KIA is down there...Samsung, which ranks fourth in LG, will face off for the first time of the season in Jamsil
KIA is down there...Samsung, which ranks fourth in LG, will face off for the first time of the season in Jamsil
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LG and Samsung struggled to regain the top spot as they competed for second place last year, but they had common pain in losing ground against KIA. Samsung, which had four wins and 12 losses against KIA, came in second, and LG, which had three wins and 13 losses, entered the fall baseball league as third.먹튀검증
In the playoff, the two teams competed to advance to the Korean Series to get a chance to beat KIA once again. Amid the twists and turns of the game being postponed due to rain, Samsung lost the third game after winning the first and second games, but Samsung, which ended the playoffs by holding the fourth game, went to the Korean Series.
After failing to beat Kia, Samsung and LG also competed in the stove league. LG won the bid to recruit Jang Hyun-sik, the biggest fish in the bullpen that became a free agent in Kia. Then, Samsung recruited Choi Won-tae, a starting pitcher from LG.
Samsung and LG will meet again for the first time since the playoffs in the rain. They will have their first showdown of this season at Jamsil Stadium from Saturday.
Currently, LG has more leeway. LG has lost only three games in 17 games since the season's opening. As of Tuesday, LG ranks first in overall batting average (0.279) and ranks first in earned run average (2.68). He is leading the way by displaying perfect play in offense and defense.
Samsung was also closely following LG in second place until the 10th, but lost two games and slipped to fourth place in KT's three consecutive games from the 11th to the 13th.
The gap between No. 1 LG and No. 4 Samsung is 4.5 games. There is only 0.5 game between No. 2 SSG and Samsung. Through the three consecutive games, LG should solidify its first place status even at the beginning of this season, while Samsung seeks opportunities to rebound and gain momentum.
The selection of both teams, which will be the first step, also needs to win. On the first day, LG Eliaser Hernandez and Samsung Ariel Furado will face off as starters.
Hernández is the team's biggest concern. Two of LG's three losses are to Hernández. "Eleaser was agonizing over starting with Yoni Chirinos. I have high expectations. Failure to meet expectations makes the team tired. It is the coaching staff's job to get the hang of it sooner rather than later," LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said.
Furado is also thirsty for a win. He has one win, two losses and 2.67 ERA in four games this season. He had quality starts (more than six innings and three earned runs or less) in all four games, but his luck was not consistent. Except for the game against Kiwoom on March 22, which was his first game of this season, he only scored two runs in three games. Furado should continue his good pitching, hoping to score points in the lineup this time.
In the batting lineup, the captains of both teams should work hard. LG Captain Park Hae-min recorded a batting average of 0.196 in 17 games. He is an indispensable player due to his wide outfield defense, but he is hardly able to get rid of his poor batting performance. He was also excluded from the game against Doosan on the 13th.
Samsung captain Koo Ja-wook also has a batting average of 0.197 in 18 games. He needs to overcome his "sleep phobia." When he recorded a career high with a batting average of 0.343 last year, his performance at Jamsil Stadium was sluggish with a batting average of 0.157 in 13 games.