Ko Young-pyo, who came off a day off, allowed 1 run in 4 innings… Sang-cheol Moon wins 3-2 with a final shot.
Game 2 at Jamsil Stadium at 2pm on the 6th
KT Wiz, who advanced to the semi-playoffs (best of 5 games) after going through the wild card game, continued their miraculous ‘magic’. They defeated the LG Twins, who finished the regular season in 3rd place, and took the advantageous position to advance to the playoffs.
KT won 3-2 in the first game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO postseason semi-playoff against LG held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 5th.
KT, which achieved the first ever ‘upset’ of a 5th place team in the wild card game against the Doosan Bears, gathered momentum and defeated LG, securing an 87.9% probability (29 out of 33) of advancing to the playoffs. Even if we narrow it down to semi-PO, which was a best-of-five match, the score is as high as 73.3% (11 out of 15).
In particular, KT maintained its upward trend with 7 consecutive wins from the regular league match against Lotte Giants on September 24th to the LG match on this day.
On the other hand, LG, who played after 6 days off since the final game of the regular season on September 28, had a clear physical advantage, but was unable to break KT’s mood and started the series with one loss.
On this day, KT starter Ko Young-pyo laid the foundation for victory by pitching 4 innings, allowing 3 hits, no walks, 2 strikeouts, and 1 run.
Go Young-pyo was named Daily Most Valuable Player (MVP) and received a prize of 1 million won.
At the plate, Moon Sang-cheol, making his first postseason start, stood out by hitting a two-run gun in the first inning. Moon Sang-cheol was the winner of the ‘Nongshim Bread of the Day’ and received a prize of 1 million won and Nongshim snacks. In addition, Kang Baek-ho also maintained a good sense by hitting multiple hits.
LG starter Detrick Ens took the loss with 5 hits (1 home run) and 3 runs in 5⅓ innings. LG’s fourth hitter, Moon Bo-kyung, was left disappointed as he failed every chance he got, leaving behind no hits in four at-bats.
KT and LG will play the second game at the same location at 2 p.m. on the 6th.
The first point came from the KT attack in the second inning. Moon Sang-cheol, who was particularly strong against the Ens in the regular season, going 2 hits in 5 at-bats with a batting average of .400 and 3 RBIs, including a home run, hit a left-handed two-run gun from first base with no outs.
Meanwhile, Go Young-pyo pitched three perfect innings.
LG made up for it in the 4th inning. After one out, Shin Min-jae hit a single and stole second base, and Austin Dean brought Shin Min-jae in with a single to left. LG later had a chance with Oh Ji-hwan’s hit with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd bases, but Kim Hyun-soo retired with a pitcher’s ground ball.
KT, having overcome the crisis, added 1 point with consecutive doubles by Bae Jeong-dae and Shim Woo-jun after one out in the 5th inning, making it 3-1.
LG, which was being dragged, scored a lucky score in the 6th inning. With one out and runners on first and third base, first base runner Shin Min-jae attempted to steal second base, but catcher Jang Seong-woo made an unreasonable throw to second base without a fielder, allowing a run to third base runner Hong Chang-gi.
However, LG lost a golden opportunity as follow-up hitter Moon Bo-kyung struck out and Oh Ji-hwan grounded out to second base.
After the 6th inning, the game became somewhat quiet. In the top of the 8th inning, KT had a chance to get away with Kim Min-hyuk’s triple with one out, but Mel Rojas Jr. and Jang Seong-woo struck out in succession.
KT, who tied up LG’s batting lineup with Son Dong-hyun in the 7th and So Hyun-jun in the 8th, pulled out the closing card for Park Young-hyun in the 9th.
Park Young-hyun blocked his first opponent, Moon Bo-kyung, with a fly ball to the outfield, then gave Oh Ji-hwan a walk, but caught Kim Hyun-soo with a fly ball. Afterwards, Jang Seong-woo finished the game by catching pinch runner Kim Dae-won’s attempt to steal base with an accurate throw to second base.
(Seoul = News 1)
2024-10-07 10:38:57