The MVP of the Korean Series. Let's go back to number five. Moon Sungjoo, number 9. "8,9,1,2 Big Inning"
Oct 05, 2024
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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop organized the batting order with a strategy to strengthen the lower lineup and score in the upper lineup.
In the semi-playoff against KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium on the 5th, LG formed the starting lineup of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (catcher), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Moon Sung-joo (left wing).
In fact, LG is certain to have nine key players, so there is no time for other players to enter. It's hard to get a substitute. Coach Yeom said "A pinch-runner can enter the game in the second half of the game and a pinch-hitter can enter the spot, but a pinch-hitter can't enter in place of the main player."
Manager Yeom's concern was how to combine nine batters to create a batting order with high scoring power. Coach Yeom, who used Moon Sung-joo as the fifth batter at the end of the season, thought about batting order during the training camp. The 1st to 4th were actually fixed, but it was important how to structure the batting line after the 5th to create a well-organized batting line.
In particular, the focus was on the eighth and ninth hitters. This is because No. 8 and No. 9 should be good to give chances to No. 1 to No. 4 who have a good batting sense. In particular, top hitter Hong Chang-ki ranked No. 1 in on-base percentage, but he also has a very good batting average of 389. Having a lot of chances in front of Hong Chang-ki is one of the ways LG can score a lot of points.
Director Yeom said, `I had a lot of worries about Sungjoo Moon"I thought twice or six times. However, the power analysis team and the hitting coach gave me the opinion of No. 9, so I thought it wasn't a bad card, so I beat my idea and put Seongju on No. 9. The key to the lineup is likely to be whether the team leads well to the top batting line. If it goes well, it's a big inning."
He also thought about the 5th place, but he put Oh Ji-hwan in. Manager Yeom agonized over Kim Hyun-soo and Oh Ji-hwan in No. 5. Both of them were in good condition during training. Oh Ji-hwan became MVP when he hit fifth in last year's Korean Series and put Oh Ji-hwan in fifth.
KT's first-round pick is Ko Young-pyo. He took the mound once against LG this season, and on August 29th, he allowed nine hits, one walk, seven strikeouts, and five runs in four ⅔ innings. Austin and Lee Young-bin and Hong Chang-ki hit two hits each, and Kim Hyun-soo and Oh Ji-hwan and Shin Min-jae hit one hit each.
According to last year's record, Oh Ji-hwan was good with 5 hits in 9 at-bats, Moon Bo-kyung was 3 hits in 7 at-bats, Moon Sung-joo was 2 hits in 5 at-bats, Park Hae-min was 3 hits in 8 at-bats, Austin was 3 hits in 9 at-bats, and Kim Hyun-soo was 3 hits in 9 at-bats.
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