Two walks in one game is also rare, but did Pohang Baseball Stadium, which used to be "better", hinder Samsung's winning streak? Is it the athlete's excessive sensitivity
Aug 22, 2024
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The Samsung Lions ended their winning streak with a regrettable loss in the ace pitching game.
Samsung lost 2-5 against the Doosan Bears at Pohang Stadium on the 21st, putting the brakes on its four consecutive wins.
It was a day full of regret. If he won on the day, it would have been a chance to beat the third-place LG Twins, who lost to SSG Landers, by 2.5 games, along with five consecutive wins.
It was twice as disappointing because it was an ace corner Seabold's game.
Samsung even led 2-0 and allowed one run in the fourth inning and three runs in the fifth inning to turn the tables.
Connor failed to adapt to the mound of Pohang Baseball Stadium and ruined the game as his nerves became extremely sharp. It is the sixth loss (9 wins) of the season with three hits, five walks, five strikeouts and four runs, including a solo home run in five innings.
Ace, who had been on a roll with four consecutive quality starts before the game. Even three of the four games were quality start+ with three earned runs or less in seven innings.
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The 'Second Ball' was put on hold at Pohang Baseball Stadium. The mound was the problem.
Connor gave up five walks on the day. In the last nine games, there have been a flurry of walks that have not given up more than two. During the game, he was seen uncomfortable as he continued to pick and dig the mound soil, especially in the fifth inning.
In the first inning, he allowed four consecutive balls to get on base after fouling the first pitch from Jung Soo-bin.
A rare scene for Conor. However, he soon found stability. He gave up two walks and one solo home run until the fourth inning, but cruised.
The problem was the fifth inning with a 2-1 lead. He gave up a walk after a full nine-ball count match with the lead Kim Jae-hwan.
From this point on, the corner became more sensitive. He expressed his dissatisfaction by picking and digging the mound soil where he stepped.
With one out and one on the first base, Kim Jae-ho walked after another nine-pitch game. The sensitivity reached its peak. Once again, he was uncomfortable picking the mound soil with a spike. On the bench, a pitching coach visited the mound with an interpreter and talked with the corner.
With two outs and runners on the first and third bases, he gave up another walk to Jung Soo-bin and loaded the bases with two outs. The moment when a corner, where it is rare to give up two or more walks in a game, causes a bases-loaded crisis with as many as three walks in an inning.
Ominousness has become a reality.
Lee Yoo-chan's missed fly ball fell halfway between second base and right field. Second baseman Ahn Joo-hyung stepped back and followed him, but it was not enough. He was already sensitive because of the mound, but he allowed an unpleasant two-run timely hit.
Connor, who became extremely sensitive, opened his glove and made a gesture asking for the ball quickly. He seemed to have a hard time holding back his irritation.
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Connor is sensitive to the dirt on the mound. At the beginning of the season, he stabilized through remuneration after saying several times that the soil on the mound at Lions Park was too soft.
In other words, I met another mound that I didn't like at the unfamiliar '2 Home Stadium'. Considering that he allowed five walks, which he did not give up much, it would not be a completely unfounded complaint. If so, Pohang Stadium has put the brakes on Samsung's winning streak.
However, if Doosan hitters became unnecessarily sensitive to persistent matches in the heat wave, it is a different story.
Unlike before coming to Pohang, the coaches and players of both teams seem to have paid a lot of attention to the better-maintained ground than expected", and expressed relatively satisfaction.
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In fall baseball, a life-or-death team, they do microscopic analysis of the opponent's ace.
When pitching, not only weaknesses but also sensitivity in disposition are targeted. You can have a psychological battle that stimulates the corner and unfolds the ball count fight. It is a fully predictable scenario. In particular, Doosan, which has watched the collapse on its own, can persistently harass the corner.
Samsung's ace corner is advantageous to enter the fall baseball league for the first time in three years. On the 21st, the match against Doosan Bears in Pohang should be vaccinated. It may leave a regret that it will collapse on its own on the most important stage.
hschung@sportschosun.com
