Series record: 1 win, 2 losses… We must win the 4th game
Go Young-pyo, waiting to take the mound behind starter Cuevas
KT Wiz’s ‘all-weather’ pitcher Go Young-pyo prepares to make another relief appearance to save the team that is on the brink.
KT lost 5-6 in the third game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Postseason Semi-Playoffs (June PO) against the LG Twins held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th. KT, with a series record of 1 win and 2 losses, will exit the fall baseball stage if it loses the fourth game on the 9th.
The team that won the 3rd game with 1 win and 1 loss in the previous semi-PO 100% advanced to the playoffs (PO). Like last week, when it achieved its first wild card match ‘upset’ in history, KT once again challenges the ‘0% miracle’.
KT coach Lee Kang-cheol, who has no place to retreat, announced an all-out battle on the mound again after the end of Game 3, and Ko Young-pyo is at the core.
Ko Young-pyo, who played as a starter in all but one regular season game, transformed into an all-round pitcher in fall baseball.
Ko Young-pyo, who took the mound following starter Wes Benjamin and pitched 1 inning without allowing a run in the second game of the wild card decision against the Doosan Bears on the 3rd with a 1-0 lead on thin ice, pitched 4 innings and 1 in the first game of the semi-PO game on the 5th after a day’s rest. A good pitch by conceding a goal set the stage for a 3-2 victory.
And after a three-day break, he waits again in the bullpen to be dispatched. KT coach Lee Kang-cheol said after the end of game 3, “We can use Go Young-pyo in game 4.”
Because the preparation routines for the starters and the bullpen are different, going back and forth between the two is never easy for pitchers. This is especially true for ‘starting pitcher’ Go Young-pyo, whose routine was to pitch at regular intervals.
However, Go Young-pyo prepares for another sortie, thinking only about the team’s victory. After the first round of semi-PO, he said, “Fatigue will build up in my elbows and shoulders, but I have strength. “I’m ready to throw back and forth, whether it’s in the bullpen or as a starting pitcher,” he emphasized.
Ko Young-pyo will wait behind Game 4 starter William Cuevas. From the perspective of KT, who must win unconditionally, there is a high possibility that Ko Young-pyo will be added regardless of the content of Cuevas’ pitch.
KT has never missed a win in a game in which Go Young-pyo appeared in this year’s postseason. This means that if Go Young-pyo fulfills his role, the chances of victory increase. At the center of the KT mound preparing for magic again is the ‘Blue Bird of Victory’ Go Young-pyo.
(Seoul = News 1)
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