Lee Seung-yeop's game plan worked properly → This defeat is a force majeure
Mar 22, 2025
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Most of the Doosan Bears' game plan worked as planned. I had no luck.
Doosan came from behind to lose 5-6 against SSG Landers in the opening game of the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. At the bottom of the eighth inning with a 5-4 lead, setup man Lee Young-ha hit an upset two-run home run by SSG pinch hitter Oh Tae-gon.
The key was how to turn over the baton from the starting pitcher to Lee Young-ha in the eighth inning. It is calculated that if you go up to the eighth inning in the previous state, you will finish with Lee Young-ha and Kim Taek-yeon. There is no scenario in the calculation of Lee Young-ha or Kim Taek-yeon's collapse, which is a natural disaster.
First, starting pitcher Col Irvin was scheduled to play 90 to 95 pitches.
Irvin threw 92 pitches until the fifth inning and allowed four runs. He finished his pitch with a 4-4 score in the bottom of the fifth inning. It's a pity that he gave up four points, but he still did 'at least'.
Doosan scored one run in the top of the sixth inning to lead 5-4. It's okay up to here.
Can I get through the bottom of the 6th and the bottom of the 7th?
What should be pointed out is that Doosan's must-win pitching plan was completely twisted the day before the opening. Choi Won-joon, who had been appointed as a must-win group, was changed to the starting member as the third starter Kwak Bin was injured. Hong Gun-hee, a must-win group, was also left out of the opening entry due to elbow pain. Two must-win teams suddenly broke out of the line. So before the game, head coach Lee Seung-yeop said "I think Irvin will have to throw up to the sixth inning to make a calculation." This is because the seventh inning can be held up with a volume offensive somehow and the 8-9th inning can be summarized as Lee Young-ha and Kim Taek-yeon.
Coach Lee Seung-yeop chose Park Chi-guk in the bottom of the sixth inning. Park Chi-guk finished the sixth inning perfectly. I went over a big mountain.
At the end of the seventh episode. This is the highlight. Manager Lee Seung-yeop used three pitchers to catch three batters. Park Chi-guk took the lead and went down. He was responsible for the first ⅓ innings. If Doosan won, the first contributor would be Park Chi-guk. Heredia caught Park Jung-soo and left-handed hitter Han Yoo-som as Lee Byung-hun. It crossed the eight-part ridge.
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In fact, the real match was in the top of the sixth inning.
With two outs and runners on first and second bases, Kim Jae-hwan hit a timely hit to lead 6-5. Yang Eui-ji had a chance as the first and third bases continued with two outs. What if Yang Eui-ji had solved it here.
As Doosan failed to run away, SSG did not give up hope for victory. Even though he was losing, he put in Pilseungjo Noh Kyung-eun and bit him. If Yang Eui-ji hit it in the sixth inning, and if it was 7-5, SSG would not have been able to take out Noh Kyung-eun.
There was another chance to run away. In the top of the eighth inning, a full base meal with two outs was set in front of the cave. SSG made a super-strong move to bring out closer Cho Byung-hyun here. Cave swallowed the disappointment with a fly ball to left field.
But can we blame Yang Eui-ji and Cave? Yang Eui-ji scored two hits in three at-bats and two walks on the same day. You can't blame him for not hitting 3 for 3. Cave made his KBO League debut and was blocked by the opponent's finishing.
If 144 games are played, the winning team will also lose more than 50 times. There are painful defeats that must be pondered, but there are more defeats that must be forgotten and brushed off quickly.
If Doosan collapsed with a bent back in the sixth and seventh innings, it deserves to worry that 'I'm in big trouble' because its weaknesses were attacked.
However, this day is rather better because a variable occurred in a situation where the calculation was standing. It was just that the goddess of victory raised SSG's hand.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
