"Soloppo is no problem," but the flower director's affirmation was wrong…Knocked out with 4 solo shots. The game turned upside down

"Soloppo is no problem," but the flower director's affirmation was wrong…Knocked out with 4 solo shots. The game turned upside down

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The main concern at Daegu-Samsung Lions Park, where Games 3 and 4 of the Korean Series will be held, was home runs.

Daegu-Samsung Lions Park and Rafak are located in the middle left and right areas, which are shorter in distance than other stadiums. Due to this short space between left and right centers, many home runs are produced. Samsung took full advantage of this home stadium's characteristics. With 185 home runs during the regular season, the team ranked No. 1 in home runs. And with nine home runs in four playoff games against LG, it displayed the prowess of its home run corps. Notably, it had eight home runs concentrated in Rafak alone, where the first and second games were held.

For now, Samsung's home run was not displayed properly in the first and second games of the Korean Series held at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field. Other than Kim Heon-gon's first solo homer in the first game, Samsung's cannon flickered. Kia also had no home run except for Kim Do-young's solo homer in the second game.

However, in the third and fourth games after moving to Lapak, home runs had to emerge as a hot topic again. Notably, Kia Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho had no choice but to be wary of Samsung's home run.

However, Lee did not worry too much about a solo home run. In a meeting with reporters ahead of Game 3, Lee said, "I don't think there's a problem with getting a solo home run. Although the stadium offers many home runs, we just need to gather runners and not hit home runs," adding, "There's no problem with getting a solo home run from pitchers. Don't worry about that." He said, "You have to be careful not to get hit when you're under a runner."

"Our players also hit a lot of home runs. As long-distance shots are not always available, we can score points by hitting short hits in situations where it is important or not," he said. Kia also mentioned that since it hit 13 home runs in seven La Pac games this year, it can counterattack by hitting home runs.

On the day, Kia Tigers' starting pitcher Eric Lauer overwhelmed Samsung's batters with a fastball of up to 151 kilometers. However, he gave up a solo home run to the left at the third inning when there was no runner with one out. He could have done well at least one. With no runners on the ground with one out in the fifth inning, he gave up a solo home run to Kim. Up to two were okay. The gap was still two points higher.

KIA also recovered one run at the top of the sixth inning. Leading hitter Park Chan-ho even stole the first base on his first hit of the Korean Series, which ended his silence by having no hits in nine times at bat, creating a chance for two outs and runners on second base, and trailing 1-2 thanks to Choi Hyung-woo's timely hit to the right. Now, the team has a one-run gap.

Kia Tigers pitcher Eric Lauer pitched five hits (two homeruns) with no four outs, eight strikeouts and two runs in five innings before starting pitcher Ryu threw a bull pen. Since the team was only one point apart, it deployed the winning team. However, it was problematic to have solo home runs again. They were beaten consecutively. At the bottom of the seventh inning, Jeon Sang-hyun, who won the MVP award in the first game of the Korean Series by blocking two strikeouts and no run in the first ⅔ inning, was on the mound.

However, he was hit with back-to-back home runs by leadoff hitter Kim Heon-gon and subsequent hitter Park Byung-ho. He was hit while throwing the first pitch by both leaders. He was substituted after two balls. In the third playoff game against Gocheok Kiwoom in 2022, he earned his second postseason honor after LG's Lee Jung-yong.

The number of solo home runs, which could have been up to two, increased to four. The gap widened to 1-4 in an instant. Considering the ripple effect of the home run given by Pil Seung-jo in the second half of the game, KIA suffered a lot of damage. The mood completely shifted toward Samsung. Kim Do-young's timely hit in the top of the eighth inning made up for one run, but failed to close the gap and lost 2-4.

Coach Lee Bum-ho said after the game, "I think it's okay to give one point each to four points. You shouldn't be afraid of such things. I think it's better to give a solo shot than to give away consecutive hits by giving a walk. I think giving a solo shot is not a loss, but a loss by not being able to target the Reyes." 메이저사이트

Lee was so comfortable. However, a solo home run was not okay with Kia. Lee Bum-ho was wrong in his statement. He said he was okay with solo shots, but allowed four homers. As if getting wet in the drizzle, he dedicated his solo shots to the atmosphere of the game, failing to sustain the atmosphere of winning the first and second games. Although he claimed a 90 percent chance of winning the Korean Series, he now faces an uneasy Game 4. The situation is up in the air.