Great Lions native ace Jaerim... Won Tae-in also showed off his excellent pitching in 66 pitches
Great Lions native ace Jaerim... Won Tae-in also showed off his excellent pitching in 66 pitches
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Won Tae-in was the first Korean starter in the first game of the Korean Series and made a brilliant effort to clearly announce the birth of a new blue blood ace.
Won Tae-in started in the first game of the 2024 professional baseball KBO Korean Series (best of seven) at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 21st and pitched five innings of two hits, two outs and three strikeouts. Due to rain in the top of the sixth inning, Won Tae-in was forced to finish his pitch as the final priority suspended game was declared at 10:09 p.m. on the day.먹튀검증
The situation is over with runners on the first and second bases with no outs in the top of the sixth inning when Samsung took the lead 1-0. If Samsung wins at the game that resumes at 4 p.m., which is 2 hours and 30 minutes before the second game of the Korean Series on Tuesday, Won Tae-in will become the winning pitcher at KS following PO.
With just 66 pitches, Won completely blocked Kia's batting lineup, which is the strongest in the league, until the fifth inning. The game was delayed for 66 minutes due to torrential rain. In addition, the mound was in a much worse condition than usual due to continuous rain during the game, and his body temperature dropped.
In many ways, it is not easy for a starting pitcher to control his condition and pitch well. However, Won stood out as the ace of blue blood, pitching better than James Nail, who is considered one of the best pitchers this season.
The ace leading the lion, who also shone in Gwangju, the opponent's tiger cave, was revealed throughout the first game on the 21st.
Won Tae-in, who calmly handled Park Chan-ho's surprise bunt from the first inning and took the first batter, retired Socrates with a fly ball to left field and Kim Do-young with a ground ball to the third base, and made a clear start to the chaotic game.
The biggest crisis was in the second inning. Won struck out Choi Hyung-woo on a fly ball to the second base and Na Sung-bum on a swing and miss, securing two out-counts. However, he allowed Kim a triple when hitting the fence behind left field. Although the decision was made as the final triple after video review, Won could have given up a home run. However, Won did not falter and overcame the crisis by handling the follow-up hitter Choi Won-joon on a fly ball to the left field.
In the top of the third inning, he got off to a shaky start after a hit by Kim. However, he managed the batter well by catching Seo's sacrifice bunt. Then, he struck out Park Chan-ho swinging. He threw a wild pitch in his subsequent at-bat in Socrates, but escaped another crisis by handling the batter with a fly ball to the second base.
After allowing a walk, however, he quickly reached out his glove and handled another ground ball himself to end the inning when his follow-up batter Choi Won-joon hit a hardball. Having saved the danger of losing a point, Won also roared loudly and expressed his joy.
At the bottom of the fourth inning, Won gave up a walk to Kim Do-young. However, he took a breather by striking out Choi Hyung-woo with a fly ball to shortstop and Na Sung-bum with a strikeout. He then allowed a walk after a close game of 10 pitches with Kim, facing another crisis with two outs and runners on the first and second bases.
Won, who was caught in the flow, threw eight out of five innings, and threw three outs. He grounded out Kim Tae-gun to the third base, Seo Geon-chang to the pitcher, and Park Chan-ho to the right field, before continuing his scoreless pitching.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Samsung made Kim Heon-gon's homerun and consecutive walks by subsequent batters to the first and second bases with no outs, which made Won's all-out pitching shine. However, due to heavier rain, the game was abruptly suspended. The game, which had been suspended for about 45 minutes, became the final suspended game declaration. The game will resume from 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
However, due to the nature of the starting pitcher, Won cannot play in the resumed game on Tuesday. Samsung coach Park Jin-man also expressed regret over the decision after the game ended, especially over the fact that Won's quality pitching was "forced to stop."
Coach Park Jin-man said, "I am very embarrassed because there is a situation that does not happen even during the season. This happened once during the season. These days, the facilities are much more information-oriented, but I was worried about that from the beginning," adding, "I was even more worried about getting cut off after using the starting pitcher." "Won Tae-in was pitching well, and the number of pitches was small, so there was a little more regret."
In the end, the game in which Won was able to play more innings has turned into a game in which there are many variables that require all-out bullpen games due to suspended pitching. Regarding the strategy and appointment of players for the game that will resume on Tuesday, Park said, "Of course, Won cannot play. As we are leading the game, we will put in all the winning teams to play," adding, "Tomorrow will be important." Regarding the starting pitcher for the second game, he said, "We are agonizing over left-hander Lee Seung-hyun and Hwang Dong-jae in the second game. The player who does not use (the first game of Suspended) will probably start the second game."
It is regrettable, but Samsung once again confirmed the presence of big game pitcher Won Tae-in. In particular, it is more welcome that the player grew up in Samsung's regional hometown and became the league's joint ace with 15 wins, 6 losses and an ERA of 3.66 in 28 games this season. Won Tae-in, who entered the professional league as Samsung's first designation in 2019, quickly established himself as the starting pitcher and established himself as the ace representing the Lions.
Won also had the opportunity to win the title of the most wins this year. However, Won gave up the opportunity to focus on PS and focused on managing his physical condition, ultimately leading Samsung to advance to the KS by winning the second round of PO.
Ahead of the PO, Won said, "A joint king of multiple wins is also a king of multiple wins. I had no greed to be the sole leader of multiple wins. This year, I made up my mind to give everything in the post season. Fall baseball was more important to me than playing in the final game of the season. The manager asked me, "What do you want to do since it's an important title?" and I said, "I'll match it to the post season." He expressed his strong loyalty and affection for the team.