Except for Kim Jae-ho, who was hit. Kang Seung-ho 'Strong No. 2', 15 hits a week, waiting for Kim Ki-yeon to hit a pinch hitter
Aug 08, 2024
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Doosan's starting lineup was composed of Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Jarrod (right fielder), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Jeon Min-jae (striker), and Lee Yoo-chan (left fielder) in the home game against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 8th.
Kim Jae-ho, who was recently the second batter, was left out, Jeon Min-jae was put in shortstop, and Kang Seung-ho entered the second batter.
Kim Jae-ho had been replaced by a pitch during defense in the top of the eighth inning of the previous day. In the top of the eighth inning with a 7-2 lead, Kim Jae-ho tried to deal with a strong ground ball hit by LG's No. 3 Austin Dean at first base with no outs, but it came too fast and deflected toward Kim Jae-ho's right knee and the left outfield foul line. In the meantime, first baseman Shin Min-jae ran to third base, and Austin also went to second base.
Even at that time, it was not a major injury, but a bruise, so I decided to icing and watch the condition. Doosan explained that it avoided a major injury by being hit by the lower knee.
Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop said of Kim Jae-ho, `It's not severe with a bruise, but it's not 100 percent,' adding, `I think we'll have to check the condition to see if we play as a substitute in the second half of the game.'
On the same day, Doosan will meet LG's new foreign pitcher Eliaser Hernandez for the first time.
Manager Lee said, `First of all, I thought about the conditions of our team playersKyung-min was good at pursuing a strong No. 2 at the beginning of the season. (Kang) Seung-ho was good in the beginning and was a little bad after June, but he showed signs of recovery these days, so I thought about the strong number 2 we thought." Also, since (Kim) Jae-hwan is in the lineup today, if the batting order is pushed one by one, Seung-ho cannot be used in a good scene, so I thought it would be better to come to the batter's box and face the pitcher at least once."
indyk@sportschosun.com
