'I didn't even see it in the entertainment.' He hit .833 with three home runs and six RBIs in the first and second games. The birth of 'Big Game Heater'. Will it work for semi-PO MVP?
Oct 17, 2024
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Lewin Diaz showed tremendous destructive power in the first and second playoff games held in Daegu on the 13th and 15th. In the first game, he went 1 for 2 (homer) with 3 RBIs, 1 run and 1 walk, and in the second game, he went 4 for 4 (two homers) with 3 RBIs and 2 runs.
He has a batting average of 8.33 with five hits in six at-bats for two days. He swept three home runs and six RBIs. The slugging percentage is 2.500 and the on-base percentage is 0.750, with an OPS of 3.250. Since it is only two games, this figure came out, but even so, it shows how tremendous Diaz has been hitting for two days.
Who knew that David McKinnon, who had a good batting average but lacked slugging power, and Diaz, who was urgently brought in on behalf of Ruben Cardenas, who was forced out due to a layoff controversy after a back injury, would make such a big hit.
Diaz, who started playing in mid-August, had a batting average of 282 (31 hits in 110 at-bats) with seven home runs and 19 RBIs in 29 games. A decent report card with an OPS of 0.849 with a slugging percentage of 0.518 and an on-base percentage of 0.331.
Still, it was a short period of time, so I couldn't be sure, and in the end, I had no choice but to decide to renew my contract based on my performance in the postseason.
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In the second game, he was truly a lucky star. In the bottom of the first inning, trailing 0-1, the ball was missed with two outs and second base, but it became a double that fell on the left-field line to tie the score at 1-1. In the bottom of the third inning with a 2-1 lead, the check swing became the north wing, and he got another opportunity, and he hit without missing it, adding an error to the first baseman's score.
And at the bottom of the sixth inning with a 5-1 lead, he hit a superior solo home run against Ham Deok-ju. If he added a triple, he could have recorded a cycling hit, but at the end of the seventh inning with an 8-1 lead, he hit a solo shot over the right-center fence from Baek Seung-hyun to score a home run in consecutive at-bats. He went 4 for 4 with two homers and three RBIs.
Now, he will move to Jamsil and play the third game on the 17th. I wonder if the good batting feeling in Daegu can continue. As Koo Ja-wook is out due to injury, Diaz's role as the center hitter has become more important.
The opposing pitcher is semi-PO MVP Lim Chan-kyu. I've never met Lim Chan-gyu. I think we can see how we can cope with a good breaking ball.
indyk@sportschosun.com
