Game 4 of KBO Playoffs at Risk of Rain Delay: Samsung Leads Series 2-1 Against LG Twins

Possible postponement of game 4 on the 18th due to rain… Currently Samsung 2 wins 1 loss
Hernández, who threw 60 pitches on the 17th, will likely pitch on the 18th.

LG Twins ‘Yeomgalryang’ manager Kyung-yeop Yeom is having fun with mound management that takes the weather into account. The Samsung Lions, who suffered one loss after two wins, said they didn’t care, shouting, “Let things go their way.”

LG and Samsung will play the 4th game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Postseason Playoffs (best of 5) which will be held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul at 6:30 pm on the 18th.

In the game the previous day (17th), LG used the power of the roof to beat Samsung 1-0, earning their first win after two consecutive losses.

LG preserved the victory with starter Lim Chan-gyu pitching 5⅓ scoreless innings and second pitcher Eliezer Hernández pitching 3⅔ scoreless innings.

Hernández, who appeared in all half-PO 5 games against KT Wiz, had no chance to enter the PO after that, so he rested for 6 days and took the mound as a bull resource on the 17th, showing his powerful position. The number of pitches was 60, which was a bit high, but it was pushed forward due to the rainy weather on the 18th.

When coach Yeom Kyeong-yeop was asked about Hernández’s plans for future appearances after the third PO game, he said, “Won’t it rain tomorrow?” and “That’s what I’m talking about count “Taking that into account, I trusted the weather service and went to Hernández for a long time,” he said.

LG initially considered left-handed starter Dietrick Ens as the second pitcher behind Lim Chan-gyu and Hernández as the second pitcher, but pushed for Hernández’s card under the possibility of rain.

Coach Yeom left open the possibility of sending Hernández in on the 19th if the match was postponed due to rain on the 18th. The head coach said, “Right now, Hernández is the best card that will help us win,” and added, “We will check his physical condition. “I think it might be possible if I take a day off. “

LG, who initially switched to Son Joo-young in place of the Ens when the second PO game was postponed due to rain, will be able to get enough rest if the fourth game is postponed. Ens had no wins, 1 loss, and a 7.27 ERA in 2 semi-PO games, but has rested for over a week since appearing on the 9th.

Coach Yeom said, “I expect a good situation in Game 4 because Ens got enough rest and it’s not bad against Samsung.

On the other hand, Samsung looks very calm despite the water. When the second game was postponed due to rain and many people thought it was beneficial for LG, Samsung coach Park Jin-man said, “We’re not bad either. “It will go as it should,” he said. And they washed away the rain jinx by winning the second game 10-5.

Originally, Game 1 starter Denny Reyes was expected to appear in PO Game 4 after four days rest, but if the game is postponed until the 18th, he will be able to take the mound after rest plenty of days 5. Reyes pitched well in the first PO game, allowing 3 runs (1 earned run) in 6⅔ innings.

Coach Park expected an all-out fight, saying, “Reyes will start in Game 4 and Won Tae-in will start in Game 5, and the remaining players from the bullpen will settle.

However, since water has been canceled twice, even if Samsung comes to the Korean Series, it will have no choice but to have a compact schedule.

After the PO ends in Game 4 on the 19th, the Korea Baseball Organization will hold the Korean Series Media Day on the 20th and Game 1 of the Korean Series in Gwangju on the 21st as scheduled.

Samsung also needs to finish Game 4 as much as possible so that homegrown ace Won Tae-in can enter Game 1 of the Korean series, so it seems likely that they will send their -everything in Game 4.

(Seoul = News 1)