‘Achieved 70 wins → secured second place’ Coach Lee Kang-cheol’s praise relay, “Go Young-pyo’s crisis management ability… Bae Jeong-dae played very well in offense and defense.”
KT reached the 70th win mark in the season.
KT won 7-1 in the game against Samsung held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 19th. KT recorded 70 wins, 3 draws, and 55 losses, becoming the second team to reach 70 wins after LG.
In the first inning, Kang Baek-ho and Park Byeong-ho took the lead with consecutive home runs. Kang Baek-ho had 3 hits and 2 RBIs, and Hwang Jae-gyun had 2 hits and 3 RBIs.
KT starter Ko Young-pyo allowed 9 hits in 6 innings, but became the winning pitcher with 4 strikeouts and 1 run. With his 12th win of the season, he ranked 4th in most wins. He recorded his 20th quality start this season.
Park Young-hyun appeared on the mound in the 8th inning, allowed 1 scoreless inning, and recorded 32 holds for the season. Park Young-hyun set a new record for the most holds in a season in KT history (32 holds). It surpassed the 31 holds recorded by Sovereignty in 2020.
Manager Lee Kang-cheol said after the game, “Go Young-pyo had a crisis, but he showed crisis management ability along with catcher Jang Seong-woo. The fielders also played good defense and gave up a quality start with minimal runs allowed. In the batting lineup, Kang Baek-ho and Park Byeong-ho came out with two outs in the bottom of the first inning바카라
. Bae Jeong-dae set the tone with back-to-back home runs. He later gave up a run, but Bae Jeong-dae was able to bring the momentum back by scoring an additional point along with good base running. Bae Jeong-dae played very well on offense and
defense. Kang Baek-ho also improved his timing and will perform better in the future. “I’m looking forward to this,” he said.
He then said, “Thank you to the fans who supported me until the end.”
Meanwhile, KT will face off against leader LG on the 20th. KT, which has a hole in its starting rotation, appoints Ha Jun-ho as the starter. It is operated as a bullpen day. LG announced left-hander Kim Yun-sik as the starter. He takes the mound after 4 days of rest.
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