'Although he failed to fill the fourth inning' Hwang Dong-jae took the mound for the first time in fall baseball, 3 scoreless innings amid his surprise crisis management ability

Oct 17, 2024

3rd playoff game between LG and Samsung at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 17th. Hwang Dong-jae, who handled Shin Min-jae with a double play with one out in the bottom of the third inning, is clenching his fist toward catcher Kang Min-ho. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.10.17/

Samsung Lions' fifth-year right-hander Hwang Dong-jae showed a surprising pitching.

Hwang Dong-jae started in Game 3 of the playoffs against LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and continued his scoreless match against LG starter Lim Chan-kyu with one hit, three walks and three strikeouts in three innings. LG's batters avoided paying in each crisis by mixing folk and two-seam, centering on the maximum 147km fast ball and slider.

There was a crisis in every inning, but he erased the loss crisis with his thick guts and catcher Kang Min-ho's lead.

In the bottom of the first inning, top hitter Hong Chang-ki scored a fork ball and allowed a hit to the leadoff batter. Shin Min-jae was induced to ground out to second base, but Hong Chang-ki, who started in advance, settled on second base. With one out and runners on second base, Austin and Kim Hyun-soo struck out key batters in succession.

He threw a threatening fastball over his head to Austin after a pitcher strike and froze it with a 146km fastball full outside.

Kim Hyun-soo struck out swinging with a slider that fell superbly toward his body.

The game between Samsung and LG in Game 3 of the playoffs at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Hwang Dong-jae struck out LG Park Hae-min with two outs and second base in the bottom of the second inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.17/

In the second inning, he also faced a crisis by walking the lead, Oh Ji-hwan. second base with no outs on stolen bases. He threw a fastball to Moon Bo-kyung and was hit by a double in the left-center, but Kim Hun-gon's good defense caught the out. In the meantime, the runner on second base settled on third base. In the crisis of losing a point with one out and third base, Park Dong-won induced a ground ball in front of the pitcher with a slider to narrow down the third baseman, who started with contact play. Park Hae-min struck out swinging with a fastball and finished the inning.

After dealing with the leadoff Moon Sung-joo with a ground ball to shortstop in the third inning, Hong Chang-ki was walked, but Shin Min-jae was doubled with a slider and finished the third inning. 3회까지 투구수 50개.

The game between Samsung and LG in Game 3 of the playoffs at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 17th, and Samsung's Hwang Dong-jae struck out LG Kim Hyun-soo with two outs and second base in the bottom of the first inning to end the inning. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.10.17/

A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions in Game 3 of the playoffs at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. Samsung's Hwang Dong-jae is coming down from the mound in the bottom of the fourth inning with no outs and runners on first base. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.10.17/

Nervous first autumn baseball. Power pitching consumed a lot of energy.

The bench made a decision when Austin, the leadoff hitter, walked in the fourth inning at 0-0, and threw a ball to Kim Hyun-soo.

Replacement with left-hander Lee Seung-hyun, who was warming up in advance. As soon as Lee Seung-hyun went up, he checked out Austin and erased Hwang Dong-jae's lead.

Before the game, Samsung manager Park Jin-man said, `I have an expectation that Hwang Dong-jae throws up to the fourth inning.' Although he failed to lead the coach to the innings he expected, he calmly led three innings despite the enthusiastic support of both teams' cheering squads, making it hard to see him as a rookie who took the mound in the first postseason. It was his first appearance in fall baseball, which did 100% of his share.

Lee Seung-hyun scored his first run in the bottom of the fifth inning, and LG began to lead 1-0.

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