"Losing, losing, losing, losing." ERA is first place → batting average is last in the 10% range…The bat of the Lion Corps, which has cooled down, needs to burst to survive
"Losing, losing, losing, losing." ERA is first place → batting average is last in the 10% range…The bat of the Lion Corps, which has cooled down, needs to burst to survive
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Live only when it explodes.
The Samsung Lions, led by head coach Park Jin-man, have had one win, six losses and one mura in the last eight games.
In the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League KIA Tigers match held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 3rd, starter Lee Seung-hyun recorded a quality start (less than 3 earned runs in 6 innings) with 8 hits, 3 runs, 3 strikeouts, 4 strikeouts, and 3 runs in 6 innings, but lost 4-6 and lost 4 consecutive games. The third consecutive losing series has been confirmed.
There is only one game left before the All-Star break. While Samsung has recorded one win, six losses and one draw in the last eight games, Samsung ranks first in ERA with 3.36. Kim Jae-yoon and Oh Seung-hwan, both of the must-win teams, were shaky, but overall the starting pitchers performed fairly long innings. Hwang Dong-jae, who was substituted for Hwang, also allowed one run during five innings in the second game of a doubleheader against the Suwon KT Wiz on June 30. He ranks second in ERA in his team overall this season. 스포츠토토
The problem is the bat. It is silent. It is too silent. Samsung's batting average in the last eight games is 0.189. Samsung is the only team that failed to surpass 200 percent of its batting average during the period. He is much different from the Lotte Giants, who showed strong firepower of 0.354. He is also the lowest in the league with 0.261 overall in the entire season.
With one win, six losses and one draw, Koo Ja-wook is the only Samsung batter who has exceeded 30%. He shot 9 for 30 just right. Other players are quiet.
David McKinnon 0.250 (6 hits in 24 at-bats), Lee Jae-hyun 0.074 (2 hits in 27 at-bats), Park Byung-ho 0.222 (4 hits in 18 at-bats), Kim Ji-chan 0.240 (6 hits in 25 at-bats), Kang Min-ho 0.250 (5 hits in 20 at-bats), Ryu Ji-hyuk 0.125 (2 hits in 16 at-bats), and Yoon Jeong-bin 0.053 (1 hit in 19 at-bats).
McKinnon and Park Byung-ho, who have to play roles in the centerline, are not hitting, which may be a big concern. McKinnon seemed to be rebounding from the doubleheader against the Daegu Doosan Bears on June 23, by making four hits (three doubles) in five at-bats for a seven-run single. He had three hits and one RBI from four at the match against KIA in Daegu on July 2, but remained silent as he had no hits from three at-bats in the match on July 3. Park raised expectations with consecutive home run shows right after the trade, but slumped in June with a batting average of 0.187.
Another negative factor is that Kim was injured at the end of the first half. Kim has not been able to play since April 30 due to micro-damage to his right large retirement muscle.
Of course, cycles definitely exist throughout the season. Only when we overcome this, we can achieve higher heights. Although the team remains in third place, it has only three games difference with fifth-ranked SSG Landers. If the team widens further, seventh-ranked KT Wiz is about to lose ground with five consecutive wins & five consecutive winnings series, and eighth-ranked Lotte Giants is not bad either.
Will Samsung's batters' bats be able to revive? Samsung will play its last game in the first half against Kia at its home in Daegu on Wednesday. With Baek Jung-hyun as the starting pitcher, Kia Tigers foretold Yang Hyeon-jong.