‘Thank you SK-Doosan’ KT laughs while crying, confirms 2nd place ‘Happy Ending’ [오!쎈 대전]

[OSEN=대전, 이상학 기자] KT cried and laughed. With LG and Kiwoom defeated together, KT was the final winner in the fight for second place.

KT lost 3-4 in the final game of the season against Hanwha in the 2020 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 30th. In a match that was confirmed as second place on his own, he launched the number of games using ‘Ace’ Audrey Samer Despine as a bullpen, but failed The other ships were unable to seize the opportunity.

It was a painful loss, but the last to laugh was KT. LG, who had a chance to take second place, lost 2-3 at Munhak SK, and Kiwoom also lost 0-2 at Jamsil Doosan. The final ranking was confirmed with first place NC, second place KT, third place Doosan, fourth place LG and fifth place Kiwoom.

The result was a happy ending, but it was a fast-paced game for KT. KT announced the preparation of Despine’s bullpen before the game. KT coach Lee Kang-cheol said: “I will set the timing of Despine’s presentation by looking at the game situation and the national team exclusion situation. We cannot stop betting on a match ”. He declared an all-out war.

Exclusion from the starting line tied Hanwha’s other line with a no-hitter until the fourth inning, but support from the other line did not follow. He scored 1 point on a timely hit from Kang Baek-ho at 1st, but kept missing opportunities for 2nd base at 2nd, 2nd 1st and 2nd base at 3rd, and 2nd 2nd base at 5th. Finally, it was reversed 5 times. In the process of dealing with Hanwha Lee Hae-chang’s groundout from first base, Jeon Je-seong, who made a mouth error, was hit by Kang Gyeong-hak with a double. Although the number of pitches was only 71, KT drew the Despine card when faced with a certain crisis at second and third base.

Despine, who played the most 207 innings in the league this season, pitched 89 pitches in 5 innings against KIA on the 27th and took two days off to start. He clambered onto the mound with enthusiasm to maintain the 1-point lead, but the first fastball was completely out of the way and the third base runner was able to get in. The time when a tie with a ball is allowed.

He struck out Oh Sun-jin with a false swing at third base, but was hit by No Su-kwang with an RBI to right middle. Despine, who allowed the reversal, tossed the ball to Jung Jin-ho for 1 or 2 consecutive balls from the first and continued second base. Manager Lee Kang-cheol took the mound and calmed him down, but No Su-kwang immediately shook Despine by stealing third base.

When Jung Jin-ho’s first baseman, No Su-kwang stepped on the pace, and Hanwha added a point. Although the running back disappeared, Despine gave Roh Si-hwan another point by hitting a double base hitting the fence in the middle and a left-foot hit from Brandon Barnes. Finally, he handed the mound to the sovereign and went down. ⅔3 innings, 1 strikeout, 2 runs.

KT was blocked by Hanwha’s mound, which had spilled the entire bullpen, and knelt 3-4, but KT was able to breathe a sigh of relief when LG was defeated after Kiwoom. If both LG and Kiwoom win, KT could drop to fourth place. Even if only one of the two teams won, it was third. However, thanks to the defeat of both teams, they secured second place even after losing and managed to go straight to the playoffs.

After Kiwoom, by the time LG’s defeat was confirmed, Eaglespark was also tumultuous. Hanwha fans cheered for KT fans, and KT players who entered the dugout after innings at the end of the seventh inning raised their arms to cheer and rejoiced to secure second place. Not only in Daejeon, but also in Suwon KTWiz Park, around 1,800 KT fans watched and cheered on Daejeon’s game on an electronic board. A team of entertainers were also installed for special performances, and various award events were held for fans to raise the air. Although the match was lost, he became the final winner of the fight for second place and ended with a nice happy ending.

Chae Soo-won (30), a KT fan who visited Suwon after second place was confirmed, said, “I’ve been a fan since first year and I feel great. I want to go to the whole game if the playoffs of Gocheok have a chance. Because of corona, my first fall baseball at home in Wiz Park. It’s a shame I can’t play, but I think our players will work hard even in a neutral stadium. “Child fan Hwang Da-eun (12 ) transferred “I want to see the first fall baseball game in person, as I have supported kt wiz for a long time. I’ve been in the lower ranks, but it’s still awesome and awesome that I’m going to fall baseball. I hope the athletes don’t get hurt and do their best until the end. “And tears. /[email protected]