'It was a chance to reduce it to 3 games...' I can't believe no one saw the runner at third base when he stopped... What happened in the 8th inning of LG's painful upset loss
Aug 14, 2024
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LG failed to win six consecutive games due to a painful upset.
LG led 5-2 in an away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 14th, with starter Elijah Hernandez giving up two runs in six innings, but gave up one run in the seventh inning and gave up six runs in the eighth inning, losing 5-9.
LG, which failed to win six consecutive games, fortunately maintained its four-game difference as the No. 1 KIA Tigers suffered a 1-2 upset loss to the Kiwoom Heroes. However, if he kept the win, he would be able to reduce it to three games and compete in the weekend's three consecutive matches, which would be even more regrettable.
The beginning of the 8th and the end of the 8th will be disappointing
He missed an additional scoring opportunity in the top of the eighth inning, and at the end of the eighth inning, he was able to cut off Hanwha's flow, but rather saved it and lost a lot of points.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Kim Jin-sung got three consecutive hits and gave one run, and LG was chased by 5-3, two runs. The crisis of first and third bases with no outs continued. At this time, first baseman Jang Jin-hyuk was out while stealing second base, and the heated atmosphere quickly cooled. Kim Jin-sung also found stability, catching Lee Do-yoon with a fly to shortstop, and Peraza also handled it with a ground ball in front of the second base.
LG, which overcame the crisis well, created an opportunity to score additional points in the top of the eighth inning when the lead, Park Dong-won, hit a left-handed hit. He immediately replaced the runner Choi Won-young. However, during Park Hae-min's at-bat, Choi Won-young tried to steal second base and was tagged out. And Park Hae-min walks and gets back on base. Koo Bon-hyuk re-created the opportunity for the first and second bases with one out with a surprise bunt hit.
However, Hong Chang-ki and Shin Min-jae, who believed the most, were struck out with consecutive swings and misses and failed to score.
LG tried to block Hanwha's batting line by raising Lee Ji-gang in the bottom of the eighth inning, but it was not enough to block Lee Ji-gang. He fell into a difficult path by giving up a walk to the first-runner Moon Hyun-bin. Kim Tae-yeon immediately hit a double to the right-center, and in the meantime, Moon Hyun-bin ran home and chased by 4-5, one point. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop immediately replaced him with Kim Young-joon, but Kim Young-joon is a pitcher who has little experience in must-win teams without any holds this season.
He allowed a straight walk to Noh Si-hwan, making him the first and second bases with no outs. And No. 5 Chae Eun-sung took a bunt position, but changed to a hitting position on the first slider and pushed it lightly, and became a clean right-handed hit.
But this is when the situation happened. When second baseman Kim Tae-yeon ran home around third base, the third base running coach gave a stop sign. There was a problem when Kim Tae-yeon stopped and went back to third base. Roh Si-hwan, who was the first baseman, thought Kim Tae-yeon was playing home, so he was running to third base. When two runners stood on third base, Kim Tae-yeon ran back home.
However, LG defenders were not aware of this fact. Right fielder Hong Chang-ki, who caught the ball, threw it to shortstop Koo Bon-hyuk, a cut man, and Koo Bon-hyuk was looking at the umpires and asking for time after receiving the ball. At this time, Kim Tae-yeon immediately ran home and scored when Hong Chang-ki threw the ball to Koo Bon-hyuk.
The batting was not so fast, so in fact, everyone was thinking that the second baseman would run home and be safe due to timing. It seems that not only Hong Chang-ki but also LG defenders judged it that way. Moreover, since Noh Si-hwan is running third base, it seems that Kim Tae-yeon's home chain was natural. The moment Kim Tae-yeon stopped. All the defenders in the LG infield were looking toward Hong Chang-ki, so I didn't know if Kim Tae-yeon stopped.
If even one person had made a call after seeing that Kim Tae-yeon was stopped between third base and home, he might have caught Kim Tae-yeon by intimidation at home. If so, the atmosphere could have changed as the game was played on the first and third bases with one out or on the second and third bases with one out in a 5-4 lead.
However, no one saw it and Kim Tae-yeon scored to tie the score at 5-5. In regret, LG had to continue to defend in the crisis of first and third bases with no outs, and Kim Young-joon threw a change-up without overcoming the burden, and the ball fell out of his hand and gave up the winning run with a wild pitch, and was replaced by Kim Yoo-young after receiving consecutive hits.
indyk@sportschosun.com
