Kim Jin-sung yesterday and Ham Deok-ju and Yoo Young-chan today. He lost two games in a row. Where did all those must-win teams go
Aug 29, 2024
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Now no one can be trusted.
The LG Twins suffered another shock upset. LG was driven by one point in the top of the eighth inning when Ham Deok-ju was hit by Oh Jae-il with a solo shot in the home game against KT Wiz in Jamsil on the 29th, and closer Yoo Young-chan was put in with one out and second base, and Yoo Young-chan lost 7-8 due to an additional timely hit on a sweeping double by Rojas in the middle of the bases-loaded crisis. He chased down two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning at 5-8, but failed to tie it in the end.
LG also led 4-1 on the 28th, the previous day, with Moon Bo-kyung's three-run shot, and in the top of the eighth inning, setup man Kim Jin-sung was hit by pinch hitter Oh Yoon-seok and allowed Hwang Jae-kyun to tie the game, and in the top of the 10th inning, Park Myung-geun and Lee Ji-gang gave up four runs, losing 4-8. Starter Choi Won-tae pitched a tremendous amount of one run in seven innings, but failed to protect the victory.
And on the 29th, starter Son Joo-young gave up three runs in the top of the first inning, but he did his duty as a starter with a quality start of three runs in six innings by allowing no runs until the sixth inning. The batters also scored three points in the third inning and two points in the fourth inning to lead 5-3.
In the top of the seventh inning, first starter Hernandez took the mound and struck out three to continue the winning atmosphere.
Now, Ham Deok-ju in the eighth inning and Yoo Young-chan in the ninth inning have to protect the victory.
Although it was a little disappointing to miss the opportunity to score additional points in the sixth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases with two outs in the seventh inning, there was no doubt that Ham Deok-ju and Yoo Young-chan would sufficiently block the two-point gap.
However, as in the previous day, the pinch-hit home run in the top of the eighth inning caused LG anxiety.
Ham Deok-ju was hit with a solo shot over the right fence by Oh Jae-il, who came out instead of Moon Sang-chul, the first five. At once, the gap was 5-4, one point. Ham Deok-ju then gave up a walk to Kang Baek-ho and allowed one out and two bases due to Bae Jeong-dae's sacrifice bunt.
In the end, LG had no choice but to post Yoo Young-chan, the last bastion. However, Yoo Young-chan, who blocked the top of the 9th inning with a three-and-out strikeout the previous day, was different on this day. My control didn't go well. An uneasy premonition was not wrong. He gave up a walk to Kim Min-hyuk. And Shim Woo-joon succeeded in inducing a missed ball, but there was no defender where the ball was going. As second baseman Shin Min-jae was located near second base, the gap between the first and second bases was wide, and Shim Woo-joon's hit rolled in between, making it a right-handed hit. a bases loaded with one out.
Yoo Young-chan, who met No. 1 Rojas, threw another fork ball on the second pitch after inducing a swing and miss with a fork ball, but this time it didn't work. Rojas hit the ball into the strike zone properly and flew deep into the right-center field. A sweeping double in which all three runners entered the groove.
Yoo Young-chan played a full count match against Oh Yoon-seok and threw a 148km fastball low in the middle. However, Oh Yoon-seok accurately hit this ball to make it a heavy hit. 5-8. Eventually, he replaced Lee Jong-joon.
LG scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning with Park Dong-won's hit, Oh Ji-hwan's double, and pinch hitter Kim Bum-seok's sacrifice fly to left field, making it 7-8. In the end, giving Oh Yun-seok an additional RBI became a painful score.
LG suffered a come-from-behind defeat with all three of its main must-win groups, Kim Jin-sung on the 29th and Ham Deok-ju and Yoo Young-chan on the 30th, sluggish.
In the three consecutive games against KT, all three domestic starters recorded quality starts and failed to keep them even though they met the winning pitcher requirements. On the 27th, Lim Chan-kyu recorded three hits and no runs in six innings, and won 6-1 to become a winning pitcher, but on the 28th, Choi Won-tae allowed one run in seven innings, but lost because he failed to keep the 4-1 lead. On the 29th, Son Joo-young allowed three runs in six innings, but lost again.
The fact that the bullpen, which the starter was throwing well, and the winning team, which was believed in, suffered a come-from-behind loss for two consecutive days will inevitably lead to an even more difficult situation for LG. There is no choice but to strengthen the perception that about three points cannot be kept, and the selection must be prevented better, and the batters have no choice but to put pressure on them to draw more points.
With only 21 games left, the bullpen is in the worst situation.
indyk@sportschosun.com
