Game 4 in Daegu on Wednesday, which was expected to be the best big match of this year's Korean Series, ended relatively flatly. The ace pitcher match between KIA James Nail and Samsung's Won Tae-in took place under dry skies. Contrary to the general expectation that it will be a tight race between pitchers, Samsung's mound was shaken from the beginning. KIA won the game 9-2, and had three wins and one loss to the top of the series. The two teams will have a day off and return to Gwangju for Game 5 on Saturday.

In a telephone interview on the 27th, manager Kim Sung-geun, who leads the Monsters of the sports reality program JTBC, highlighted several scenes that not only two team officials but also baseball fans could see once again.토토사이트

First of all, Won Tae-in's ball, which was taken early after 2.1 innings, was different from the first game in Gwangju on the 22nd. One decisive scene was that KIA Kim Sun-bin drove Won Tae-in into a corner with a double that hit the left fence after the game went up to 10 pitches in the first inning with no outs.

"The slider (Won Tae-in) did not bend and was pushed to the center. If (Won Tae-in's slider) was the same as the first game, the result might have been different," manager Kim Sung-keun said. "Samsung has replaced right-handed Won Tae-in with a similar type of Song Eun-beom. The pitches themselves are similar to each other. Song Eun-beom's speed is slower than the other. He might have been easier to adjust to. On the contrary, it would have been fun if he had a left-handed pitcher." Samsung added left-handed Lee Seung-min after Song. Lee gave up two walks during 1.1 innings, but pitched well without allowing any hits.

However, manager Kim Sung-keun also said that the real intention of the Samsung bench move, which came at a time when the team's ace pitcher Won Tae-in failed to make an early decision, needs to be seen from various angles. "It is not that easy to select the next pitcher when a starting pitcher is matched in an ace match. In some respects, Kim might be trying to save the starting pitcher for the next game," Kim said. "From Samsung's perspective, it was a difficult game if they give three points and lose another point when looking at the starting pitcher for the fourth game. No matter how they lose, one loss is one loss. We need to see again whether we have calculated the flow of the next game."

"Considering the composition of Samsung's entire pitching staff, the bench will inevitably suffer," Kim said. "The last pitchers (set-up man Lim Chang-min and closing pitcher Kim Jae-yoon) do not look powerful. They are similar styles. However, due to the composition of players, the bench has nothing to do about it," Kim said. "In a way, it is Samsung's strength. It is amazing that the team has been able to endure this much with that strength."

The starting pitchers for Game 5 are Yang Hyeon-jong of Kia and Lee Seung-hyeon of Samsung. The flow chart of the series and the superiority and inferiority of the team's players are also matches that give way to Kia. One of the hopes of Game 5 is that Samsung has saved its flagship bullpen pitchers to a certain extent in the face of crushing defeat in Game 4. Manager Kim Sung-keun cited the mindset of Samsung's bench and its players as one variable for Game 5.

Kim Seong-geun recalled his memory when he was the head coach of the SK Wyverns in 2009 when he finished the regular season with 19 consecutive wins. "That year, I thought, 'Let's not be greedy to win the pennant race,' and the result turned out to be the opposite," Kim said. "When batters are not greedy, the timing becomes easier."