The LG Twins, led by head coach Yeom Kyung-yeop, will play the second round of the playoffs (best of five) against the Samsung Lions in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO postseason at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 15th.스포츠토토
LG lost 4-10 in the first round on Wednesday, but had a good day off as the second round, which was scheduled on Wednesday, was postponed due to rain. The rain on Wednesday brought laughter to LG as it had exhausted its physical stamina to advance to the fifth round of the semi-PO.
So manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also said, “I thought from the beginning that it would be nice to take a day off from the time the rain forecast was made. I think it helped us.”
If LG had played the second game as it was on the 14th, there was no significant change from the first game starting lineup. However, Kim Bum-suk was named as the replacement for Moon Sung-joo, who was the designated hitter in the 9th game of the first game.
Regarding the reason, Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “I heard Seongju has hamstring pain. That’s why I raised Bum-seok. If tomorrow (15th) is not good, Seongju will serve as a substitute and Bum-seok will start. Bum-seok seems to have a better hitting sense than during the pennant race.”
A native of Kyungnam Middle School and Kyungnam High School, Kim wore the LG uniform as the seventh in the first round of the 2023 Rookie Draft. After the nomination, Cha Myung-seok, LG’s general manager, made headlines by saying, “I picked Kim Bum-suk as I chose him as the epitome of Korean baseball in the future.”
Kim Bum-suk, who had a batting average of 0.111 3 hits, 1 home run, 4 RBIs and 3 runs in 10 games last season, appeared in 70 games this season and recorded a batting average of 0.241 39 hits, 6 home runs, 24 RBIs and 14 runs.
However, he failed to make it to the semi-PO entry. As catcher Lee Joo-heon rushed up the ranks between Park Dong-won and Heo Do-hwan, Kim Bum-suk was not available. While playing in the semi-PO, Kim Bum-suk, who played in the second division, appeared in four games in October with a batting average of 0.4175 hits, one homer, seven RBIs, and four runs, displaying robust batting performance.
Unlike KT, which had no single left-handed bullpen pitcher, Samsung added Kim Bum-seok, who has many left-handed bullpens and a one-shot batter-friendly stadium, to the PO entry. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also said, “I will use it as a substitute agent in the last situation. Samsung has more left-handed bullpens than KT. There were also reports that he is in good condition in the second division.” In the first game, he played as a substitute, but was out after hitting a fly ball.
Moon is playing with a sore hamstring. As no one knows when his recurrence will occur, his LG training parts and coaching staff are also monitoring his performance every day. Moon has displayed strong batting performance during the post season. He had a batting average of 0.375 (6 hits in 16 at-bats) with three RBIs, two steals and a run scored in five matches of semi-PO. He also had one hit and one run from three times at bat in the first match of PO.
If Moon Sung-joo still has hamstring pain on Saturday, Kim will have a chance. Will Kim get a chance to play as the first postseason starter.