How hard did Koo Ja-wook suffer
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop expressed regret over the team’s loss in overtime the previous day at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 11th, when the 12th game of the 2020 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League took place.
LG had led the game 2-0 until the eighth inning on the previous day, but allowed two runs in the top of the ninth inning to allow overtime. LG lost three runs in the top of the 10th inning, ultimately losing the game 2-5.
The loss was huge. As LG lost consecutive games to No. 1 Kia, the team fell to third place after losing to Samsung. Its plan to narrow its gap with No. 1 Kia in the first three consecutive games in the second half of the year was effectively thwarted.
The closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan was shaken. Taking the mound at the top of the ninth inning with a 2-0 lead, Yoo gave up a double to Park Chan-ho and allowed Choi Won-joon and Choi Hyung-woo to tie the game. It was his third Blon save of the season.
LG had Baek Seung-hyun and Jung Woo-young in the top of the 10th inning, but failed to prevent the team from losing. The team lost four games to 11 on the previous day, losing for two consecutive games in the first series of the second half.
Yeom, however, defended Yoo by saying, “He is doing well in his second year in the Korean pro league.” Yoo Young-chan posted five wins, three losses and 18 saves in the first half with an ERA of 1.82. Notably, he was burdened with taking responsibility for more than one inning, depending on the situation on the LG mound that collapsed. Notably, he pitched more than one inning in five out of 10 games in the first half.
His disappointment was bigger for the team. LG had 10 hits, three more than Kia’s on the previous day, but ended up with only two runs. Considering Moon’s solo home run, it is regrettable. “I failed to do it when the batting line had to deal with it,” Yeom said.
LG ranks fourth this year with a team batting average of 281. The team has lost some heat compared to last year’s team batting average of 279.
Coach Yeom pointed out ahead of the away match against Kiwoom on the 4th, the last game of the first half, that “there is no player other than Moon Sung-joo who gives batters their skills.” It is not easy to boost his condition due to the large and small injuries in the aftermath of last year’s victory.
On top of that, Yeom expressed caution about changing his batting form. “Veterans such as Kim Hyun-soo and Park Hae-min have made changes to his form, but it doesn’t have much effect,” Yeom said. “Samsung’s Koo Ja-wook and KIA’s Seo Geon-chang have made changes to their form. Moon Sung-joo also said he would make changes, but he is doing well because he stopped them.”
Kim Hyun-soo, dubbed the “hitting machine,” has the lowest batting average since joining LG this year with a batting average of 284. Park also has the lowest batting average of 257 since joining LG.
“I’ve been in the professional baseball league for 34 years since my debut in 1991, and no batter has succeeded due to changes in batting form,” Yeom said, expressing his hope that it will be our last attempt as well. It remains to be seen whether LG’s batters will be able to complete trials and errors and make a counterattack in the second half of the year.
BY: 토토사이트 추천