"It was Kim Kwang Hyun's real throw" Rojas, who I knew as soon as I hit it, looked at the bench, not the ball.
Oct 01, 2024
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KT Wiz won the ticket to the wild card final. KT won a thrilling come-from-behind victory over SSG Landers 4-3 in the fifth place match at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 1st. The two teams, which could not compete with 144 games in the regular season, advanced to the wild card game as KT won the single-round match. KT will play the first wild card game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd without a break.
The hero was by far Mel Rojas Jr. KT's lineup was frustrating all day, but Rojas played a four-run game alone. The first point and the reversal score were all up to Rojas.
Rojas, who hit the first solo home run off SSG starting pitcher Roenis Elias in the bottom of the first inning, peaked in his last at-bat. KT is trailing 1-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning. KT, which failed to score a single run since the first inning, was blocked by SSG pitchers and was in a situation of defeat.
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Rojas, who faced Kim Kwang-hyun in the 2B, hit a 129km changeup real pitch on the third pitch without missing it and connected it with an upset three-run home run over the left-center fence. KT's loss was lifted at once and it was a score that perfectly changed the team's atmosphere.
KT, which succeeded in turning it around 4-3 with Rojas' home run, secured a one-run lead and confirmed its advance to the wild card final round in the top of the ninth inning as closing pitcher Park Young-hyun prevented a crisis with two outs and third base.
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Rojas, who responded to Kim Kwang-hyun's change-up, "I wasn't aiming for the pitch." Kim Kwang-hyun usually took the ball against me well, so it was difficult to deal with it, but it came higher than the course I was aiming for and hit me well with a positive hit. "I thought I went over as soon as the ball hit me. So I was watching the dugout without watching the ball fly away, and my teammates seemed to be skeptical. 'I'm Rojas, don't you believe in my power?I had a feeling of '," he said with a smile.
The teammates of the KT dugout, who were watching the ball nervously, were enthusiastic when it became a come-from-behind home run. Rojas was "Kim Kwang-hyun's real throw. I thought I shouldn't miss it, but it led to a good result," he said with a bright smile.
The magical autumn has begun again.
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