Pinch Hit Card, '1 Ball' Benjamin Replaced
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Pinch Hit Card, '1 Ball' Benjamin Replaced... KT Bench Resourcefulness that Led to the Reversal
KT advances to the Korean Series with a come-from-behind win of 0-2 → 3-2 by using the right players.
The decision of KT Wiz coach Lee Kang-cheol, a ‘fighter of victory’, shone in the 5th game of the playoffs (3 wins out of 5, PO) where tickets to the Korean Series were at stake.
When it was absolutely necessary, he took out the pinch hitter card and brought the game back to square one, and even when the starting pitcher was pitching well, he boldly replaced the pitcher after seeing the '1 ball' to prevent runs. 바카라사이트
KT won 3-2 in Game 5 of PO against NC Dinos held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 5th, winning a 'reverse sweep' of 3 consecutive wins after 2 losses, securing a ticket to the Korean Series for the first time in 2 years.
The one who moved first was the KT bench, which was dragged down 0-2.
KT, which had not had a single runner on base against NC starter Shin Min-hyuk until one out in the bottom of the 5th inning, made a decision when Jang Seong-woo broke the no-hitter with a double and Moon Sang-cheol's single put the runners on first and third base with one out.
They replaced No. 7 hitter Oh Yoon-seok, who had only one at-bat, and put in pinch hitter Kim Min-hyuk.
Kim Min-hyuk is a ‘trump card’ who appeared only as a pinch hitter in the playoffs and showed off his good sense with 2 hits in 4 at-bats.
And he rewarded the bench's faith by easily pulling Shin Min-hyuk's changeup and hitting a tying 2-run double that went over the first baseman's head.
The NC bench also did not leave Shin Min-hyuk, who was hit by three consecutive hits while playing well.
In the ongoing crisis with one out and two bases on base.
Left-handed pitcher Kim Young-gyu was brought in and struck out Bae Jeong-dae and Cho Yong-ho in succession to put out the fire.
In the top of the 6th inning, the KT bench showed agile movement again.
Starter Wes Benjamin, who had scored two runs until the fifth inning, allowed a hit to leadoff hitter Park Geon-woo and threw the first pitch to follow-up hitter Kwon Hee-dong, so the pitcher was immediately changed to Son Dong-hyun.
The KT bench's decision to judge that the pitch had fallen after seeing the 'first pitch ball' thrown to Kwon Hee-dong was successful.
Dong-Hyun Son finished the job by hitting Jason Martin with a fly ball to the outfield and Young-Soo Oh with a grounder to the infield, even though Kwon Hee-Dong's sacrifice bunt put a runner on second base with one out.
The KT bench even showed patience in the top of the 7th inning, leaving Dong-Hyun Son to play the inning until the end.
Son Dong-hyun, who took the mound at first base with no outs in the top of the 6th inning and went through the inning without allowing a run, was hit by a double from Son A-seop after 2 outs in the top of the 7th inning when the team was back up 3-2.
Even though the bullpen had strong cards like Park Young-hyun and Kim Jae-yoon, the KT bench let Son Dong-hyun face Seo Ho-cheol.
On this day, with Seo Ho-cheol at bat, which was the game-winner, Son Dong-hyun played a fastball game, induced a fly ball to right field, and completed his mission.