LG Twins' starting lineup has been changing almost every day recently. The biggest reason is injuries to key players, rather than other reasons. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is briefing the game by talking about the physical conditions of the players every day.카지노
Not long ago, Austin Dean collided with a defender and missed a few games due to dizziness, and recently Moon Sung-joo took a rest because of his poor back. Hong Chang-ki, a top hitter and on-base king, was unable to play the regular season due to a ruptured knee ligament due to an accident involving a teammate during defense.
In this week's three consecutive games against the Lotte Giants, it was not easy for all the remaining starting pitchers to come out. Austin and Park Dong-won were not included in the starting lineup on Tuesday. Manager Yeom explained that Austin had a bad pelvis, and Park had to play as catcher Lee Joo-heon to coincide with Song Seung-ki, so he initially tried to play as the designated hitter but took it out to give him more rest.
Then on the 21st, Austin and Park Dong-won returned as starters, but Oh Ji-hwan was suddenly absent from the lineup this time. "I was hit on the right foot by Lotte starter Yoon Sung-bin's pitch the previous day, but that part was not good, so I couldn't play full-time as a starter, so I prepared as a pinch hitter in the second half of the game."
"Our players have a lot of minor injuries," Yeom said. "I tried to give (Moon) Bo-kyung a rest today because her knee was not good, but Ji-hwan said it was difficult, so I will leave today and give (Shin) Min-jae a rest tomorrow when he comes to the first team." Players have to check their physical conditions on the day of the game on Tuesday, but they have to think about it as a coach.
Still, the good thing is that the backup players are filling the vacancy of the main players well.
Song Chan-eui, who is playing in place of Hong Chang-ki, led his team's 17-9 victory by scoring six RBIs alone, including a grand slam, in the game on the 20th, while Lee Young-bin, who replaced Oh Ji-hwan on the 21st, saved his team by hitting a tying solo shot in the top of the sixth inning, trailing 4-5 following his first home run of the season in the second inning. Koo Bon-hyuk, who had been replacing Shin Min-jae, who went down to the second division due to sluggishness, had two hits and three RBIs on the 20th, and had a come-from-behind RBI single in the top of the seventh inning on the 21st, showing good batting recently.
Despite suffering from injury in May, LG ranks first along with the NC Dinos with 11 wins, one draw and five losses and a winning rate of 608 percent. This is a result of strong teamwork by the remaining key players and backup players.
Coach Yeom said, "There are a lot of injuries this year," adding, "I think we have to hold out so that the injuries don't come out more."