The offensive baseball that the LG Twins advocated lasted until the 6th inning in Game 1 of the Korean Series.
After the 7th inning, the 3 innings disappeared in an instant in front of KT Wiz’s powerful bullpen duo, Son Dong-hyun (22) and Park Young-hyun (20).
When it comes to pitching, Go Young-pyo, who is known for quality starts (pitching no more than 3 earned runs over 6 innings as a starter),
pitched well, allowing 2 runs (1 earned run) through the 6th inning and passed the baton to Son Dong-hyun in the 7th inning. 안전놀이터
Son Dong-hyun, who pitched in all five playoff games against the NC Dinos and won the MVP award with perfect pitching with 1 win, 1 hold, and an ERA of 0, relentlessly scolded the batter in his first Korean Series appearance.
In the 7th inning, where the score was tied at 2-2, Dong-Hyun Son neatly organized LG’s main batting lineup, which included Hae-Min Park at No. 2,
Hyun-Soo Kim at No. 3, and Austin Dean at No. 4, with two strikeouts and one fly ball.
The fast ball reached 146-147 km/h, and the forkball was added to dazzle the eyes of batters.
The LG batters, who were unable to score more points despite having several good opportunities from Ko Young-pyo,
who threw to the side, began to panic in earnest.
Son Dong-hyun went on the mound in the 8th inning and threw three fly balls to the three batters Oh Ji-hwan, Moon Bo-kyung, and Park Dong-won, pouring cold water on the chase atmosphere.
When Moon Sang-cheol’s golden double hit the winning run in the top of the 9th inning,
KT manager Lee Kang-cheol brought in Park Young-hyun,
who was warming up in the bullpen, instead of closer Kim Jae-yoon, putting the game on the line.
The batted ball hit by leader Moon Seong-ju hit Park Young-hyun’s body and was deflected towards first base, thus avoiding LG’s luck.
Shin Min-jae and Hong Chang-gi returned to second base with a grounder and a strikeout, respectively.
LG lost the first game, which was supposed to be a sure-win strategy,
as 9 batters were retired with consecutive hits by KT’s two bullpen duos.
Park Young-hyun, who rose to become a national team setup man through the Hangzhou Asian Games,
also locked the back door of the wizard army by throwing without fear.
The two players, now in their early 20s, throw heavy, fast balls based on their guts and stable ball control.
Coach Lee Kang-cheol is also surprised by the two’s composure,
which is completely unwavering on a big stage and in a big game.