156km, 15 wins, hidden behind the glamour...Kwak Bin wasn't a big game feature.
Oct 02, 2024
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It collapsed again. It was terrible. Doosan's series plan was also completely destroyed.
The Doosan Bears were completely defeated by the KT Wiz 0-4 in Game 1 of the wild card game at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd.
Finished the regular season in fourth place. It is an advantageous battle in which only one player has to win one of the two games. However, the team lost the first game weakly, reviving the KT spirit. There is a possibility that he will fall victim to the first wild card upset ever.
KT scored four runs in the first inning. It was a match that didn't need an explanation. Doosan was behind in the selection fight.
Doosan's starting pitcher was ace Kwak Bin. The future of Korean baseball, which has become a multi-victory king with Won Tae-in of the Samsung Lions with 15 wins this season. The situation of foreign players has also been bad throughout the season, but it was a season where we could expect Kwak Bin to play an ace even if they were there.
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The shock was last year. With 12 wins, he started the first game of the wild card game against the NC Dinos. However, there was a painful memory of the collapse, allowing Seo Ho-chul to load the bases with a shock. Steel plate with five runs in three ⅔ innings. Doosan's shock loss led to the club posting an apology.
The stage to test Kwak's courage was last year's Hangzhou Asian Games. Coach Ryu Joong-il tried to use it as a one-two punch with Moon Dong-ju (Hanwha). However, he couldn't throw a single game, complaining of gall symptoms. After the end of the season, he pitched well in the final against APBC Japan, but it was a relatively less pressure tournament.
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The maximum speed was 156 kilometers. But it was useless if it didn't go in the middle. As soon as the game began, he gave up a walk against the first batter, Kim Min-hyuk. Nervous and out of control at all. It's twisted from here.
His fastball was good, but he couldn't confidently enter the game. a ball count is in full swing, forced to throw a breaking ball to catch the count I've been hit hard. Jang Sung-woo, Kang Baek-ho and Oh Jae-il's three consecutive timely hits all came from the breaking ball game. Until then, the difference between strikes and balls was clear. So KT hitters were able to narrow down the zone and hit it intensively.
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KT starter Cuevas also faced a crisis with consecutive hits by Jung Soo-bin and Kim Jae-ho in the first inning as if he was nervous and warmed up, but show his crisis management ability to handle clean-up trios He contrasted with Kwak Bin.
Of course, it cannot all be attributed to Kwak Bin. On this day, Doosan's Kim Ki-yeon, who has no experience playing in the postseason due to Yang Eui-ji's collarbone injury, wore a mask. There could also be a problem with his ball combination. However, if we continue our weak image in such a big game, we cannot grow into a special ace representing the league. Will Kwak Bin be given another chance. First of all, Doosan must advance to the semi-playoff. You have to support your colleagues first.
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