The Doosan starter Zach Rogue, whom LG faced on Sunday, is a left-handed pitcher who makes a living by catching left-handed hitters well. His P.O.P.S. is 0.718 against right-handed hitters, which is about the league average (0.716), but when he faces left-handed hitters, his P.O.S. against left-handed hitters is the second lowest among hitters who have completed the regular innings.먹튀검증
A common way to deal with a starter like this is to place more right-handed hitters in the starting lineup. However, LG did not do so. Three right-handed hitters were Park Dong-won at No. 3 and Song Chan-ui at No. 6, and Koo Bon-hyuk at No. 8.
It was definitely affected by the fact that Austin Dean was not able to play in Thursday's game due to the aftereffects of his collision with a fielder during the base running on the previous day. However, there were more right-handed hitters besides Austin at the LG bench. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, however, believed that the existing left-handed hitters are more likely to survive than right-handed hitters at the bench. LG allowed Rogue to take a 2-0 lead, but lost the game 2-5. Rogue became the winning pitcher by allowing five hits, seven strikeouts, and two runs in seven innings.
LG's choice was a failure as a result. It is hard to guarantee that if other right-handed hitters had been added except for Austin, they would have been able to target Rogue. Moon Jung-bin, Choi Won-young and Lee Ju-heon remained on the bench. All of them need to grow further in batting. LG is still in a situation where it has to play baseball, which depends on its starting lineup.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said on the 4th, "When you see the winning teams, do the main players change significantly? No. The main player plays the main role, and the backup must play a good role in the game without the main players to win the pennant race," adding, "If you look at any team or winning team, the main player should do well in the end. Teams that are out of the main players can never win."
"In order for our team to do well, we need to settle down quickly so that we can play the game we thought of and become a strong team. No. 1, Hong Chang-ki, No. 2, Moon Sung-joo, No. 3, Austin No. 4, Moon Bo-kyung, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7, Park Dong-won, Kim Hyun-soo, Oh Ji-hwan, and No. 8, Park Hae-min, No. 9, Shin Min-jae must go around to produce the results we think of."
However, at least a third of the main lineup is in a slump. During the nine consecutive games from April 29 to 7, LG ranked ninth with a batting average of 0.223 and eighth with an OPS of 0.649. During the period, four players played more than 20 at-bats, and their OPS was below the league average of 0.716. Park Hae-min is the best with a 0.613, while Kim Hyun-soo (0.460), Moon Sung-joo (0.393), and Oh Ji-hwan (0.258) are clearly in a slump. Nevertheless, he is steadily leading the team to bat.
Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop's confidence in the backup team is also in the past. Song Chan-ui recorded a batting average of 0.167 and an OPS of 0.404 in seven games, while Koo Bon-hyuk also posted a batting average of 0.200 and an OPS of 0.517 in six games. While LG's starting lineup is sluggish, the team is playing without even a backup to fill the vacancy.
The results are 5 wins, 10 losses, and a 0.333 slump in the last 15 games from April 20. During the same period, Kiwoom has a similar gender to LG with 5 wins and 11 losses in 16 games