Associate PO in 1996, Associate PO in 2014, both ‘upset’
LG smiles brightly… Hernández Enns recharges his stamina
Seoul Jamsil Stadium in the rain
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kyung-yoon Kim = In the history of professional baseball, there have been two cases in which two games were canceled due to rain in a single postseason (PS) series.
It came from the semi-playoff (quasi-PO) in the 1996 regular season, where the 3rd place Hanwha Eagles faced the 4th place Hyundai Unicorns, and in the 2014 regular season, the semi-PO where the 3rd place NC Dinos faced the 4th place LG Twins.
In the 1996 Jun-PO, the second round was canceled for two consecutive days, and in the 2014 Jun-PO, the second round was also not held for two consecutive days.
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The results were similar.
In the 1996 Jun-PO, which was held with 2 wins out of 3, Hyundai, the team that won the first game and was the bottom team, defeated Hanwha 4-2 in the second game held three days later and advanced to the playoffs (PO).
In the 2014 semi-PO, which was held with 3 wins out of 5, low-ranking team LG, who won the first game, took the second game after two days of rest, and took it to the fourth game, winning the PO ticket with a series record of 3 wins and 1 loss.
In all of them, there was an ‘upset’ in the regular season where the bottom team defeated the top team.
In 1996 and 2014, the wild card game was not held, and the two teams played on equal physical strength, so it was difficult to weigh the pros and cons of canceling due to rain.
The third case in history of ‘PS single series being canceled twice due to rain’ occurred this year.
The 2nd game of the playoffs (PO) between the Samsung Lions and LG Twins, which was scheduled to be held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 14th, was canceled due to rain and was held on the 15th, and the 4th game of the PO, which was supposed to be held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 18th, was also canceled due to rain. I was pushed.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Do-hoon = LG Hernández and Park Dong-won, who won 1-0 in the 3rd game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Postseason Playoffs between LG Twins and Samsung Lions held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 17th, hug and express victory. We are sharing the joy together. 2024.10.17 superdoo82@yna.co.kr
The aftermath of rain cancellation is expected to have an advantage over 3rd place LG over 2nd place Samsung during the regular season.
LG is suffering from severe fatigue due to a fierce battle with KT Wiz from the semi-PO all the way to the 5th game.
In particular, Eliezer Hernández, a key player in the bullpen, appeared in all 5 semi-PO games and threw 60 pitches in 3⅔ innings in the 3rd PO game held on the 17th.
Hernández saved the team’s 1-0 win in the game, but because he threw so many balls, it was inevitable that it would put a strain on his body.
Fortunately, rain fell from the sky on the 18th, and Hernández was able to rest at least for a day.
It is unclear whether Hernández will participate in the 4th PO game on the 19th due to shoulder strain, but there is a greater possibility that he will pitch normally in the 5th PO game, which is delayed by one day.
LG’s foreign starting pitcher Dietrick Ens was also sufficiently charged.
Ens started in the 1st game of the semi-PO match against KT on the 5th, took a 3-day break, and then started again in the 4th game of the semi-PO game held on the 9th, and was depleted of stamina.
After resting for 4 days, he was scheduled to appear in the 2nd PO game on the 13th, but due to heavy rain, the pitching schedule was pushed back, and as the 4th PO game was postponed by a day, he was able to pitch after a whopping 9 days of rest.
LG regained confidence with the ‘historical precedent’ that the weak team won the two rain-cancelled PO series in history.
In addition, the two foreign pitchers, who are the core of the team’s strength, have recovered their stamina, raising hopes of advancing to the Korean Series (KS) for the second consecutive year.
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