No hits in five at-bats? Rather than worry, expectation return plan is activated...0.1950 home runs → 0.310 5 home runs I believe strongly
May 09, 2025
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The Samsung Lions recently fell into a tunnel for the fifth consecutive time due to a string injury.
In the Daejeon Hanwha match on the 7th, main catchers and outfielders were missing everywhere in the lineup. At that time, Samsung's lineup came out in the order of Kim Sung-yoon (middle fielder), Yang Yang-geun (third baseman), Lee Sung-kyu (right fielder), Lewin Diaz (designated hitter), Ryu Ji-hyuk (first baseman), Kim Jae-sung (catcher), Lee Jae-hyun (striker), An Joo-hyung (second baseman), and Kim Tae-geun (left fielder). The injury was not easy to play as Koo Ja-wook and Kang Min-ho were hit by dunes and foul balls, respectively, the previous day.
Regarding Koo Ja-wook and Kang Min-ho's condition, coach Park said, `Honestly, it's not easy to play. Still, it's a day off tomorrow (8th), so I'm going to watch and check my physical condition by Friday."
In the end, Samsung drove in four runs with Diaz's three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, but failed to break the losing streak by losing 6-10 as it was dragged throughout the game.
It's not just Koo Ja-wook and Kang Min-ho. In addition, Kim Young-woong, who drew 28 arches last year, left due to a garaetteau injury, and outfielder Kim Ji-chan was excluded from the second entry due to hamstring pain. In addition, veteran outfielder Kim Hun-gon has a bad back.
In the meantime, Kim Young-woong, who was excluded from the entry at the start of May, started to return.
He came out as the second designated hitter in the second division game against KT Wiz at Gyeongsan Ball Park on the 7th and played the game again. However, the result was no hit in five at-bats and two strikeouts. He hasn't fully improved his sense of action yet.
First of all, the return plan came out. Samsung coach Park Jin-man told Kim Young-woong on the 7th that `If there is no problem in Friday's game, we are planning to come in on Sunday (11th)." First of all, the game against the Doosan Bears, which was scheduled to be held at Gyeongsan Stadium on the 9th, was canceled due to rain.
Kim Young-woong's performance in the call-up is not expected to be a big consideration. In some cases, injuries continued to occur, but Kim Young-woong's strong performance at his home stadium also played a part.
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This season, Kim Young-woong hit 268 with five home runs in 31 games. Among them, he remained silent with 1905 (8 hits in 41 at-bats) and 0 home runs in away games, while he showed strong performance with 310 (22 hits in 71 at-bats) at his home stadium.
Coach Park said "Our team's situation is not easy, and Kim Young-woong had a presence at Lions Park, so I'm going to call up whenever I'm in a physical condition to make use of my strengths."
Samsung announced Ariel Furado as its starting pitcher on the 9th. Son Joo-young will start for LG.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
