Will the Samsung Lions be able to resolve their concerns over the rotation of starting pitchers for the Korean Series due to two consecutive days of rain? As chances are high that Won Tae-in will be used for the fourth starting position, the team seems to be seeking to win the Korean Series Upset for the first time.토토사이트
Samsung and KIA played the first game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL BANK KBO Korean Series on the 21st. As much as 31 years ago, there was great interest in the match between the two teams, which met for the first time since the showdown in the 1993 Korean Series.
However, the two-day consecutive rain in Gwangju area was grumpy. The first game, which had already started with a delay of about an hour, ended up being suspended due to intensifying rain during the first half of the sixth inning. On top of that, the controversy escalated as the team even declared its first suspended game in the postseason. There were complaints that the first game should not have been started at all or that the game should have been proceeded until the end even if it rained.
Samsung, which continued its chances at first and second bases with no outs, which scored the first run with Kim Hun-gon's solo home run in the top of the sixth inning, was also more disappointed because the good flow was cut off.
"It's a shame that we couldn't use Won Tae-in (in the suspended game) and it was cut off at a time when the game was on the first and second bases with no outs in the top of the sixth inning," Samsung coach Park Jin-man said after the announcement on Monday. "Personally, I thought the game should not start today. It was not easy for the players to adjust their condition as there was a rain forecast and the situation keeps going back and forth. I think it's best not to do it when it rains again tomorrow. As I always say, it's better to protect the players."
Won Tae-in, who stopped pitching due to rain after continuing his perfect pitching of 66 pitches in five innings in the first game, also said, "I shouldn't have played at all if I wasn't going to do it in the first place. Or I had to play until the end of the sixth inning," adding, "Honestly, the rainfall was the same from the third to fourth innings. I was really disappointed that the game was cut off with the flow almost reaching us."
Samsung Lions starting pitcher Won Tae-in starts and pitches in the first game of the Korean Series against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st. Reporter Kim Han-joon from Gwangju
Samsung Lions starting pitcher Won Tae-in is interviewing reporters ahead of the suspended game of the first game of the Korean Series against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd. The first game between the two teams was held on the 21st, but it was suspended due to rain during Samsung's attack in the top of the sixth inning. The suspended game and the second game were postponed to the 23rd due to ground conditions. Gwangju and Kim Han-joon, reporters
Samsung will continue its complicated calculation method as it decided to postpone the suspending game on Wednesday and the second game due to rain on Wednesday. Games 3 and 4 of the Korean Series, which are scheduled to take place at the Daegu Lions Park, have also been postponed to Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
However, the two-day rain has also created some positive aspects. There is a possibility that Won Tae-in, who took the mound as a starting pitcher on Monday, will take the mound as a starting pitcher in Game 4 on Wednesday after a four-day break. Samsung has displayed strength in home games by banking on its home run, which is its strength as a team's batters. If Reyes and Won, the most reliable cards in the starting lineup, are sent out in Games 3 and 4, respectively, Samsung's chances of winning the game increase.
Coach Park Jin-man is also aiming at one win and one loss at Gwangju. He declared all-in at a time when he was leading the suspended game in the first round.
"First of all, if I had entered the suspended game today (22nd), I was going to prepare left-hander Lee Seung-hyun at the bottom of the sixth inning. I gave him the lead in the first game, so I decided that it was a must-win game," Park said on Tuesday. "I was going to put in all the must-win teams from the bullpen."
"Reyes is scheduled to take the mound tomorrow. We believe Won will be able to take the mound on the fifth day (Game 4) after four days off, as he pitched less than 70 pitches," Park said.
According to Park's explanation, he will seek to gain a head start by pouring in the best pitchers in the lead situation in the first round in the same schedule as the doubleheader. Later, he plans to deploy Reyes and Won Tae-in in the third and fourth rounds at Rafak to secure a faster game in the middle of the series.
If so, the Samsung bench can deploy left-handers Lee Seung-hyun, Hwang Dong-jae, Reyes, and Won Tae-in in turn in Game 5 to Game 7 of the Korean Series to end their bid to win the Upset championship. This is the best scenario that can be considered by the Samsung bench. Attention is focusing on whether Samsung will be able to succeed in winning the Upset championship for the first time in the Korean Series due to the ripple effect caused by two consecutive days of rain.