Won Tae-in (Samsung Lions), the "multi-seung king" he believed, collapsed in the beginning and even felt pain in his shoulder.안전놀이터
Samsung coach Park Jin-man cited "Won Tae-in's Early Steel Plate" as the loser of Game 4 of the Korean Series (KS).
Samsung lost to the KIA Tigers 2-9 in Game 4 of the 2024 KBO KS professional baseball at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th.
Samsung, which lost its last game in Daegu this year and was driven to 1 win and 3 losses in the KS of 7 games, will move to Gwangju and play the 5th to 7th KS games on the 28th and 30th.
Samsung's new goal is to lead the KS game to Game 7.
In the fourth game, Samsung's starting pitcher Won Tae-in collapsed by allowing six hits and six runs during two ⅓ innings. After struggling to control his ball from the start of the game, Won was hit hard in the third inning and left the mound early due to shoulder pain.
When Samsung was losing 0-3 with the bases loaded with one outs in the top of the third inning, Song Eun-beom allowed a grand slam to Kim Tae-gun with the bases loaded with two outs, leading Samsung to 0-7. In fact, it was a game-changer.
"We had a tough game at the beginning of the game when Won was replaced by an injury," coach Park said after the game. "In the first game (five innings, two hits and no runs), Won was in good physical condition, but his control was not good today. I think the discomfort in my shoulder caused a negative impact."
In the top of the third inning, right-handed Song Eun-beom and left-handed Lee Seung-min were warming up in the Samsung bullpen. It was difficult to deploy Kim Yoon-soo, the core card of the bullpen.
Coach Park said, "Kim Yoon-soo did not prepare to take the mound in the third inning."
In the fourth game, Samsung's batters scored two runs on seven hits. "KIA starter James Nail (six hits and two runs allowed in five ⅔ innings) pitched so well that he lost a lot of points in the beginning, which dampened the mood of the team," Park said.
Now, Samsung is playing a 'game without tomorrow'.
"I'm in a corner. I'm going to start with Game 5," Park said. "I'm agonizing over left-handed Lee Seung-hyun and right-handed Hwang Dong-jae."