KT Cuevas is on the line [KS

LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop predicted Choi Won-tae as the starting pitcher for Game 2 immediately after Game 1. Coach Lee Kang-chul will also take the mound of William Cuevas.

Earlier, KT came from behind to win 3-2 in Game 1 of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Korean Series (best-of-seven series) held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 7th. The two teams, which continued a 2-2 tight race at the time, won the game when KT Moon Sang-chul hit the winning hit after two outs in the top of the ninth inning. With the victory, KT secured a 74.4 percent chance of winning.

How did the game play the day before

KT took the first run of the first game. Kim Sang-soo, the leader of the first inning, got on base after a five-pitch game with Kelly. Kim Sang-soo then succeeded in stealing second base when Hwang Jae-kyun was at bat, and LG catcher Park Dong-won's throwing error was added to quickly settle for third base. KT took the first run by Kim Sang-soo stepping home when Hwang Jae-kyun grounded out to shortstop and no outs.

LG also launched a counterattack immediately. After one out, Park Hae-min got on base with a hit to the right middle, and even Kim Hyun-soo got on base with a hit to the right, creating a chance with one out and runners on first and third bases. Later, KT second baseman Park Kyung-soo's throwing error came out when Austin grounded out to second baseman, and Park Hae-min stepped home, and LG tied the score. This was not the end. Oh Ji-hwan's hit was added to the bases in the continued chances of 1 out and 1st and 2nd bases. Since then, LG has succeeded in reversing 2-1 with Moon Bo-kyung's sacrifice fly.

In the top of the second inning, KT's offense showed a true record. LG's triple play came out. With no outs and runners on first and second bases, catcher Park Dong-won caught KT Moon Sang-chul's bunt in front of the catcher and threw it to shortstop Oh Ji-hwan, who entered the third base cover, and second base runner Jang Sung-woo was force-out. After that, Oh Ji-hwan quickly sprayed the ball to first base and caught the batter Moon Sang-chul. In the meantime, Bae Jung-dae, the first baseman, rushed to third base. LG second baseman Shin Min-jae, who noticed this, threw the ball to third base and tagged out to the allotment. LG quickly caught three out counts to prevent the crisis with no outs and runners on first and second bases.

In the fourth inning, KT also moved. After leader Hwang Jae-kyun and Alford walked on base in a row, Jang Sung-woo's timely hit to the right-center came out to tie the game again. Both teams then dragged the inning without additional runs until the sixth inning. And in the seventh inning, KT's attack continued. After one out in the seventh inning, Jang Sung-woo got on base with a left-handed hit. LG then replaced the mound from Kelly to Lee Jung-yong. However, Lee Jung-yong's start was unsettling. He gave up a walk after a three-ball and two strikes match with Bae Jung-dae. Moon then struck out. KT's choice here was pinch hitter Kim Min-hyuk. Kim Min-hyuk was the most reliable pinch-hitter card for coach Lee Kang-chul in the last playoff. Kim Min-hyuk, who entered the batter's box, lived up to Lee's expectations again this time. He hit Lee Jung-yong's first-pitch forkball and made a hit to the right. At this time, second base runner Jang Sung-woo strode to the base, and rushed to the home. However, he was unfortunately unable to score an additional point due to his home injury here.

In the top of the ninth inning, when the team was 2-2 against KT, LG threw a game-winner by putting closer Ko Woo-suk on the mound. Ko Woo-suk grounded out his first batter Park Byung-ho to shortstop, and Jang Sung-woo also blocked it with a fly ball to left field, making two outs in an instant. However, he later gave up a walk to Bae Jung-dae after a full count of three balls and two strikes, and later gave up a three-base hit that directly hit the left fence to Moon Sang-chul to give up the upset. The follow-up Oh Yoon-seok struck out swinging. The atmosphere of KT, which succeeded in turning the tables, has risen. Park Young-hyun came up to the mound. Park Young-hyun grounded out leading pitcher Moon Sung-joo. Shin Min-jae also blocked it with a grounder to second base. And even the last batter, Hong Chang-ki, struck out swinging and finished the game.


LG's Choi Won-tae vs. KT's William Cuevas

LG, which lost the first game, is expected to seek a turnaround in the atmosphere with Choi Won-tae taking the mound. LG, which shouted "Winnow" in the middle of this season, recruited Choi Won-tae through a trade from Kiwoom Heroes. Choi Won-tae is called LG's "winning contractor," with 9 wins, 7 losses and a 4.30 ERA in 26 regular-season games. However, after moving to LG, he had a somewhat disappointing performance with three wins and three losses and an ERA of 6.70 in nine games. Still, what I can comfort is Choi Won-tae, who was strong at Jamsil home. Choi Won-tae showed good performance with 4 wins, 2 losses and a 3.18 ERA at Jamsil Stadium.

Choi Won-tae took the mound against KT this season. At that time, he faced Cuevas in an away match in Suwon on September 5 and was knocked out of the mound after scoring two runs in three innings.

However, performance in the regular season and performance in the Korean Series are different. Choi Won-tae experienced the Korean Series as a member of Kiwoom last year. In the last Korean Series, Choi Won-tae played as a bullpen and left four games, one loss, one save, and a 7.36 ERA.

Against this, KT will have Cuevas. Cuevas posted a 2.60 ERA in 18 regular-season games with 12 crew losses. Cuevas collapsed with seven runs (four earned runs) in three innings in Game 1 of the playoffs against the NC Dinos earlier, but he showed a perfect revival in Game 4 by pitching six innings with one hit and no runs. However, Cuevas is weak against LG. He pitched in three games against LG this season, allowing 14 runs in 11 innings, and was sluggish with an ERA of 11.45 without a win or loss. In particular, LG-centered hitters such as Park Hae-min (3 hits in 5 at-bats), Moon Bo-kyung (3 hits in 5 at-bats, 2 homers), Kim Hyun-soo (4 hits in 7 at-bats), and Moon Sung-joo (3 hits in 7 at-bats) were strong against Cuevas. The early game is expected to change as Cuevas faces the LG lineup.

At the time of Choi Won-tae's recruitment, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "I solved the last puzzle to win the championship. Attention is focusing on whether the wish can come true in the second game or whether KT's second consecutive win will be achieved.

Meanwhile, the second game between the two teams will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the 7th at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.

LG vs. KT schedule for future Korean series

November 7, 6:30 p.m., Jamsil Stadium in Seoul [KT won Game 1: 2 KT]

November 8, 6:30 PM, Jamsil Stadium, Seoul

November 10 at 6:30 PM KT Wiz Park in Suwon

November 11 at 2:00 pm KT Wiz Park in Suwon

November 13th, 6:30 PM, Jamsil Stadium, Seoul

November 14th, 6:30 PM, Jamsil Stadium, Seoul

November 15th, 6:30 pm, Jamsil Stadium, Seoul

LG vs. KT starting lineup in Game 1

LG: Hong Chang-ki (right fielder) - Park Hae-min (center fielder) table setter Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter) - Austin Dean (1st baseman) - Oh Ji-hwan (striker) - Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman) - Park Dong-won (catcher) - Moon Sung-joo (left fielder) - Shin Min-jae (second baseman)

KT: Kim Sang-soo (shortstop) - HwangJae-kyun (3rd baseman) - Anthony Alford (left fielder) - Park Byung-ho (1st baseman) - Jang Sung-woo (catcher) - Bae Jung-dae (center fielder) - Moon Sang-cheol (designated hitter) - Park Kyung-soo (2nd baseman) - Cho Yong-ho (right fielder)

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