give a terrible ending to the four pitches of the automatic box 'Bloods'..."'Furious final shot' Diaz "I didn't feel good"
Sep 18, 2024
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Why did the KT Wiz have to drink the bitter cup of defeat by making the Samsung Lions foreign hitter Diaz 'ble up?'
Samsung won the game against KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 18th, 8-6, thanks to Diaz's dramatic three-run shot in the top of the ninth inning.
The two teams were in a close race throughout the game. At the bottom of the eighth inning when Samsung was leading 5-4, KT Hwang Jae-kyun hit an equalizer, and the game seemed to fall into mystery.
And the Samsung attack in the top of the ninth inning.
Samsung took a chance with two outs and second base. No. 3 Koo Ja-wook at the batter's box. The batting sense was very good, hitting a second at-bat solo shot on the first at-bat double of the day. KT batteries and benches were also burdensome because Koo Ja-wook was on a huge rise this season and in September.
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an automatic four-ball pitch. And the 4th batter we faced.
Diaz properly rolled up Son Dong-hyun's low curve with a ball count of 1B1S. A three-run home run over the center fence. Came into the strike zone, but was low. It wasn't Son Dong-hyun's actual pitching. It was the result of Diaz's superhuman concentration, who struggled with low breaking balls throughout the game.
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Asked what he thought when he saw his opponent skip Koo Ja-wook, Diaz said, "Honestly, I didn't feel good. I know Koo Ja-wook is such a good player, but I'm also a baseball player, and I felt bad, he said honestly.
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Diaz was not aiming for a curve. He explained that he wanted to not miss the ball coming into the zone, which led to a good result. "Even in the previous at-bat, my timing was worse than the opponent's check and analysis. So, I only paid attention to the timing and entered the last at-bat" he said.
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