Oh Seung-hwan, Lim Chang-min, and Kim Jae-yoon 8.8 billion bullpen trio, five runs in 1.1 innings combined... Samsung lost the game after a rough hit
Oh Seung-hwan, Lim Chang-min, and Kim Jae-yoon 8.8 billion bullpen trio, five runs in 1.1 innings combined... Samsung lost the game after a rough hit
Blog Article
The 8.8 billion veteran bullpen trio of the Samsung Lions collapsed all at once. Oh Seung-hwan, Lim Chang-min and Kim Jae-yoon were deployed in one game, but none of the pitchers completely blocked one inning. The three players, who had high expectations with their must-win trio when they were recruited, now seem to be too much to catch up with.
In the home game against the NC Dinos at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on June 7, Samsung failed to keep its initial 6-2 lead and fell from third place to fifth place by losing 7-11. Unlike the NC bullpen, where six pitchers blocked a total of 7.1 innings with one run, Samsung was completely defeated in the bullpen fight, with six pitchers allowing seven runs in six innings.
Samsung signed a total of 8.8 billion won (8.3 million U.S. dollars) in FA contracts with three veteran pitchers to strengthen its bullpen ahead of last year's season. Kim Jae-yoon (four-year, 5.8 billion won), who made 169 saves at KT, Lim Chang-min (two-year, 800 million won) with 122 saves and 57 holds, and Oh Seung-hwan (two-year, 2.2 billion won) have recorded 691 saves alone. The plan was to form the group of must-winners in the 7-8-9th inning with three players boasting abundant experience.
Until early last year, it seemed to have some investment effect. Kim Jae-yoon and Lim Chang-min played their part in high-leverage situations in the second half of the game, and closing pitcher Oh Seung-hwan managed to hold on with 24 saves in the first half. However, as Oh collapsed in the second half, cracks began as he stepped down from the closing position and was excluded from the postseason entry.
This season, the three players were in a slump together. Kim Jae-yoon took the finishing position following last year, but showed signs of difficulty, while Lim Chang-min was out of the lineup due to elbow pain. Oh failed to make the first team and stayed in the Futures League. In the meantime, Samsung reorganized its must-win group with young pitchers such as Bae Chan-seung and Lee Ho-seong, while three veterans have changed their positions from the must-win group to the chasing group. 안전놀이터
Until now, however, even he seems to be too much to handle. Oh took the mound in the fourth inning with a 6-4 lead, but allowed the game to be tied after a two-run homer by Kim Joo-won. Lim came up from the first and second bases with one out in the seventh inning with a 7-6 lead, and was substituted without holding an out count. Kim Jae-yoon, who took the mound in the ninth inning when his team was trailing 7-9, had consecutive hits after two outs, followed by a two-run triple by Park Min-woo.
The three players managed to score only four out-counts. In total, they allowed five runs during 1.1 innings. Samsung seemed to take the lead early on, pulling down NC starter Shin Min-hyuk in 1.2 innings, but was pushed back in the bullpen fight amid the slugging trend. NC's Kim Joo-won hit five times in six at-bats, including a home run, and Park Min-woo hit hard with three hits and five RBIs in five at-bats.
Meanwhile, the Lotte Giants escaped a three-game losing streak by beating the Doosan Bears 9-4 at an away game in Jamsil. After back-to-back triples by Han Tae-yang and Jang Doo-sung in the third inning, Lotte made the big inning with Jeon Jun-woo's two-run homer. Jeon Joon-woo had multi hits, including his sixth homer of the season, and Ko Seung-min had three hits and two RBIs in four times at bat.
KT Wiz beat SSG Landers 3-2 at home to Suwon to secure its third consecutive win. KT succeeded in upsetting foreign starter Drew Anderson in the sixth inning when the team was losing 0-1. Junghoon Lee's tying hit, Heo Kyung-min's come-from-behind hit and Oh Yoon-seok's decisive hit went off in succession.
The Eagles won the game 3-2 with the KIA Tigers in Gwangju after a bloody battle in the 11th inning. With the score tied 2-2, Hanwha scored the winning run thanks to pitcher Yoon Joong-hyun's wild pitch and Lee Jin-young's timely hit. With the win, Hanwha narrowed its gap versus the top-ranked LG Twins to 0.5 games. KIA starter Adam Oler failed to become a winning pitcher despite his good pitching of nine strikeouts and two runs in seven innings.