five ⅓⅓ innings in Suwon on May 17, and another victory in Jamsil on June 23 with three hits (one home run) and four walks and one run in five innings. He allowed a lot of on-base hits, but he overcame the crisis well.
Benjamin has been strong in LG this year following last year. He pitched in five games last year and recorded four wins, no losses, and an ERA of 0.84. The hit rate was only 165, and the on-base allowance per inning (WHIP) was only 0.68. He was strong in LG's batting line-up with four quality starts and two quality starts plus.
The strength continues this year. He has taken the mound in three games, won and lost one game, and has a 1.47 ERA. The WHIP is 1.04 with a hit rate of 1907.
In his first meeting in Jamsil on April 6, he allowed three hits (one home run) and three walks in six innings, and in Suwon on June 9, he became a winning pitcher with three hits and three walks in five ⅓ innings. On June 21, he allowed six hits, one walk and two runs in seven innings at Jamsil Stadium.
LG, which has to chase the second-place Samsung, and KT, which has to keep the fifth-place team, have to win the match between the killers who have performed well against the other team. It's a game where it's important how fast batters break down the starting line.
Joy and sorrow were divided in the first workshop of the second inning.
KT created a chance for the first and second bases with no outs in the top of the second inning with a hit by Hwang Jae-gyun, the first No. 5, and a walk by the sixth assignment. No. 7 Oh Yoon-seok's sacrifice bunt, one out and runners on second and third bases. Lim Chan-kyu did not bother to play against Shim Woo-joon but walked straight. a bases loaded with one out. And No. 9 Cho Dae-hyun, who came out instead of Jang Sung-woo, hit a hit to the right. However, second baseman Shin Min-jae caught it with a sliding catch and led to a double play leading to second base-1.
LG also immediately created a chance in the bottom of the second inning. After one out, the ball hit the body of No. 5 Kim Hyun-soo and left-handed hit by No. 6 Park Dong-won made it to the first and second bases. A situation occurred on No. 7 Oh Ji-hwan's ball. It was an ordinary ground ball in front of the second base, but shortstop Shim Woo-joon, who was waiting for second baseman Oh Yoon-seok's toss at second base, caught it and missed it. Shim Woo-joon then grabbed the ball again and tried to tag Park Dong-won, who came to second base, but the glove hit Park Dong-won's running leg and the ball bounced to the left outfield. In the meantime, Kim Hyun-soo, who went to third base, stepped home, Park Do-won went to third base, and Oh Ji-hwan went to second base. Shortstop Shim Woo-joon caught Park Dong-won, who runs home, and caught Park Hae-min's ground ball with two outs and runners on first and third bases. During Koo Bon-hyuk's at-bat, LG launched an operation. First baseman Park Hae-min ran to second base, catcher Cho Dae-hyun sprayed the ball to second base, and then Park Hae-min, who was running to second base, stopped and third baseman Oh Ji-hwan ran home. Second baseman Oh Yoon-seok caught and homered, but decided it was already too late, so he ran to Park Hae-min and caught him with intimidation to end the inning.
Both KT and LG had a chance and a chance to double play, but LG's defense completed the double play and handed over the crisis without losing a point, while KT eventually gave two points with an error.
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