Mystery in which the 8th inning dramatic equalizer hero was replaced in the 10th inning. The director had no choice. I'm at the next at-bat, but my knee hurts, so I'll replace it
May 22, 2025
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You can come into the batter's box one more time, but you can't help but wonder that you've been replaced. The coach explained that it was a replacement for protection.
The LG Twins-Lotte Giants match was held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 21st.
Lotte No. 2 Ko Seung-min hit a two-run home run over the right fence in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first base, one of LG's strongest shields. Lotte trailed 0-3 on the day, turned the tables 4-3 and allowed a 4-4 tie, was caught 5-5 with a 5-4 lead, and gave up two runs in the top of the seventh inning, and the atmosphere was down. LG put in Kim Jin-sung to protect the victory, and if he blocked the bottom of the eighth inning, Park Myung-geun, who is also a must-win team, will play in the 9th inning, which was not easy for Lotte.
At that time, Ko Seung-min hit a cool tie home run that changed the atmosphere.
When he failed to win until the ninth inning and flowed into extra time, Lee Ho-joon came forward instead of second baseman Ko Seung-min in the defense in the top of the 10th inning.
Since the bottom of the 10th inning started with the 9th batter, Ko Seung-min could have one more at-bat, but it was not easy to understand to change the batter who hit a home run in the previous at-bat from a tie.
Lee Ho-joon, who came to the batter's box instead of Ko Seung-min after two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, did his part by walking, but Ko Seung-min's absence was regrettable. In the end, Gyeonggi Province is 7-7 with no wins.
Coach Kim Tae-hyung, who met before the game on the 22nd, said, `When we draw, there will be no satisfactory coach. It's a shame. It's a shame that it's a tie," he said in a word about the previous day's game.
Regarding Ko Seung-min's replacement, he explained "Because my knees are not good." "The next at-bat was coming back, but I changed it because my knee hurt and it was uncomfortable to move. It was a little bad yesterday as well." "It is said that the game is possible today with a little adjustment." Looking at the conditions in the middle of the game, if it's bad, there may be a situation that needs to be changed." Lotte said, `Ko Seung-min has not had surgery or treatment toward his knee, but he has been running in a little bad conditionHe explained in supplementary explanation, "'I was replaced because I was in a little bad condition in the previous game.'"
Ko Seung-min has a batting average of 312 (49 hits in 157 at-bats) with two homers and 17 RBIs in 40 games this season. In the last 10 games, he has had hits in nine consecutive games and multiple hits in three consecutive games, hitting high sensitivity with a batting average of 421 (16 hits in 38 times at bat). In this week's game against LG, he also had two hits and two RBIs each.
It is a difficult decision for head coach Kim Tae-hyung to make to win one game, but he had no choice but to take a long look at one season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
