(Professional Baseball Observatory) 2nd place LG and 3rd place Samsung collide in Jamsil… If you mess up, you’ll fall
LG-Samsung, 3 games left… From 4th to 7th place, there is a gap of one game… Fierce ranking battle
KIA joins Hae-young Jeong and Woo-sung Lee, challenges to ‘solidify first place’ with complete power
The result of just one game could result in a drop from 4th to 7th.
These days, the battle for mid-level pro baseball is so fierce.
KT Wiz and SSG Landers, tied for 4th place, Doosan Bears, 6th place, and NC Dinos, 7th place, are competing for rankings within just one game.
It is difficult for Samsung Lions, ranked 3rd, to be at ease either.
The gap between Samsung and tied for 4th place is only 1.5 games.
The professional baseball rankings may fluctuate depending on the schedule for the last week of July, when the heat is rampant.
2nd place LG Twins and 3rd place Samsung will play a three-game series at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul from the 30th to August 1st.
The gap between the two teams is 3 games, which is not that big.
If Samsung sweeps all three games, the ride can be reduced to ‘0’.
Samsung has a strong record against LG this season with 6 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.
The team atmosphere is better at LG.
LG achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in 3 games last week, while Samsung performed poorly with 1 win and 4 losses in 5 games.
Samsung’s team batting average in the last five games is 0.216, the lowest among the 10 teams.
Samsung seemed to be turning things around by recruiting a new foreign hitter, Ruben Cardenas, but they are struggling as he did not appear after complaining of pain in his side during a recent game.
The mound also shook during this period.
In particular, his back suffered as he recorded the lowest ERA in the team’s bullpen (6.97).
Veteran bullpen pitchers who have led the mound so far, including Lim Chang-min, Kim Jae-yoon, and Oh Seung-hwan, are all showing physical difficulties.
On the other hand, LG got enough rest.
Last week, a total of 3 games were canceled due to rain, so we were able to recharge.
After finishing the game against LG, Samsung will play a three-game series at home against SSG, and LG will go to Ulsan and play a three-game series against the Lotte Giants.
The KIA Tigers, who are in first place, meet the Doosan Bears, who are on a 4-game losing streak, at home.
The atmosphere at KIA is not bad.
Closer Jeong Hae-young and starting first baseman Lee Woo-seong will soon overcome their injuries and join the first team.
On the other hand, Doosan has been suffering from a frustrating batting lineup problem recently.
Doosan has scored only 5 points in the last 4 games.
In the match against SSG on the 28th, the team showed 9 hits but ended up scoring no points, showing a lack of overall concentration.
Doosan has high hopes for its new foreign hitter, Jared Young.
Young entered the country on the 27th, and is scheduled to participate in the actual game as soon as he completes administrative procedures such as visa issuance.
KT, which has recently become a sensation, plans to continue its upward trend against Hanwha and NC.
KT achieved a record of 8 wins and 2 losses in the last 10 games, and during this period ranked 3rd in team batting average (0.285) and 1st in team ERA (2.20).
There are no visible weaknesses anywhere, including the batting lineup, starters, and bullpen.
NC, which recently released foreign pitcher Daniel Castano, planned to renew the team atmosphere by completing the recruitment of new foreign pitchers.
◇ Professional baseball weekly schedule (30-4 days)
┌────────┬──────────────┬─────────────┐
│Stadium │30 to 1 day │2 to 4 days │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Jamsil │Samsung-LG │Kiwoom-Doosan │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Incheon │Lotte-SSG │ │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Suwon │Hanwha-kt │ │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Gwangju │Doosan-KIA │ │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Gocheok │NC-Kiwoom │ │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Daegu │ │SSG-Samsung │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Changwon │ │kt-NC │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Daejeon │ │KIA-Hanwha │
├────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│Ulsan │ │LG-Lotte │
└────────┴──────────────┴─────────────┘
/Yonhap News
