'Starting baseball will be made' 9 wins in the corner + Lee Jae-hyun's net four Samsung, 8-3 SSG sweep and 4 consecutive wins. I got rid of the second-place LG
Aug 04, 2024
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Samsung won 8-3 at home against SSG Landers at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 4th, winning four consecutive games with a sweep of three consecutive games, including starting Conor Seabold's quality start in six innings and Lee Jae-hyun's wedge two-run shot.
Samsung, which recorded 56 wins, 2 draws and 48 losses (0.538 win rate), came in third with no difference from LG (54 wins, 2 draws and 46 losses, 0.540 win rate), which did not play due to the cancellation of the heat wave.
SSG has lost four consecutive games, with 51 wins, 1 draw and 52 losses, and its 50% winning rate has collapsed.
Samsung consisted of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Kim Heon-gon (left wing), Koo Ja-wook (designated hitter), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Lee Sung-kyu (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Kim Hyun-joon (right wing), and Lee Byung-hun (poser). Park Byung-ho is still waiting for a substitute instead of starting. Samsung manager Park Jin-man said of Park Byung-ho, `I will decide whether to start or not after checking his condition on Tuesday.'
SSG was composed of Jihoon Choi (center fielder), Choo Shin-soo (designated hitter), Eredia (left-winger), Han Yu-sum (right wing), Lee Ji-young (catcher), Park Sung-han (striker), Park Ji-hwan (second baseman), Jung Joon-jae (third baseman), and Oh Jae-gon (first baseman). Choi Jeong was out of the starting lineup for the second consecutive day following the previous day due to neck muscle pain.
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SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun has been on the ups and downs this season. He has 7 wins and 7 losses with a 5.12 ERA in 21 games.
It was good against Samsung. He had one win, no loss, and an ERA of 2.31 in two games. On March 29, his second appearance of the season, he became the winning pitcher with two hits, four walks, seven strikeouts and one run in six innings in Daegu, and on May 16, he recorded six hits (one home run) with four walks, three strikeouts and two runs in five ⅔ innings in Incheon.
Samsung's starting corner has 8 wins and 5 losses with a 3.71 ERA in 22 games, and the game against SSG was good with 2 wins and 1 loss with a 3.32 ERA in 3 games.
In his showdown with Kim Kwang-hyun on March 29, he became a losing pitcher with nine hits (three home runs), two walks, one strikeout and five runs in five innings, but he met Kim Kwang-hyun once again on May 16 and became a winning pitcher with four hits (one home run), two walks, eight strikeouts and three runs (two earned runs). On June 20, he also won the game in Daegu with five hits, one walk and eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Corner wins the third starting match. Connor became the winning pitcher with a quality start of seven hits (one home run), two walks, three strikeouts, and three runs by throwing 96 pitches until the sixth inning. 9th win (5 losses) of the season.
On the other hand, Kim Kwang-hyun was replaced in three innings. He threw as many as 80 pitches until the third inning, but he allowed four runs due to ball control anxiety, giving up as many as eight pitches with six walks and two dunes. He became a losing pitcher and went 7-8 in the season.
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In the top of the first inning, SSG made it 2-0 with Choo Shin-soo's infield hit to the second baseman and Han Yoo-sum's right-handed hit and Lee Ji-young's left-handed hit with a ball that hit Herredia's body.
Samsung also tied the game in the bottom of the first inning. With Kim Ji-chan and Koo Ja-wook's walks, Kim Young-woong's right-handed hit made one point and Ryu Ji-hyuk's left-handed hit made it 2-2. The ball hit Lee Jae-hyun's body led to a chance to load the bases with two outs, but Kim Hyun-joon struck out and failed to turn the tables.
Kim Kwang-hyun was still anxious compared to Connor's stability from the second inning. Samsung batters calmly picked out the ball and bothered Kim Kwang-hyun.
In the bottom of the second inning, Lee Byung-hun and Kim Heon-gon made a bases-loaded chance with one out without a hit with a ball hit by Koo Ja-wook's walk, Kim Young-woong's sacrifice fly to left field made a 3-2 turnaround, and in the bottom of the third inning, Ryu Ji-hyuk's walk and Kim Hyun-joon's hit stole second base, creating a chance for 2.3 base with one out and Lee Byung-hun's ground ball in front of the third base.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, he added one run with Lee Jae-hyun's hit to make it 5-2 with two walks after two outs against the changed pitcher Kim Taek-hyung.
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Today's hero is Lee Jaehyun. He had three hits in four at-bats and three RBIs with a two-run shot. Kim Young-woong, who came out as the fourth batter, also scored two RBIs with a timely hit and a come-from-behind sacrifice fly.
Recently, Samsung has been dispelling bullpen anxiety with starting baseball. It's 5-1 this week, and all five of them are starting wins. Conor threw eight innings against LG on the 30th, and Baek Jung-hyun pitched six ⅔ against LG on the 1st. Won Tae-in pitched 9 perfect innings against SSG on the 2nd, and Denny Reyes pitched 6 ⅔ innings on the 3rd. On the 4th, Connor played six innings and won with a good batting lineup.
SSG expected Kim Kwang-hyun to keep the winning rate of 50%, but Kim Kwang-hyun collapsed early and had no choice but to play a difficult game.
indyk@sportschosun.com
