For the second straight day, LG Twins’ Hong Chang-ki dominated the game. The problem was, it cost his team the game.
LG came from behind to lose 4-5 against the Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Wednesday.
They blew a 4-0 lead in the first game. Following a 4-6 defeat on the first day, it became a ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ defeat that cost the team dearly.
However, Hong Chang-ki was at the center of the defeat for the second consecutive day. Hong is the same player who, along with Oh Ji-hwan, 스포츠토토 was one of the first Korean players to contribute to LG’s 29-year championship run last year and was nominated for the league MVP award.
Even before he became a mainstay of the first team in 2020, he was known for his pioneering ideas. His sharp eye hasn’t faltered this year, even with the introduction of the Automatic Ball Scoring System (ABS). His on-base percentage is a whopping 4.663. This is how he is able to post an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of over 0.850 even though he doesn’t hit a lot.
Son Joo-young, who starts for LG, has been called one of the best five starters in the league this year.
He has pitched at least five innings in every game since May, and has been in great form with three quality starts (six or more innings and three or fewer earned runs). “He’s always been good with the ball, but now he’s finally shining,” said LG’s organization and players.
The first and third innings were good, with the bases loaded in the first and third innings, and in the second inning, a hit and a wild pitch put runners on second and third, but he got out of the jam.
Son’s first run came in the bottom of the fourth inning, when he reached on an error by Hong Chang-ki with runners on second and third. Hong tracked Kim Young-woong’s deep fly ball to right field and caught the drop zone, but the ball went in and out of his glove. The scorekeeper ruled it an error by the right fielder.
In the meantime, Park Byung-ho reached first base, 온라인 슬롯 and LG starter Son Joo-young, who was faced with a fly ball, gave up a single to the next batter, Jeon Byung-woo. The inning quickly turned from zero runs to two runs. Son, who looked to have a quality start, was eventually pulled in the bottom of the sixth after giving up a solo shot to Koo Ja-uk to cut the deficit to one run. 5⅓ innings, 6 hits, 3 runs (1 earned).
A disappointing stat line.
Samsung rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning with a game-winning two-run double by Koo. It was the second straight day that Samsung used Oh Seung-hwan, who had a four-out save the day before.
Hong Chang-ki committed back-to-back errors in the first game of the series the previous day, starting the game with a grounder to right field that bounced off second baseman Shin Min-jae and then dropping back on Kim Yoo-young’s throw to first base. The mistakes were even more devastating given that the starting pitcher was Kim Yoo-young, who was called upon to start the game due to Choi Won-tae’s sudden injury.
He also struggled at the plate for the second straight day. He went 2-for-11 over the two days with no hits and no walks to show for it. As the leadoff man, he failed to be the team’s offensive spark. His RBI single in the top of the fourth inning of Game 2 is almost forgotten by the error that immediately followed.
He’s reached a level where he can’t use trauma or jinx as an excuse. Solid defense and consistency are his best qualities. “If he can’t hit, it’s hard for other players to hit, and it’s hard to win that day,” said LG coach Yeom Kyung-yup, 실시간 바카라사이트 who expressed his deep trust in Hong Chang-ki when they met before the game on the 12th.
Only if Hong Chang-ki can overcome the two tough days and show his best table-setting side again, will the baseball of “winning manager” Yeom Gal-lang, who has lost three consecutive games, be able to shine.