"Lim Chan-kyu was perfect as a starter." The Scream that finally beat 'Killer Benjamin'"Large that didn't turn the tide with a good defense"
Aug 27, 2024
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In a home game against KT Wiz in Jamsil on the 27th, LG defeated Benjamin with six scoreless innings by starting pitcher Lim Chan-kyu and active offense by the top batters to win 6-1.
LG won the first day of the four consecutive games against KT, recording 64 wins, 2 draws, and 55 losses, maintaining a two-game gap with the second-place Samsung Lions, who won 1-0 over Kiwoom on the day.
On the same day, LG's starting lineup consisted of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Park Dong-won (catcher), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman). Even though the opponent's starter was Benjamin, who was strong with five wins and no losses over the past two years against LG, he started in the lineup as usual. In terms of physical fitness management, Moon Bo-kyung entered as a designated hitter and Koo Bon-hyuk entered third base. There are six left-handed hitters and three right-handed hitters, including Austin, Park Dong-won, and Koo Bon-hyuk.
The opponent was Benjamin, but LG also countered with Lim Chan-kyu, who was strong against KT this year. Lim Chan-kyu has had two wins, no losses and an ERA of 3.86 in three games against KT this season. He had six hits (one homer) and five walks in three ⅔ innings at Jamsil Stadium on April 5, his first encounter, but he became the winning pitcher with seven hits (one homer) and two walks and one run in five ⅓⅓ innings at Suwon Stadium on May 17, and garnered another win at Jamsil Stadium on June 23, with three hits (one homer) and four walks and one run in five innings at Jamsil Stadium. He allowed a lot of on-base hits, but he held on well without collapsing from the crisis.
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After one out, KT made a decisive error when Oh Ji-hwan hit the ball to the left by No. 5 Kim Hyun-soo's body and No. 6 Park Dong-won's left-handed hit. It was an ordinary ground ball in front of the second base, but shortstop Shim Woo-joon, who was waiting for second baseman Oh Yoon-seok's toss at second base, caught it and missed it. Shim Woo-joon then grabbed the ball again and tried to tag Park Dong-won, who came to second base, but the glove hit Park Dong-won's running leg and the ball bounced to the left outfield.
In the meantime, Kim Hyun-soo, who went to third base, stepped home, Park Dong-won went to third base, and Oh Ji-hwan went to second base. When Park Hae-min grounded out in front of the shortstop, third baseman Park Dong-won was tagged out at home and failed to score.
LG took the operation during Koo Bon-hyuk's at-bat with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. First baseman Park Hae-min ran to second base, catcher Cho Dae-hyun sprayed the ball to second base, and then Park Hae-min, who was running to second base, stopped and third baseman Oh Ji-hwan ran home. Second baseman Oh Yoon-seok caught and homered, but judged that it was already too late, so Oh Ji-hwan stepped on the groove and caught Park Hae-min with a threat to end the inning.
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In the end, Benjamin pitched hard by allowing on base every inning for five innings, and eventually became the first losing pitcher in nine games in two years with six hits, two walks, two strikeouts and four runs (two earned runs).
Lim Chan-kyu still showed off his strong side against KT. He continued his stable pitching until the beginning of the sixth inning. In the top of the third inning, he struck out Moon Sang-chul and Kang Baek-ho consecutively in a crisis with one out and second base to escape the crisis, and recorded his eighth win (6 losses) of the season with three hits, three walks and six strikeouts in six innings without any other crisis. He is left with only two wins and 10 wins in his first two consecutive years since his debut.
He gave up one run in the top of the seventh inning due to a disappointing error, but LG immediately scored an additional point and broke KT's willingness to chase. After one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, Hong Chang-ki's double scored one run with Shin Min-jae's timely hit, and Moon Bo-kyung's double to the middle of the third base with two outs added one run to run 6-1, five points.
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LG manager Yeom Kyung-yup said after the game, "'Lim Chan-kyu's perfect role as a starter against Benjamin set the stage for victory and we were able to bring the overall flow of the game to our side by scoring the first run in the second inning."I saw the second inning as a match.
"When additional points were needed, Austin and Moon Bo-kyung increased their running points to make room for the game operation, and ? was largely because they did not hand over the flow to good defense whenever the situation could happen. Shin Min-jae and Moon Bo-kyung scored crucial RBIs and managed to win" "Thanks to the support from many fans, even though it was during the week, I was able to win. Thank you very much."
indyk@sportschosun.com
