A pitcher with nine wins instead of 13 wins...' I can't believe I got another day off when I took 22 days off...' My shoulders have become heavy
Oct 15, 2024
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The situation has changed as the second round of the playoffs between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions was delayed by a day due to rain. Samsung announced the selection of Won Tae-in, the king of the most wins, but LG changed the selection to Son Joo-young, not Detrick Ens, who was scheduled to start the second game.
It may seem strange to entrust an important second-round starter to a pitcher who experienced his first full-time start of the year, not Ence, who was a foreign winner with 13 wins of the season, but Son Joo-young certainly excelled in the semi-playoff.
In the first game, Ence became a losing pitcher with five hits (one home run), two walks, six strikeouts and three runs in five ⅓ innings, and in the fourth game, which went up after three days of rest, he was early in three ⅓ innings with six hits (one home run), two walks, three strikeouts and four runs. Both of the semi-PO defeats belonged to Ence.
On the other hand, Son Joo-young, who moved from the semi-PO to the middle, pitched perfectly. Son Joo-young, who took the mound as the second pitcher after Choi Won-tae in Game 3, became the winning pitcher by keeping five scoreless innings, and in Game 5, he blocked seven and eight scoreless games following Lim Chan-kyu to win the hold. He helped his team advance to the playoffs by blocking seven scoreless innings in two games.
Son Joo-young is also better at the match against Samsung. His first appearance this year was against Samsung in Jamsil on March 28, and he became the winning pitcher with three hits, two walks and three strikeouts in six innings, and in Daegu on June 12, he recorded six hits (one home run) and one walk and three runs (one earned) in five ⅓ innings. And on July 31, he became the winning pitcher by allowing four hits, no four outs, and one run in six innings in Jamsil. He deserves to be called the "Samsung Killer" with two wins, no losses and an ERA of 1.04 in three games.
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It is a game that has become more burdensome for Won Tae-in. He had to take another day off and meet LG hitters who replenished their physical strength, and in particular, the matchup was even changed to a pitcher who was good against Samsung. Originally, he made his body on the 14th, but it is not easy to maintain his condition as it has been postponed by one day.
Son Joo-young may also be nervous because it is her first postseason start since her debut. If he can take the team's victory with good pitching like a semi-PO in the second game, he will have no choice but to actively consider taking the mound in Game 5, the order in which Choi Won-tae will throw after four days of rest.
Only when we win the second game can we definitely catch the flow of the series. If Samsung wins the second game and wins two consecutive games, it can be said that it is closer to the Korean Series. If LG wins the second game, it can be said that it certainly has the effect of 'Cancel Rain'. Fraud is bound to go up.
indyk@sportschosun.com
