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| Samsung-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. Kim Min-soo is in pain after being hit in the leg by Kim Heon-gon's hitting ball with no outs and first base in the top of the seventh inning. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun |
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A hard-to-avoid class hit the right knee. The pitcher's face was distorted by pain.
KT Wiz must-win team Kim Min-soo went down the mound due to an unexpected injury. KT couldn't laugh even if it won.
KT won 5-3 in a match against the Samsung Lions at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th.
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| Cuevas, who climbed the mound, began pitching with a confident smile. The result is 6 innings and 1 run
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| Jang Joon-won is delighted after hitting an RBI timely hit in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and second base. |
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Kim Min-soo took over the mound in the top of the seventh inning with KT leading 5-1 amid starter Cuevas' good pitching of one run in six innings and No. 9 Jang Joon-won's two-for-four hits and two RBIs. KT's winning formula seemed to be working smoothly.
After leadoff hitter Park Byung-ho got on base with a hit, Kim Hun-gon's ball hit Kim Min-soo's right knee. While the ball flowed in front of the right fielder, it became second and third bases with no outs.
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| Painful Kim Min-soo |
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| Coaches stopped Kim Min-soo, who wanted to break the pitch by moving his legs. |
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Kim Min-soo's expression on the ground was distorted by pain, and the trainer ran out to check his condition. Kim Min-soo, who barely woke up after a while, tried to continue the pitch, but it was too much. KT immediately replaced the pitcher with Won Sang-hyun.
Won Sang-hyun, who took the mound on the second and third bases with no outs, gave up two runs with a sacrifice fly and wild pitch, but he overcame the crisis by preventing additional runs.
KT's Son Dong-hyun took the mound in the eighth inning and Park Young-hyun in the ninth inning, keeping the score of 5-3.
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| Kim Min-soo, the core of the bullpen, |
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Kim Min-soo's role in KT's bullpen this season is absolute. He has taken the mound in 11 games before the game, recording 2-1 with 5 holds and a 2.38 ERA.
If Kim Min-soo, who is ranked second in both the number of appearances and the league hold, leaves, KT's winning formula will inevitably suffer a major setback. This is why head coach Lee Kang-chul couldn't laugh even after the victory.
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| Coach Lee Kang-chul greets Won Sang-hyun, who suddenly took the mound after Kim Min-soo's injury. I couldn't laugh even though I won. |
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Kim Min-soo, who was replaced, will receive icing and monitor his condition before deciding on a hospital examination.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
