Will the 'best friends' who have lost their sense of play meet on the ground.
Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) and Kim Hye-sung (LA Dodgers) will face off in the Major League Baseball (MLB) representative rival match and the watershed of entering baseball in the fall. This is because the last four games of the regular league between San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be held at LA Dodger Stadium from the 19th (Korea time).
Both teams are desperate for victory. The Los Angeles Dodgers must remain in the lead in the NL West, which is in jeopardy. On the other hand, San Francisco needs consecutive wins to fight for the remaining National League wild card rankings.
Currently, San Francisco (76-76) trails the New York Mets (78-74) in third place in the NL wild card by two games. He is also competing with Arizona (77-76) and Cincinnati (76-76). The results of this four-game series can determine everything. Attention is focusing on whether San Francisco, the only team in the wild-card race to play the final regular-season series at home, will continue its hope of a last-minute upset.
The Los Angeles Dodgers (85-67), whose chances of going straight to the division series have decreased, should solidify at least the first place in the NL West. The Los Angeles Dodgers bring home the `Rival' San Francisco, while the ranking-contending San Diego (83-69) will play a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox 'AL bottom' this weekend. As San Diego meets a relatively easy opponent, the LA Dodgers need to beat their rivals as much as possible in front of home fans.
Attention is also focusing on whether Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hye-sung will face off as starters in this series. Recently, both players have continued their worst slump. As a result, it seems to have been completely pushed to the bench within the team. In particular, Lee Jung-hoo's slump is serious. Due to his lackluster performance in 18 at-bats, he was excluded as a starter against Arizona on the 18th and then played as a pinch runner in the 10th inning of overtime.
Kim Hye-sung has also been completely shunned by manager Dave Roberts since returning from injury. Therefore, we cannot rule out the possibility that the 'best friend contest' will not be completed at all during the four consecutive games. Attention is focusing on whether Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hye-sung will show each other their last appearance of survival.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
