'I can't believe I can't laugh when I've lost seven innings...' 2K to Kim Do Young.He regained his pride against the No. 1 preliminary FA team. I missed the upset victory
Aug 16, 2024
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LG Twins Choi Won-tae pitched his best pitching this season against the KIA Tigers, the team with the best hitting. Choi Won-tae started the home game against the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 16th and recorded three hits, two walks and five strikeouts in seven innings. Eight wins of the season were on the horizon, but unfortunately, he suffered a come-from-behind loss in the top of the ninth inning.
This day was a very important game not only for himself but also for LG. For LG, which is four games apart from No. 1 KIA, this is the last chance to challenge for No. 1. If LG plays a winning series with two wins and one loss in the three consecutive games, it can narrow it down to three games and if it wins three consecutive games, it can instantly narrow it down to one game difference and change the game of the season to a two-way structure.
Choi Won-tae's shoulders were bound to be heavy because he came out in the first game of three important consecutive games.
Choi Won-tae will become an FA at the end of this season. The best performance can be achieved to raise the ransom in the FA market, but it is not good at the moment. He was on a good pace with 6 wins, 3 losses and a 3.80 ERA in 12 games until the Kiwoom Heroes match on June 5.
However, he had to rest for about a month due to a side injury, and since returning, he has been sluggish with one win, two losses and an 8.35 ERA in five games.
In particular, it often collapsed in the first inning. He allowed 17 runs in five games, but 13 runs in the first inning alone. The hit rate in the first inning is as high as 542. On the 10th, the previous mound, he gave up one run in five innings and became a winning pitcher only against Jamsil NC.
On this day, the key was how to get through the first inning against KIA batters, but once he passed the first inning well, he showed hope.
After catching No. 1 Park Chan-ho with a ground ball in front of the third base at the first pitch, No. 2 Choi Won-joon finished with three strikeouts. He walked after a careful match with No. 3 Kim Do-young. When throwing the first pitch to Socrates No. 4, Kim Do-young ran to second base and Socrates also hit. The ball rolled to the right of second base, and it just happened to be brushed by Kim Do-young. If the ball hits the runner, the batter is given an infield hit and the runner is given an out. In the end, the top of the first inning ended with three outs.
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At the beginning of the third inning, he made his first three-way exit. Choi Won-tae, who struck out No. 9 Lee Chang-jin, handled Park Chan-ho with a fly to center field and Choi Won-joon with a ground ball in front of second base.
The top of the fourth inning, starting with the third batter, was expected to be the first crisis. It was rain. Rather, he raised his confidence by striking out the leader Kim Do-young. Kim Do-young was stuck with a changeup on the 5th pitch in 2B2S. Socrates then struck out swinging with a fork ball in 2B2S. I handled Na Sung-bum with a fly to shortstop.
In the top of the fifth inning, he allowed a heavy hit to the front-runner Kim Sun-bin. It was a crisis, but after catching Lee Woo-sung with a fly to right field, Han Jun-su grounded out in front of the first base and Kim Sun-bin, who was running to second base, was out with intimidation. One inning over with seven balls. Until the fifth inning, he had three hits, one walk, four strikeouts, and no runs, but only 58 pitches.
In the top of the sixth inning, he cruised by catching Lee Chang-jin and Park Chan-ho with consecutive ground balls in front of shortstop, but gave up a walk to Choi Won-joon. I was nervous about giving up the runner in front of Kim Do-young. Choi Won-joon stole second base in the first pitch, a chance to tie the game with two outs and second base. However, Choi Won-tae escaped the crisis with his own strength by striking out Kim Do-young with a swing and miss.
Choi Won-tae, who also appeared in the top of the seventh inning, returned to the dugout after handling Socrates with a fly to center field, Na Sung-bum with a ground ball in front of first base, and Kim Sun-bin with a fly to center field, and listening to his name shouted by fans. The number of pitches was only 83, but he handed over the top of the eighth inning to Kim Jin-sung.
He maintained a 2-0 lead until the eighth inning, but Yoo Young-chan, who finished in the top of the ninth inning, failed to overcome the KIA lineup. He allowed a walk to Choi Won-joon and an RBI double to Kim Do-young, and was beaten 2-3 by Na Sung-beom with a superior two-run shot from behind.
indyk@sportschosun.com
