Team starter 'ERA No. 1' bullpen waiting...And why is Game 2 starter Lim Chan-kyu? "Going out in the best order."

Team starter 'ERA No. 1' bullpen waiting...And why is Game 2 starter Lim Chan-kyu? "Going out in the best order."

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In the semi-playoff series, the LG Twins bench agonized the most about the order of appointing starting pitchers. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop of the LG Twins said that he would operate the three starting pitchers system in the semi-playoff. With Dietrich Nes as the starting pitcher in the first round, LG tried to minimize weakness in the bullpen by allowing its starting pitchers Elijah Hernandez and Son Joo-young to stand in the bullpen.

Yeom cool-headedly judged that the environment was not suitable for bullpen baseball unlike last year's. Moreover, in the first round of the semi-playoff, closer Yoo Young-chan was left with his father's signature, which made reinforcement of the bullpen more urgent. Consequently, Hernandez and Son Joo-young were on standby in the bullpen.

Coach Yeom, who met with reporters before the game on the 5th, when the first round of the 2024 Shinhan Sol Bank semi-playoff was held, said, "This year's postseason has to be long for the starting pitcher to win the game. Last year, we had seven good bullpen pitchers, so we could cope with any situation, but this time, it is not easy to remove starting pitchers and fill them with bullpen from the second or third innings. If you don't shake too much, you have to play the starting baseball that the starting pitcher is leading."

"Yoo Young-chan can't come out today. Getting up early in the morning, stamping his foot and appearing in the first round will affect tomorrow's game as well. It would be better if he rests today and comes out tomorrow. In the first round, Hernandez will take the role of closing pitcher. He could go out faster and block up to two innings. Before Hernandez, (Kim) Jin-sung will pitch."

LG Electronics selected pitchers Lim Chan-kyu and Choi Won-tae as the players who did not play in the first round of the semi-playoff. Manager Yeom said, "The starting pitcher for the second round has been decided, but I will reveal it after the game is over. It's one of the two pitchers who did not play yet."

Consequently, LG staged an all-out struggle to take the mound in the first round of the semi-playoff game. While N.S. had five hits (one homer) with six strikeouts and two outs during 5.1 innings, the LG bench immediately deployed Kim Jin-seong at the top of the sixth inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases. Kim faced Moon Sang-cheol, the first batter, and induced a double play towards the third base, ending the inning without allowing a run. 메이저놀이터

When Kim Jin-sung passed without a run until the top of the seventh inning, the LG bench pulled out Hernandez's card somewhat early in the top of the eighth inning. Hernandez, who predicted a maximum of two innings of pitching, was hit by a direct triple by Kim Min-hyuk on the right fence after one out in the top of the eighth inning, but he displayed a powerful pitching by striking out Rojas and Jang Sung-woo both. Hernandez also took the mound in the top of the ninth inning and finished the game neatly with three outs.