The team that was at the bottom until two months ago moved up to fourth place. It’s magical.
KT Wiz struggled early this season. There were a lot of injuries and the power was weakened. Although he stayed at the bottom of the list with 16 wins, 2 draws and 29 losses in May, the team has been on the rise with the return of injured and Borchulzer’s alternative foreign pitcher William Cuevas, and is currently in fourth place with 12 wins and 3 losses in the second half.
Koh Young-pyo, who started in the match against the Doosan Bears in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 6th, led the team to victory with 7 innings, 1 run (1 earned run), 6 hits, 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. KT pulled down Doosan and took fourth place.
After the game, Ko Young-pyo said about the difference between last May, which was difficult, and current KT, “At the time, it was a situation where there was a lot of power loss. Besides that, it seems that starting baseball was difficult. Now, starting baseball is the starting baseball that the coach pursues. He said, “Hitters are also coming back from injuries and leading well. It seems that synergy is created and the results continue to be good. That seems to be the reason KT was able to rebound in the second half.”
All baseball players aim to win. However, Koh Young-pyo thought that the reason for the rebound was that the team did not have a high ranking consciousness and focused on one game at a time. He said, “The reason our team has been able to rise like this is because we are not conscious of our ranking. We always focus on one game. That’s why we think we’ve come up. When we are conscious of our ranking, our hearts run wild. We get impatient.” “I came up because I did my best to do what I could in each position. I think that’s KT’s strength. Of course, in sports, we aim to be number 1. I always want to be number 1. That’s the goal in my heart.” .
Hwang Jae-gyun, who scored the final blow against Doosan on the 6th, showed confidence that he could rise to a higher level. He said, “The team has raised the win-loss margin from -14 to +5. There are just under 50 games left. But our team can go up enough.”
There is a huge competition for rankings this season. There is no game difference between 3rd place NC Dinos (48 wins, 1 draw, 43 losses) and 4th place KT (49 wins, 2 draws, 44 losses). With a slight difference in win rate, KT is one step down. The 5th place Doosan Bears (47 wins, 1 draw, 44 losses) is chasing by one game. The 6th place KIA Tigers (44 wins, 2 draws, 43 losses), which are showing tremendous momentum with KT recently, is only 2 games behind NC and KT.
1 game 1 game is a very important situation. Depending on the results of this week’s six games, there is a good chance that the rankings will be overturned. The four teams will play three consecutive matches during the week starting on the 8th. NC will play an away game against second place SSG Landers. KT invites Hanwha Eagles home. Doosan will play a home game against the Samsung Lions, who are aiming to be in last place. KIA clashes with the No. 1 LG Twins.
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