Like the starter 'El Dong-won', → Game 4 Ence is also on standby for the bullpen. "There's no next." 'Challengeful brinkmanship'A desperate final game notice
Oct 17, 2024
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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop declared a real 'total war'. Ahead of the third playoff game against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 17th, Yeom said, `It will be over if we lose, so I think it will be important to use all the pitchers who can win and play one game.'
This means that he will not spare a pitcher who throws well.
Of course, the best pitcher in the bullpen, Eliaser Hernandez, is not used only as a closer. When asked about Hernandez, Yeom said, `I'm going to go out as the second pitcher,' adding that he could throw a lot because he took five days off. You can throw like a starting pitcher."
Hernandez, who was hired as the first starter, moved to the bullpen this post season and took charge of LG's bullpen. In the semi-playoff, he played in the foreground from Game 1 to Game 5 and threw 117 pitches in seven ⅓ innings, making the best pitching. Two saves and one hold allowed the team to advance to the playoffs.
Due to fatigue, he decided to play only as a closer in the playoffs, but lost in the first and second games, so Hernandez did not have a chance to play. As a result, I took five days off. Lim Chan-kyu, who played in the 5th round of the semi-PO, started the day as a starting pitcher, and Hernandez also took a rest. Since Hernandez pitched as a starter in the regular season, he may throw without a limit on the number of pitches if he has to pitch early on the day and to win.
Coach Yeom also said, `I think we should play with the strongest card"Since there is no next, I think we should do it as long as we can play one game."
Son Joo-young and Choi Won-tae, the starters of the second leg, are the players who did not play on the day. Usually, the previous starter and the next starter are listed as non-players, but the fact that Choi Won-tae, not Detrick Ence, who is scheduled to start Game 4, is registered as a non-play player means that Ence will also take the mound if necessary. If you lose, there will be no Game 4.
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