Kim Do-young, who meets a rival .167 pitcher, has only two games left, but is the first 40-40 of the native species also too much?
Sep 27, 2024
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With only two games left in the pennant race, whether Kim Do-young will achieve 40 home runs and 40 steals is also falling into the fog. Kim Do-young, who has 38 home runs and 40 steals by the 27th, can write a new history by adding two home runs, but it is not easy to guarantee whether he will achieve it.
Kim Do-young hit his 38th shot at his first at-bat against Samsung in Gwangju on the 23rd. Since then, he has been showing off his good batting performance with six hits in 10 at-bats. However, he only hit a triple against Lotte in Gwangju on the 25th, but no home run is coming out that he is looking forward to.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho has been using Kim Do-young as a leadoff since he won the pennant race early and decided to go straight to the Korean Series on the 17th. The intention was to help him achieve the record by playing more at-bats. Kim Do-young is also showing off his good batting sense with consecutive hits after using the leadoff, but the number of home runs does not seem to be easily filled.
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Rather, it also revealed the view that the match against foreign pitchers may help Kim Do-young achieve his record. Lee said, `Foreign pitchers tend to come in aggressively. In terms of probability (rather than a control-oriented domestic pitcher) I think it's better to meet a foreign or ace pitcher" expressed an idea. He laughed "Wouldn't heaven help you once at the last minute?"
Kim Do-young had no hits in four at-bats against Hanwha in Daejeon on the 27th. He was hitless in three at-bats against Weiss, who pitched scoreless until the sixth inning, and Han Seung-hyuk's second fastball in his last at-bat in the top of the eighth inning, but it was only a fly ball to center field. While the well-hit ball continues to go to the center of the outfield, he received similar results this time.
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