"You're going to re-sign." 'Big Game Foreigner' Diaz brings down Yang Hyun-jong, two-run shot at consecutive times, PS 5 home runs
Oct 28, 2024
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The Samsung Lions launched a counterattack with the team's three symbolic home runs. Following Diaz Kim Young-woong's back-to-back home run, Diaz's consecutive home run led 5-1 in the third inning.
Samsung took a 3-0 lead in Game 5 of the Korean Series against KIA at Gwangju Champions Field on the 28th with consecutive home runs by Diaz and Kim Young-woong in the first inning. In the top of the third inning with a 3-1 lead, Diaz's two-run homer in consecutive at-bats drove away by four runs.
Diaz, who started as the fourth first baseman, pulled Yang Hyun-jong's sixth 133km slider in the top of the first inning with two outs and a runner on the first base to cross the right fence. He was caught in an unfavorable count of 0B2S, but he picked out two balls well, made a timely foul on his fastball, and pulled the breaking ball as it was.
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The home run pattern was the same as Diaz's.
After pulling the second fastball and hitting a big ball to the right, he pulled a 130-kilometer slider over the right-center fence.
It was the 10th consecutive batter home run in the Korean Series. For Samsung, it is the second back-to-back home run after Game 3 of the Korean Series.
Samsung allowed Na Sung-bum to make a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning and allowed a 1-3 chase. The anxious side is Samsung, which ends the series when the series loses only once.
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Diaz, who was at bat for the second time in the third inning with two outs and a runner on first base, let go of the first slider and then pulled a 143km fastball on the second pitch without hesitation to hit the right fence once again. It was a two-run shot with a flying distance of 120 meters, and it was his ninth consecutive homer in the Korean Series and his second back-to-back home run in the postseason following the second playoff game.
Yang Hyun-jong, who allowed five runs in two ⅔ innings with three home runs, went down the mound with his head down.
Samsung was on the brink of 1 win and 3 losses with a 2-9 loss due to the original injured steel plate in Game 4. To make matters worse, even Kang Min-ho, the main catcher, was unable to play due to his hamstring. Lee Byung-hun wore a mask.
Game 5 started with a slump in the dugout atmosphere. The first point and the run-away score were more important than ever.
Diaz played that important role. Du-bang threw hope at Samsung's dugout, which was heading for despair. He has five home runs in the fall baseball alone, following three home runs in the playoffs.
The legend of autumn being shown by another replacement alien, Diaz, of Cardenas, the MacKinnon replacement alien. The probability of wearing a blue Lions uniform next year is increasing. Park Yong-taek, a member of the committee who watched Diaz's performance in the fall, was optimistic, saying, `I'm going to re-sign it.'
hschung@sportschosun.com
