In the seventh inning when they lost 0-5, Kim Taek-yeon came out.'Desperate to defend 50%' Doosan's winning pitcher, why?
Sep 11, 2024
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Gocheok Sky Dome on the 10th when the Doosan Bears and Kiwoom Heroes faced off.
Kiwoom attack in the bottom of the seventh inning. Doosan pitcher Hong Gun-hee had a hit by leadoff hitter Kim Gun-hee. Afterwards, he caught Bae Sang-kwon with a fly ball to right field, but he walked to pinch hitter Won Sung-joon.
The Doosan bench took the mound, and Hong Gun-hee went down the mound. The pitcher who came out of the bullpen is Kim Taek-yeon. He joined Doosan in the first round of 2024 (second overall) and established himself as a closing pitcher representing the league, setting the record for the most saves by high school graduates.
a five-point game. It is not common for a closer to come up. Moreover, it's not even the last inning.
There was a reason. Doosan was playing the most games this season. As we entered the rest of the game, we began to have a break in the middle of the game.
After throwing the ball against Lotte on the 1st, Kim Taek-yeon is in a state of being closed for opening. After the game on the 10th, Doosan will play the NC Dinos in Jamsil on the 13th. If Kim Taek-yeon did not take the mound on the day, he would not be able to throw the ball for about 11 days.
Ahead of the game, Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop said, `There were pitchers who didn't throw too much. It must have been difficult because I threw too many games in the middle of the season, but now I may be less confident because I threw too badly.
Kim Taek-yeon was planning a total of about 10 pitches that day. I thought of two batters at most.
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For now, he could have considered putting in the bottom of the eighth inning without a runner. However, it was not easy to catch all three outcounts with 10 balls. In particular, Kiwoom's inning starts with the first batter at the bottom of the eighth inning. If even one runner goes out, the burden will continue on the next pitcher.
First of all, Doosan's bench judged the situation in the bottom of the seventh inning as important. Choi Ji-gang was considered, but his condition was not 100%. In the end, Kim Taek-yeon was selected as a card to prevent and fight back without giving a single point for sure. Kim Taek-yeon struck out both batters with a total of nine balls.
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After the scheduled pitch, Kim Taek-yeon handed over the mound to Choi Ji-gang in the bottom of the eighth inning. As much as he made up for one point, it was also important to stop him in the bottom of the eighth inning, so he had no choice but to raise another must-win group, Choi Ji-gang. The whole situation ended at the end of the eighth inning. Kim Hye-sung's hit and Choi Joo-hwan's home run gave up two runs, and Doosan's willingness to chase was inevitably dampened. In the end, Doosan lost 1-7. The 50% win rate collapsed once again.
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