Each the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins have altered their pitching plans for the continued Korea Baseball Group postseason collection — with the latter crew deciding to modify issues up after Monday’s recreation was postponed resulting from rain.
The 2 groups had been scheduled to play Recreation 2 of their best-of-five collection at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Monday, however rain pushed the competition to Tuesday, again on the similar venue.
Talking to reporters earlier than the postponement, Lions supervisor Park Jin-man revealed he had determined to maneuver scheduled Recreation 3 starter Lee Seung-hyun to the bullpen, the place Park stated he’d be extra useful in opposition to the left-leaning Twins lineup.
Proper-hander Hwang Dong-jae will begin the third recreation of the collection, which is now scheduled to be performed Thursday at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, the Twins’ house.
Lee pitched in reduction throughout Sunday’s 10-4 victory. Although he didn’t retire a batter, Park was nonetheless happy with the way in which Lee dealt with left-handed hitters. He might have escaped the bases-loaded jam if first baseman Lewin Diaz had fielded a routine grounder by left-handed Hong Chang-ki within the prime of the seventh.
“We made the choice this morning,” Park stated. “Seung-hyun did an incredible job out of the bullpen yesterday, and I believe he will likely be a key reliever for us in opposition to their left-handed batters this collection.”
Hwang, 22, has by no means pitched in a postseason recreation. He went 1-2 in 15 video games this previous common season with a 4.07 ERA. He made one reduction look in opposition to the Twins on July 30 and tossed one shutout inning.
With Recreation 2 pushed again by a day, Twins supervisor Youm Kyoung-youb moved the unique Recreation 2 starter Dietrich Enns additional again into the collection and can as an alternative begin Son Ju-young on Tuesday.
Son was a starter within the common season however served as a deadly bullpen weapon within the earlier collection in opposition to the KT Wiz. He tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings and struck out 11 batters throughout two video games.
Son will likely be pitching on three days’ relaxation, however he solely threw 29 pitches.
“We have checked with the trainers and the participant himself. Ju-young will likely be good to go tomorrow,” Youm stated. “After we noticed yesterday that it could rain at present, we started serious about placing him in for Recreation 2.”
Son pitched properly in opposition to the Lions within the common season, going 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA in three begins, with 14 strikeouts in opposition to solely three walks in 17 1/3 innings.