Intentional octopus? Mistake? The best cleaning up, this is why you're a veteran in the fall… Changjo's double play that reduced the number of A.C.E's pitches

Oct 13, 2025

Intentional octopus? Mistake? The best cleaning up, this is why you're a veteran in the fall… Changjo's double play that reduced the number of A.C.E's pitches
The second round of semi-PO between SSG and Samsung held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Samsung's Ryu Ji-hyuk is defending. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.10.11/



This is why the experience of a veteran is important in the fall.

Samsung Lions second baseman Ryu Ji-hyuk helped Won Tae-in with a creative double play.

Game 3 of the semi-playoff against SSG at Lions Park in Daegu on the 13th. The game resumed after 37 minutes of suspension of rain due to thick rain immediately after the start of the game.




There was a strange tension.

In the first inning, both teams ended up scoreless.

In the top of the second inning, SSG's leading Jihoon Choi got on base with a hit. In Game 2, Kim Sung-wook, the main character of the walk-off home run, was induced with a foul fly on the first base, with one out and one on the first base. Ahn Sang-hyun's slightly slow straight hit headed toward the second base.




The first baseman Jihoon Choi rushed back to first base on a straight hit. Ryu Ji-hyuk stopped dropping the ball while looking to catch the first baseman.

Intentional octopus? Mistake? The best cleaning up, this is why you're a veteran in the fall… Changjo's double play that reduced the number of A.C.E's pitches
Ryu Ji-hyuk is training to hit in the second wild card game between NC and Samsung held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 7th. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.07/
Intentional octopus? Mistake? The best cleaning up, this is why you're a veteran in the fall… Changjo's double play that reduced the number of A.C.E's pitches
3rd semi-PO match between SSG and Samsung held at Daegu Lions Park on the 13th. In the top of the second inning, Ahn Sang-hyun's straight hit with one out and a runner on the first base was handled with a double play by second baseman Ryu Ji-hyuk. Won Tae-in is happy. Daegu = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.10.13/
Although he could have been embarrassed, Ryu Ji-hyuk calmly squeezed the ball again and stepped on the second base to force out the first baseman Jihoon Choi and quickly threw to the first base to catch the batter.

If the Jihoon Choi's return was fast, it would be a situation with two outs and one base if it caught a straight hit. Won Tae-in, who threw 30 pitches, should have faced Lee Ji-young, the tough No. 9 who was strong against him.




Only he knows if Ryu Ji-hyuk intentionally threw a fall ball or if he tried to catch the first baseman and the catch was not exactly right. What was important was his calm and experienced response.

It was a creative double play that saved Won Tae-in's pitch count, which had to run for a long time until at least the sixth inning, and blocked the SSG offensive.

Won Tae-in, who cheered and thanked Ryu Ji-hyuk's creative killing, predicted a cruise by finishing the next inning with 10 balls in Kim Sung-yoon's defense. Ryu Ji-hyuk and Kim Sung-yoon's defensive help helped the ace run for a long time.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.