The killer of 'LG Killer' is here! 5 forward deployment a great success. "I won't miss the ball." As I said, pre-emptive solo shots
Oct 08, 2024
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LG Twins' Park Dong-won, the strongest hitter against LG's Wes Benjamin (KT Wiz), hit a pre-emptive solo shot against Benjamin in Game 3 of the semi-playoff.
Park Dong-won started the third semi-PO game against KT at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th and threw Benjamin's ball out of the left fence in his first at-bat in the top of the second inning when he was 0-0. In ball count 1B, he lightly pulled a 132-kilometer slider that came to the middle of the second pitch and hit a big home run with a distance of 125m.
As Park Dong-won said before the game, it was the best result of not missing Benjamin's real throw.
As everyone knows, Benjamin is a particularly strong pitcher against LG. In nine games against LG over the past two years, he has taken the mound with 5 wins, 1 loss, and a 1.29 ERA.
But Park Dong-won said "Benjamin was weak against Doosan. But didn't Benjamin catch Doosan (in the wild card game)" "We don't know what's going to happen to baseball. We're not very relatable. I'll do something to get over it" expressed determination.
During the season, he did not work well with Choi Won-tae. Choi Won-tae has mainly worked with Heo Do-hwan, and Park Dong-won was able to rest on this day. However, Park Dong-won was confident in his teamwork with Choi Won-tae. "(Choi) Wontae started his professional debut with me."I haven't worked well this year, but I know what kind of player he is, so there's no problem."
Regarding Benjamin's attack, he said, "We should not miss a real pitch." Park Dong-won said, `The opposing pitcher is such a good player that I don't think he'll throw a real pitch, but I think if you prepare so that you don't miss it when you throw a real pitch, you'll get better results.'
Park Dong-won is the best player against Benjamin among LG's main batters. He had the best batting average of 273 with 3 hits in 11 at-bats last year, and also had 3 hits in 9 at-bats this year. In two years, he was 6 for 20 with an opposing batting average of 300. He also had one home run. There were only three LG batters who hit a home run against Benjamin for two years, but Kim Min-sung moved to Lotte, and Lee Jae-won joined the Sangmu, so Park Dong-won is the only one.
According to the data, Park Dong-won, who is strong against Benjamin, succeeded with a solo shot.
indyk@sportschosun.com
