Now SSG and the 1G Miracle Director "Cho Hyung-joon shows us when it's good.""
Sep 24, 2024
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While KT won 5-1 against Lotte, SSG lost to LG 5-14. Now, if KT wins all two remaining games against Kiwoom, SSG must win all four games to tie the game with 72 wins, 2 draws and 70 losses and play in the fifth place.
It was a difficult match. Lotte also made all-out efforts because if it loses that day, it will be confirmed that it will be eliminated from the semifinals.
KT led 1-0 in the bottom of the third inning due to Kim Min-hyuk's triple and Rojas' timely hit, but after two outs in the top of the fifth inning, Bae Jeong-dae's catch error led to a crisis of first and second bases and allowed Son Ho-young to tie the game 1-1.
KT won the bullpen fight in the end. KT decided the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Leader Oh Yoon-seok hit a left-handed double from Lotte Han Hyun-hee, and pinch hitter Kang Baek-ho hit a right-handed winning hit from left-handed pitcher Chung Hyun-soo to lead 2-1. In the chance of Shim Woo-joon's sacrifice bunt, Kim Min-hyuk's hit to the right-center hit broke out 3-1. Rojas was caught on a fly to the second base, but Na Kyun-an's first pitch fastball, which Jang Sung-woo changed, was followed by a wedge two-run shot over the left fence to make it 5-1.
KT's starter Um Sang-baek allowed five hits, one walk, three strikeouts, and one run (non-earned) in five innings, and Kim Min-soo gave up two walks in the top of the sixth inning, but Park Seung-wook's bunt hit was caught diving and connected to a triple play, and So Hyung-joon, who took the mound in the top of the seventh inning, silenced Lotte's batters by blocking two perfect innings. In the top of the ninth inning, Park Young-hyun gave up one walk, but he stopped the game without losing a point.
After the game, KT manager Lee Kang-chul said "Starting pitcher Um Sang-baek did his part, and the bullpen pitchers who followed also defended well." Cho Hyung-joon is showing his best performance as he goes on innings"After praising the pitchers, "Lojas first RBI brought the atmosphere of the game. After allowing the tie, Kang Baek-ho Kim Min-hyuk combined for two RBIs and Jang Sung-woo's two-run home run was able to determine the game"It was also a compliment to the batters.
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