'1st round heaven and 3rd round hell.' KIA Jeon Sang-hyun, joy and sorrow, two mixed balls... 'Oh my gosh.'
'1st round heaven and 3rd round hell.' KIA Jeon Sang-hyun, joy and sorrow, two mixed balls... 'Oh my gosh.'
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KIA Tigers' must-win pitcher Jeon Sang-hyun (28) saved his team with two balls in the suspended game in Game 1 of the 2024 Korean Series (KS, best out of seven) held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 23rd.스포츠토토
The first round of the KS held on the 21st was suspended from rain in the top of the sixth inning when KIA was trailing 0-1, and the game resumed under the same circumstances on the 23rd due to the suspended game declaration.
Jeon changed the flow of the game with two balls.
He threw a fork ball on the first pitch to check whether Kim Young-woong tried to bunt and threw a second fastball.
Kim Young-woong tried to bunt, and the ball fell in front of KIA catcher Kim Tae-gun.
Kim Tae-gun threw the ball to third base and caught second baseman Lewin Diaz.
As Samsung's operation failed, the flow of the game rapidly shifted to KIA.
Samsung failed to score a point in the sixth inning of the attack, and KIA took the game 5-1.
KIA, which gained momentum, also won 8-3 in the second round of the KS.
Jeon Sang-hyun's two balls against Kim Young-woong determined the direction of the KS first and second games.
He also received the Daily Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in the first round of KS.
Jeon Sang-hyun, who tasted the best moment of his life with two balls, suffered the worst moment of his life with two balls in the third round of KS held two days later.
He took the mound as the team's third pitcher in the seventh inning when he chased Samsung 1-2 in Game 3 of the KS at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 25th.
He threw a 143-km fastball to the top of the strike zone off Kim Heon-gon, his first batter. It was an error.
Kim Hun-gon, who shows off his strong batting sense in this fall baseball, couldn't miss this ball.
Kim Heon-gon swung full and crossed the left fence as if he had been waiting.
Jeon's nightmare continued. He threw a 138-kilometer slider against his successor, Park Byung-ho.
Park Byung-ho's favorite course, the boundary line outside the strike.
Veteran Park Byung-ho hit a solo home run over the right fence.
Jeon Sang-hyun, who allowed two home runs and two runs with two balls, was immediately replaced by Lee Joon-young.
According to the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), it is the second time in the postseason that Lee Jung-yong (LG Twins), who took the mound in Game 3 of the playoffs against the Kiwoom Heroes on October 27, 2022, has allowed two home runs.