""2 defeats per day shock" Director Park Jin-man "It was a goal of 1 win and 1 loss in Gwangju"
Oct 23, 2024
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Samsung lost both the first and second games of the Korean Series against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd. Samsung, which suffered a 1-to-5 upset loss in the second half of Game 1, collapsed as starting pitcher Hwang Dong-jae allowed five runs in the first inning alone, and lost 3-8 after failing to regain the lead.
After Hwang Dong-jae stepped down with five runs in ⅔ innings, it was encouraging that the bullpen stabilized and prevented the ensuing seven ⅓ innings with two runs. However, it failed to burst when the lineup was crucial. Third batter Lewin Diaz had three hits and seventh batter Ryu Ji-hyuk had three hits and one walk, but the central hitters leading to Kang Min-ho, Kim Young-woong, and Park Byung-ho remained silent in the decisive chance.
After winning two consecutive away games in Gwangju, Samsung has to move to Daegu and fight back in the third and fourth games at its home stadium.
The following is the question-and-answer session of the defeat coach Park Jin-man after the game.
-The general evaluation of the game is.
▶It's a shame that we lost both games. To be honest, my goal was to win and lose 1 game in Gwangju. I think I need to go to Daegu and take a good rest and reorganize well, thinking it's minus one.
-I think the bat has been off since Game 3 of the playoffs, but the breakthrough is.
▶Our winning pattern should be a long shot. He didn't have as many hits in the second game. There was no RBI at the critical moment. If you look at the winning pattern, you should have a long shot, but I think it was a difficult game because it was mainly a single hit. I think we need to change the atmosphere again with a good flow by producing long balls in Daegu.
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▶There are some parts that are disappointing (replacement) because he entered the bullpen day from Game 1, but right-handed hitters continued to be concentrated in the situation. So, it was burdensome to change the bullpen all at once in the first inning.
-Should we say that the second game was affected by the first game.
▶If it wasn't there, it would be a lie. In the first game, we didn't turn the tables because we were just beaten by KIA, but because we caught two outs well and gave all the points with wild pitches. The atmosphere seems to have been taken away from there. I don't think I overcame that atmosphere until the second game.
-About the situation of Kim Young-woong bunting in the top of the sixth inning of Game 1.
▶It was in the middle of the game, and baseball is a probability battle. It was a situation where if you bunt well and go to the second and third bases, you could get additional points without a hit. We went to a probability fight and failed because the operation didn't work there. Baseball should be based on probability. The failure to score an additional point there seems to have created a disappointing situation in the first game.
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▶I sprained my ankle during the playoffs and was running while taping, but he was a little sick at bat. So I decided to replace it because I have to continue playing in the future.
-Did you think of Koo Ja-wook as a substitute.
▶The current situation is that we have to use Koo Ja-wook, but we keep looking at the current situation. The situation. The situation. He has the will to keep going, but he seems to have to keep checking his physical condition day by day.
-Kim Hyun-joon joined the last-minute entry and played an active role today.
▶ It's the first postseason game, and he's good at swinging without pressure. I think I prepared well in Futures during the playoffs, and I'm thinking that there will be more uses in that regard in the future.
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