It wasn't Um Sangbaek or JoyhyunLee Kang-chul, the winning player, will catch the first game.
Oct 04, 2024
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KT, which miraculously recorded "wild card upset" for the first time in its history, will now face the LG Twins in the semi-playoff series. KT used an upset miracle by winning the wild card game against the Doosan Bears until the second game following the first game. Doosan is the first team ranked fourth in the regular season to fail to advance to the semi-playoff.
KT's momentum is so hot. KT, which failed to make a decision to advance to the postseason until the last game of the regular season, beat SSG Landers with a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the fifth-place match and even caught Doosan in the wild card match. In this situation, he will face the LG Twins, the unified championship team last year, as the third-place team in the regular season.
KBO announced the starting pitcher for Game 1 of the semi-playoff on the morning of the 4th. The two teams will play the first game at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 5th. KT announced Ko Young-pyo and LG announced Detrick Ens as the starting pitchers in the first game, respectively.
KT is a surprise choice. Ko Young-pyo has been used as a bullpen pitcher twice in the past three days. It was an inevitable choice. KT failed to start the ranking match against SSG with Ko Young-pyo as a starter. This is because Ko Young-pyo took the mound against Kiwoom on September 28, just three days ago.
Therefore, instead of Um Sang-baek, who took a break on the 6th, taking the mound, Ko Young-pyo took the mound in the middle. Ko Young-pyo came out as the third pitcher in the match against SSG and threw 18 pitches in one ⅔.
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Since Ko Young-pyo has made two bullpen appearances, it will not be easy to start the first round of the semi-playoff. Coach Lee Kang-chul also did not have time to come up with a starting plan until the semi-playoff. Since every game was like a cliffhanger from the end of the regular season, we had no choice but to focus on one game and one game. It was not easy in reality to beat Doosan to advance to the semi-playoff.
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But in the end, the choice was Ko Young-pyo. It's not too much. Since Ko Young-pyo recorded 14 pitches in the second game, it can be seen that it is no different from bullpen pitching, which is generally carried out by starting pitchers two days before taking the mound. Of course, it was a burdensome bullpen appearance, but now it is a special situation and the team atmosphere is at its peak, so the role of 'Ace' can be fully expected.
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