LG Electronics is set to face KT, which rose to fifth place in the second half of this year. It will play four consecutive games against KT, and it faced a difficult opponent from the first game. Wes Benjamin, who has five wins, one loss and an ERA of 1.48 in nine matches against LG, will start the game at Jamsil on Tuesday.
The LG Twins had a come-from-behind loss against the Kiwoom Heroes in Game 14 of the season held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Saturday. They ended the week with just one win and two losses in three consecutive weekend games against the lowest-ranked Kiwoom. The next opponent is the KT Wiz, who is expected to advance to the postseason this year as well as last year. Furthermore, they will meet Benjamin, who showed particularly strong performance in the game against LG from the first game of the series.
The loss on Saturday was shocking. Moon Bo-kyung scored the first run by hitting a homerun against his former team, but the game was turned upside down as Elijah Hernandez allowed consecutive homeruns to Choi Joo-hwan and Byun Sang-ok. Oh Ji-hwan’s timely hit made a point back in the fifth inning, and Hong Chang-ki’s two-run timely hit after two outs in the eighth inning made a dramatic tie, but he also lost two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning when he lost two runs in defense. With runners on the first and second bases with one out, Choi Joo-hwan’s shallow fly ball headed between Oh Ji-hwan, left fielder Kim Hyun-soo and center fielder Park Hae-min, but no one caught it.
They tied the game 2-4 with difficulty, but lost points too easily. Kim Jin-sung struck out Bae Sang-kwon and reached two outs without allowing a run, but two runners homered as Lee Hyung-jong allowed a timely hit to the left with two outs and the bases loaded with two outs. LG was out after three outs on offense in the top of the ninth inning. Kiwoom won the game, and LG failed to catch up with second-ranked Samsung. The gap between Samsung and LG was 2.0 games wide.
LG started the season with brilliant modifiers such as “defending champion” and “the beginning of dynasty construction,” but failed to display the same status as last year to play 120 games. While its strength has weakened, its weaknesses remain the same. This is a weakness that is strong against left-handed batters, and remains silent when encountering a left-handed starter whose pitching form is unique. Benjamin, the Grim Reaper of the LG match, is one of the difficulties.
LG faced Benjamin three times this year, and had only three runs during 19 offensive innings (18 ⅓ innings). He hit 12 hits, including a home run, and walked seven, with one runner per inning. He allowed as many as 18 strikeouts. He scored one run in six innings on April 6, had no run in five ⅓ innings on June 9, and two runs in seven innings on June 21, failing to score more than three runs at any one point. However, LG ended the game with an 8-4 victory, and the team seemed to be losing two games thereafter.
Not only this year, but LG had only two wins against KT in nine games Benjamin started. On June 26, 2022, Benjamin scored three runs in four innings in his second appearance in the KBO League, giving LG a 3-1 victory. Last year, they met five times and dedicated four wins to Benjamin alone, losing all five of these games to KT. 토토사이트
LG also made changes to target Benjamin in its own way. Seven left-handed hitters were found in this year’s first meeting, but the number was reduced to five in the second game. In the third game, LG had an unconventional lineup consisting of Park Dong-won, Austin Dean, and Kim Bum-seok. However, the results were the same.
Meanwhile, LG will play KT in all four games this week. It will play three consecutive games against KT at Jamsil Stadium through Saturday, and play the last KT match of this season at Suwon kt Wiz Park on Sunday. No games were scheduled for Thursday and September 1.
