LG's confidence in winning vs. KT's soaring momentum..."The semi-PO war begins."
LG's confidence in winning vs. KT's soaring momentum..."The semi-PO war begins."
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The postseason semi-playoff (PO) of professional baseball will begin. The return match between the LG Twins and the KT Wiz, which they faced off in the Korean Series last year, took place in the semi-PO.먹튀검증
LG is committed to revive the memory of winning the first Korean Series title in 29 years by beating KT last year. KT is vowing to avenge its defeat last year.
In this season, LG achieved 76 wins, 66 losses and two draws to rank third, going straight to the semi-PO. At one point, LG had a fierce battle with the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions for the top spot, but lost strength from mid to late in the regular season and settled on the third place in the final.
"Our players' confidence in last year's experience is stronger than ever," coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said after his opponent in the semi-PO was confirmed as kt on the 3rd. "It was a short preparation period, but I checked the parts necessary for the team," he said, expressing confidence, "I paid more attention to the batting than anything else, and I trained focusing on maintaining the sense of hitting."
As a starting pitcher for the first round, he picked up the foreign pitcher Detrick N.C. As a starting pitcher for the first time in this season, N.C. pitched 167 ⅔ innings in 30 starts, recording 13 wins, 6 losses and an ERA of 4.19.
N.S. is the most reliable starting resource of LG. In the 2024 season, the team garnered the most wins in the team, followed by Kwak Bin (Doosan Bears) and Won Tae-in (Samsung Lions), who tied for first with 15 wins overall in the league.
His regular season game against KT is not bad either. ENCE started two games against KT and secured two wins. He pitched 12 innings, and had 13 hits, three homers, nine strikeouts and seven runs.
LG will have a total of three to four starting pitchers from the semi-PO. In addition to ANS, starting pitchers include Elijah Hernandez, Lim Chan-kyu, Choi Won-tae, and Son Joo-young.
It is confirmed that Hernandez will go to the bullpen. Closer Yoo Young-chan will miss the first round of the semi-PO due to his father's father, and Hernandez is likely to fill the spot. It has not yet been decided whether other starting resources will play as intermediate pitchers.
Coach Yeom also selected new players in the 30-member roster of the semi-PO. Catcher Lee Joo-heon and infielder Kim Dae-won are the main characters.
Lee Ju-heon, dubbed the next generation homebody of LG, made his debut at the end of this season after finishing his military service after wearing the LG uniform in 2022. One of his strengths is throwing balls using his batting skills and strong shoulders. Rookie Kim Dae-won has fast feet enough to have 31 stolen bases in the Futures League. He is expected to play as a pinch runner agent in fall baseball.
The "magic team" kt advanced to the semi-PO by exuding tremendous momentum from the end of the second half of the season to the final wild card game.
KT beat fourth-place Doosan Bears in two wild-card games held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 2nd and 3rd. It is the first wild-card game in history. It is the first time that a fifth-ranked team in the regular season has advanced to the semi-PO.
"Actually, I'm so happy," coach Lee Kang-chul said with a smile right after confirming his entry into the semi-PO. "I think our team is really amazing. I will continue to challenge myself to set the first record with my fans," he said.
The starting pitcher for the first round is Ko Young-pyo, a native ace. Ko has recorded six wins, eight losses and an ERA of 4.95 in 18 matches this season.
Ko has not played in many games this year due to elbow injury. However, he is committed to serving his team in fall baseball. In the second game of the wild card game against Doosan, he pitched in the eighth inning and neatly stopped one inning. He will start again in two days.
This year, he played one game against LG. His performance is not so good. Ko Young-pyo pitched four ⅔ innings against LG on Aug. 29, allowing five runs on nine hits and one walk.
Starting with Ko Young-pyo in the first round of the semi-PO, Um Sang-baek will take the starting mound in the second round. Foreign pitchers William Cuevas and Wes Benjamin are waiting to play in the third and fourth games back home.
Lee comprised the semi-PO entry with 14 pitchers, two catchers, eight infielders, and six outfielders. He is the same as the members who competed in the wild card game. He has one less catcher and one more infielder than LG.
LG has a slight lead with nine wins and seven losses in their respective seasons. The semi-PO matches, which are held through three wins out of five matches, will take place on July 5 and 6 at LG's home Jamsil Stadium in Seoul. After that, they will take a day off, and then continue their third and fourth matches at KT's home Suwon from July 8-9.