“Cuevas, I have something checked… I will have the upper hand in the 4th game.”
KT Wiz's coach Lee Kang-cheol, who survived from the brink, said, "I think we played like a team."
After winning 3-0 in Game 3 of the 2023 Professional Baseball Playoffs (PO, 3 wins out of 5) held at Changwon NC Park on the 2nd, Manager Lee Kang-cheol said, "Starter Go Young-pyo brought the win early in the game with a good pitch, and Son Dong-hyun and “Park Young-hyun and Kim Jae-yoon continued the trend,” he said. 카지노사이트킹
The team atmosphere almost dropped as the opportunity to score in the first inning was lost in the batting lineup, but Bae Jeong-dae’s two-run home run allowed us to overcome the difficult situation.”
He continued to praise everyone, saying, “(First baseman) Park Byeong-ho played well, and catcher Jang Seong-woo also made an important steal (in the 6th inning).”
KT suffered consecutive losses in PO games 1 and 2 as the mound and defense were shaky.
The veteran fielders were shaken as they missed easy hits at every point of the game, and the center hitters threw cold water on the team by hitting hard at every scoring opportunity.
However, in this game, all players played with concentration.
Manager Lee Kang-cheol emphasized, “We have a lot of good bullpen pitchers, and if we are ahead of the game, our defense is stable,” and added, “I think we played the same baseball we did in the regular season.”
He also explained why he chose foreign pitcher William Cuevas as the starter for Game 4.
Cuevas, who started in the first game of PO, takes off again after only three days.
Manager Lee Kang-cheol said, "After losing in the second game, I told Cuevas to prepare to start the fourth game without hesitation," and added, "I quickly replaced him while looking at the number of pitches (75)."
He added, “Cuevas said ‘ok’ right away that day.”
Director Lee Kang-cheol was full of confidence.
Coach Lee emphasized, “Cuevas checked something (in his pitch in the first game),” and added, “If we improve that part, we will be able to have the upper hand.”
Regarding Kim Jae-yoon, the closing pitcher who allowed one hit on this day but blocked the final defense in the 9th inning with no runs, he said, "I rested a lot, but I put in as expected.
I felt okay after seeing him pitch.
I thought he would block enough to throw his own ball."
“I did it,” he said, looking back.
Moon Sang-cheol, who hit a wedge home run, was also praised.
Coach Lee Kang-cheol said, “It looks like his hitting is in good condition,” and “He is doing well.”
However, Park Byung-ho and Anthony Alford, who are silent, said, "Not all players can play well," and "Opportunities to score should be created in front of hitters who are in good condition."
In addition, he added, “It is unfortunate that Kim Min-hyuk (who injured the muscle behind his thigh) cannot start as a starter.”
KT, with a PO record of 1 win and 2 losses, will play the 4th PO match at the same venue on the 3rd.
KT must win both games 4 and 5 to advance to the Korean Series.