"It's hard even if you're not self-sufficient and tied..." We are at a disadvantage." Last place → 5th place Miracle Race The last three games
Sep 24, 2024
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KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul's face was not so bright. On the 23rd, the previous day, the SSG Landers, who had won six consecutive games, lost to the fourth-place Doosan Bears, making KT fifth place ahead of SSG without a ride.
It is two games behind Doosan in fourth place. We don't know the direction of the 4th, 5th, and 6th place yet. Two teams will become postseason teams, but one team will not be able to go to fall baseball.
Director Lee said, `We have to see ourselves at a disadvantage in the current situation. We can't confirm the semifinals on our own."
KT will play the last two consecutive games against the Kiwoom Heroes on the 27th and 28th, following the game against Lotte on the 24th. If you win all three games, you will have 72 wins, 2 draws, and 70 losses.
However, Doosan will lead KT because if it wins two of the remaining three games, it will win 73 wins, 2 draws and 69 losses, and SSG will also win 73 wins, 2 draws and 69 losses if it wins all five remaining games (2 games against NC, 1 game against LG, Hanwha, and Kiwoom). KT cannot confirm the 4th and 5th place on its own.
I'm nervous even if it's a tie. If the three teams are tied for fourth, the ranking will be determined by the performance of the three teams' showdowns, and KT will fall to sixth place after Doosan (19-13) and SSG (17-15) by recording 4 wins and 12 wins and 8 losses to SSG.
If they become joint fourth with SSG, they will be tied with 8 wins and 8 losses, but KT can be fourth with 92 points and SSG 87 points, but if KT and SSG become joint fifth, they will have to play another ranking match, not determine the ranking based on their performance against each other.
In the end, KT has no choice but to win as much as possible in the remaining three games and watch the performance of Doosan and SSG.
For KT, it is most regrettable that they lost (1-4, 2-6) in both consecutive games against SSG from the 21st to the 22nd. The lineup did not explode, and in particular, Rojas showed a slump in not being able to hit a single hit.
Manager Lee expressed regret, saying, "'It's important for the pitcher to stop it, but since it's not too scoreful in the beginning, we have no choice but to lead the game with a hard time.' He adjusted the batting order with No. 1 Kim Min-hyuk and No. 2 Rojas on the same day, saying, "'I took it back one space because Rojas seemed to be having a hard time.'"
KT formed the starting lineup of Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Rohas (right fielder), Jang Seong-woo (posu), Moon Sang-cheol (first baseman), Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman), Oh Jae-il (designated hitter), Oh Yoon-seok (second baseman), Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder) and Shim Woo-joon (eligible fielder).
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