A 40-year-old veteran also prevented a crisis on the second and third bases with no outs, but on the day Mr. Zero collapsed, LG also fell to second place
May 08, 2025
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At the bottom of the sixth inning, it seemed that if only Doosan's top lineup was prevented, it would bring a certain victory, and LG had the most reliable 'Mr. Zero' Park Myung-geun. However, no one knew it would be the day when Park Myung-geun's zero ERA, which he believed, was broken. And on this day, LG lost the No. 1 spot to Hanwha, which had been going on since the opening game.
LG lost 2:5 in an away game against Doosan held in Jamsil on the 7th. Hanwha, which was tied for first place, beat Samsung 10-6, leaving Hanwha in first place with 23 wins and 13 losses and LG in second place with 22 wins and 14 losses, one game behind.
LG made an unexpected choice on the day. Choi Chae-heung as a starting pitcher. According to the rotation, it's Son Joo-young's turn to take the mound. However, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop chose to give Choi Chae-heung, who pitched well in the second division, a chance instead of Son Joo-young, who will take the mound after four days off. The goal is to give the starting pitchers, who have been constantly maintaining their rotation, one more day off and try to follow them later. In addition, Choi Chae-heung, who tried in the second division, was also given his first opportunity to pitch in the first division after transfer, allowing him to work harder.
However, he also needed to win because he is fighting Hanwha for first place. So, even if Choi Chae-heung was given a score, he warned of a super-strong strategy to immediately put in the bullpen if he was sluggish from the beginning, rather than entrusting him with a long inning.
This is because LG's bullpen was reliable. There were veteran pitchers such as Park Myung-geun, who threw without losing a point for 13 games, Jang Hyun-sik, who finished 1.46 points, Kim Kang-ryul, 1.93, and Kim Jin-sung, 2.65. If Choi Chae-heung collapses in the early stages, he believes there is a chance of winning if he blocks it with Lee Woo-chan, Kim Young-woo, Baek Seung-hyun, and Bae Jae-joon and puts in a must-win group in the second half.
However, Choi Chae-heung showed his skills in the second division. Just one hit until the fourth inning. He pitched four pitches without losing a point. LG's batters also led 2-0 against Doosan starter Jack Rogue with Park Dong-won's timely hit and Moon Bo-kyung's double in the top of the third inning.
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In the bottom of the sixth inning, Park Myung-geun was the pitcher who would block Doosan's attack starting with the second batter. Park Myung-geun, who did not allow a single run in 13 games and 13 innings with a hit rate of 1116 and an on-base allowed rate of 0.62 per inning, seemed to have a good chance of winning if he blocked six innings.
However, Park Myung-geun received consecutive hits from Cave and Yang Eui-ji and gave up a walk to Kim Jae-hwan, putting him on the verge of loading the bases with no outs. And Yang Seok-hwan's missed ball went between 1-2 bases, which were widely empty due to defensive shifts, and when the second baseman managed to run and catch it, the runner had already finished the base. It was tied 2-2 and loaded with no outs.
In the end, LG put in veteran Kim Kang-ryul, who was recruited from Doosan, as an FA. Kim Kang-ryul, who greeted Doosan fans and entered pitching, gave up a straight walk to Oh Myung-jin to donate one point. And Kang Seung-ho had a two-run double to ride on the first base line. 2-5 in a heartbeat.
Kim Kang-ryul blocked the second and third bases with no outs and no additional runs, but the flow went over.
Since then, Kim Young-woo has stopped the 7th and 8th innings without allowing a run, but LG's batting line has not exploded and lost 2-5.
It was a bullpen day that I had planned with confidence in the bullpen, but it was painful that the winning team, which I trusted, lost by allowing a reversal. Still, it can be said that it is positive for LG that Choi Chae-heung's possibility was seen and that the starting team took a break.
Will the performance of the physical strength of the starting pitchers be achieved in the three away games against the Samsung Lions, which will begin on the 9th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
