"Big Inning when it bursts" "It was a tough call with jealousy" 0:2 โ 7:2 come from behind to win. Lim Chan-gyu PS's first start win - Shin Min-jae's three RBIs. KT's four-pronged self-destruction
Oct 06, 2024
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In the second semi-playoff game against KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium on the 6th, LG won a 7-2 come-from-behind victory due to the concentration of the batters, including Shin Min-jae's equalizer, sire guitar, and Park Dong-won's come-from-behind hit amid stable pitching of starter Lim Chan-kyu's two runs (one earned run) in five โ innings.
LG had the same lineup as Game 1. It consists of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Moon Sung-joo (left wing).
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said after the first game, `I'll think about the batting order", but in the end, they used the same lineup. Coach Yeom said "We judged that the current batting order can score the most and have a high probability of making a big inning when it goes back to normal overall."
KT's main second baseman Kim Sang-soo has changed. The positions of the two have also changed to No. 7 and No. 8 for Hwang Jae-gyun. Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Lohas (right fielder), Jang Sung-woo (captor), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Moon Sang-chul (first baseman), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder), Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman), and Shim Woo-joon (striker) were the starting lineup of the second game. KT manager Lee Kang-chul said, `Kim Sang-soo had a good performance against Lim Chan-kyu, so I told him to prepare for the second game"Moon Sang-cheol and Oh Jae-il were also better relative to Moon Sang-cheol."," he said, revealing that it was a line-up based on data.
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He immediately scored an extra point. Kim Min-hyuk and Rojas' consecutive hits created a chance for runners on first and third bases with no outs, and Kang Baek-ho's sacrifice fly to left field scored one more point, 2-0. However, it was a chance to lead to a center hitter, so it was regrettable to score only one point.
And LG's counterattack began. Coincidentally in the bottom of the third inning, No. 8 Park Hae-min, painted by coach Yeom, created a chance. Park Hae-min's ball hit the glove of starter Um Sang-baek and slowly went toward shortstop, making it an infield hit, and Moon Sung-joo hit left-handed to make it first and second base with no outs. Then came Yeom's mindful double steal operation. In the first Hong Chang-ki at-bat, Park Hae-min, the second baseman in the fourth pitch of the 2S, ran to third base, followed by Moon Sung-joo. It's safe because the change-up becomes one-bound and I can't throw. LG, who scored one point with Hong Chang-ki's ground ball in front of the second base with no outs and runners on the second and third bases, tied the game 2-2 with Shin Min-jae's left-handed hit that made him stand and watch the KT infield, which was on the third base with one out. Shin Min-jae even stole second base, leading to a chance to turn the tables with one out and second base, but Austin and Moon Bo-kyung stepped down with a mistake.
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LG unfortunately missed a decisive opportunity to decide the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. Shin Min-jae was tagged out by Rojas' accurate throw while digging home when Austin's lucky right-handed hit, with the second pitcher's check ball missing after the lead Shin Min-jae walked to base. After two outs, Oh Ji-hwan's double to left-center continued the chance of the second and third bases, but Kim Hyun-soo failed to score additional points as he stepped down with a fly to center field to third pitcher Lee Sang-dong.
Is it because he missed the chance to play in the fifth game. LG was in crisis in the top of the sixth inning.
After one out, when pinch hitter Chun Sung-ho's heavy hit came out, LG lowered starter Lim Chan-kyu and posted Eliaser Hernandez. And right fielder Hong Chang-ki was unable to catch Kim Sang-soo's missed ball right in front of him. Hong Chang-ki missed the ball when the ball went into the right. The chance came with one out and runners on the first and second bases, but Bae Jeong-dae and Hwang Jae-gyun were struck out by Hernandez's sweeper in a row.
And LG, who overcame the crisis, decided the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. When the lead Park Dong-won walked to get on base, KT raised Son Dong-hyun. However, as Sohn failed to catch Park Hae-min's bunt properly, the team had no outs and runners on the first and second bases. When Moon Sung-joo's sacrifice bunt reached the second and third bases with one out, KT intentionally filtered Hong Chang-ki to four pitches and operated with the bases loaded.
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LG starter Lim Chan-kyu gave up seven hits in five โ innings, but added four strikeouts without four outs, allowing only two runs (one earned run), giving the team its first valuable postseason win. Lim Chan-kyu, who had only one relief win in the postseason and had no starting win, enjoyed the joy of winning his first postseason start on the day.
Shin Min-jae, who had two hits, one walk, two steals, and one run scored in the silence of the lineup the previous day, became the team's top contributor to the victory by recording two hits, three RBIs and one stolen base in four at-bats.
Moon Sung-joo, who entered the series as the ninth batter and played an important role in connecting the lower and upper batters, washed away the disappointment of the previous day's hitless performance by scoring two hits, one RBI and one run from three times at bat.
LG's bullpen was also stable. Following Hernandez and Kim Jin-sung, who succeeded Lim Chan-kyu, even Yoo Young-chan, who returned from his father's award, kept the victory by blocking scoreless.
KT's starter Um Sang-baek failed to block the LG lineup, and the lineup also hit eight hits, but it was not connected, and it had to play hard, making as many as four errors.
LG and KT, who had one win and one loss, will play Game 3 at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th after a day off.
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