The bullpen’s strong pitching was not enough. The LG Twins failed to escape consecutive losses.
LG, led by head coach Yeom Kyung-yeop, lost to the Doosan Bears in Game 11 of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League 6-7 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Sunday, falling into a three-game losing streak. The team posted 54 wins, two draws and 47 losses (0.535).
It was painful to lose the starting lineup. Sohn Ju-young, who had showdowns with Kwak Bin as a starting pitcher, had slumped three innings, seven hits, four outs and three strikeouts, allowing seven runs (six earned runs) to secure his sixth loss. As a result, LG had to use up a lot of bullpen resources from the first game of three consecutive games on weekdays.
However, pitchers who took over the mound after Son Joo-young was replaced generally showed good performance. Jung Woo-young stepped down with three hits and no outs in one inning, and Lee Woo-chan (one hit and no strikeouts in one inning) and Lee Ji-gang (one hit and no strikeouts in one inning), Kim Yoo-young (two hits and no strikeouts in one ⅓ inning), and Kim Jin-sung (one hit and one strikeout in one ⅔ inning) also pitched scoreless pitches. 토토사이트
The batters also accumulated scores. He scored one run each in the top of the second and fourth innings, and two runs each in the top of the fifth and sixth innings, putting pressure on Doosan. The fourth batter, Moon Bo-kyung, performed four runs on the fourth base, including three hits, energizing the batters. On the surface, both pitching and hitting performed their roles.
Then, why couldn’t LG overcome its inferiority until the end? First of all, the flow was twisted as it exhausted both video readings at the beginning of the game. The original verdict was maintained in the bottom of the first inning for a video review on whether Kim Jae-ho committed a foul or not (original trial in-play → reading result in-play) and the second baseman Kang Seung-ho’s video review on whether Kang Seung-ho would force out to the third base in the bottom of the second inning for a bunt attempt by Lee Yoo-chan, who had no outs and runners on the first and second bases, (original trial safe → reading result safe).
LG could not request a video review even if the situation was ambiguous after the game. Choi Seung-min’s checker at the top of the seventh inning was like this. Choi, who was deployed as a pinch runner at the first base with no outs, was out while returning to the first base when Hong tried to check. Both Choi and running coach Jeong Su-seong expressed regret, but had to accept the decision of the first base court as they had no chance to review the video.
His defense was also shaky. Starting with Son Joo-young’s throwing error in the bottom of the first inning, Koo Bon-hyuk’s throwing error in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Kim Bum-seok’s catching error in the bottom of the fifth inning, LG also made three errors. It allowed only one loss, but LG left a regret in terms of content.
Having lost the opportunity to avoid losing consecutive games, LG aims to win by starting Detrick N.S. on Sunday. It remains to be seen whether N.S., who has played six or more innings in the last eight consecutive games, will be able to play the role of stopper of losing consecutive games.
