I was beaten by Austin again...Two home runs allowed, five runs in five innings, and there was no LG killer
Oct 08, 2024
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The reputation of the `LG Killer' collapsed once again in the fall. KT Wiz Benjamin is on the verge of losing.
Benjamin started in Game 3 of the semi-playoff against the LG Twins at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 8th.
In a 1-1 situation, the winning team of Game 3 passed all-time semi-playoffs. A match that you have to win. KT manager Lee Kang-chul changed the rotation of Cuevas to Benjamin Cuevas. It was based on the belief that Benjamin, who has shown an extreme performance against LG since last year, would hold the game.
But it was hard from the beginning. When he had strength in the first inning, he blocked the inning well with three outs. However, after one out in the second inning, Park Dong-won hit a first solo shot. Park Dong-won's bat turned cool as the flat slider was concentrated in the middle. LG posted Park Dong-won, who had the only home run against Benjamin this season, forward to No. 5, which was fun.
Benjamin also lost another run in the third inning by getting a double from the leadoff Park Hae-min and giving up a timely double to Hong Chang-ki.
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However, he failed to overcome the last hurdle. The error was a source of concern. First baseman Oh Jae-il failed to catch Moon Sung-joo's foul fly ball to first base in the fifth inning. In the end, Benjamin, who was exhausted, gave up a walk, and one out later, he got a hit by Shin Min-jae. Benjamin's cut fastball, which dropped in ball power with more than 80 pitches, was a good prey for Austin. I was hit with a three-run shot through.
Five runs in five innings. The earned run was four points, but it was not the result KT expected from Benjamin anyway. In the third game of the Korean Series against LG last year, he also gave Austin a three-run shot in the first place and played a difficult game, but he also failed to cross Austin's wall on the same day.
Benjamin failed to show his form due to a sharp decline in ball power at the end of the regular season, and showed his recovery by pitching well in Game 2 of the wild card game against the Doosan Bears. However, throwing after a four-day break for two consecutive games eventually served as a limit.
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