LG is actually ahead of LG in the 8th team... The 11 wins and 3 losses against each other made KIA the No. 1 ranking
Aug 18, 2024
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LG led 2-0 in the first game of the 16th against No. 1 KIA in the fourth game, and Yoo Young-chan was hit by an RBI double by Kim Do-young and a superior come-from-behind two-run shot by Na Sung-bum in the top of the ninth inning due to an unexpected slump, and suffered a shocking 2-3 come-from-behind loss.
And on the 17th, he was leading 1-0 in the early 17th, gave two points in the fifth inning, was turned around, allowed nine points in the sixth inning, and collapsed, eventually losing 4-14.
The gap between KIA and LG has increased to six games. In the meantime, Samsung came in and rose to the second place. Second-place Samsung, third-place LG, and fourth-place Doosan narrowed down to less than one game difference, leading to a fierce second-place battle.
For LG, it has 3 wins and 11 losses in the match against KIA alone. And this crushing defeat in the face-to-face eventually led to the failure of the top spot. If you look at the performance of KIA and LG excluding the performance of LG and KIA, LG is rather ahead of LG.
KIA has a winning rate of 566 with 56 wins, 2 draws and 43 losses, and LG has a winning rate of 588 with 57 wins, 2 draws and 40 losses. Rather, LG is leading by two games. However, KIA was able to become the No. 1 player with a lead of 8 games and a lead of 6 games, as it recorded a leading 11 wins and 3 losses only against LG.
KIA was weak with 3 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses against Lotte, and 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses against Doosan, but it was able to run first by overwhelming three teams: 11 wins and 3 losses against LG, 10 wins and 3 losses against Hanwha, and 10 wins and 2 losses against NC.
With the season nearing the end, KIA's chances of winning the regular league are getting bigger and bigger. Assuming that KIA has 14 wins and 15 losses, less than 50% in the remaining 29 games, it will have 82 wins, 2 draws and 61 losses, and if Samsung wants to overcome this, it will have to record 21 wins, 7 losses and a 75% winning rate in the remaining 28 games, while LG will have to post 23 wins, 8 losses and a 7402 winning rate. Doosan has to produce a tremendous performance with a 22-4 win rate of 8406.
Samsung has four games left against KIA, so if it wins all the matches, it can save its possibility. The showdown between the two is scheduled for Daegu on August 31st to September 1st and Gwangju on September 23rd to 24th. If it narrows down to about two games before the September showdown, it could lead to a game in the last two consecutive games.
indyk@sportschosun.com
