“Rainy Lionesses Park.” The second leg was postponed due to rain. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, a day later.
Before the rain was canceled, Samsung manager Park Jin-man talked about “sooni.”
“If rain is canceled, tomorrow’s second round selection will go to Won Tae-in as it is,” he said ahead of the second round of the playoffs against LG, which is scheduled to be held at Daegu Lions Park on the 14th. “It’s raining on and off, so it’s better not to come out. There is a concern about injury, and I think normal performance will not come out, so if it rains, various situations can be bad,” he said. “The worst case is to have to play tomorrow with a starting pitcher when entering the game amid rain,” he said, adding that he was most wary of cancellation during the game.
Samsung, which lacks corners, operates its starting lineup centering on Reyes Wontaein’s one-two punch. If Hwang Dong-jae plays in the third round, the fourth round will be Reyes and the fifth round will be Wontaein. Fortunately, the cancellation of the rain was decided before the game.
It is the worst situation if the game of the winning card Won Tae-in is canceled in the middle.
As the game was canceled before the start of the game, Won Tae-in went to the second game of Daegu on the 15th, the next day, and after a day off, Hwang Dong-jae took the mound in the third game on the 17th and Reyes in the fourth game on the 18th.
Coach Park Jin-man said, “There is no change in the order of selection even if it is delayed due to rain. Reyes can take three days off and leave after four days off.”
On the other hand, LG is aiming to fight back with stable starting cards such as Lim Chan-kyu and Ence in Games 3 and 4.
As the second game was canceled due to rain, LG was able to take a breather. Not only the bullpen but also the starting rotation of the team members have more options. In fact, when it rained down, LG changed its card to Son Joo-young instead of the starting pitcher for the second game. This could be a welcome rain that could cool down the hitting sense of the Samsung batters, who have been hot since the first game.
After Soon-yeon was decided, 꽁머니 manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “I hope I can take a day off. Wouldn’t it help a little bit? I think it helped a little bit because it rained.” After losing the first game on the previous day, Yeom said, “The tide may change. First of all, the starting pitcher has changed, and the ENCE who takes enough rest will also be effective in resilience. Except for Hernandez, no pitcher is overstretched in the bullpen, and he also uses two innings tomorrow. I think the fact that he can have a more likely option will help the game.”
Hwang Dong-jae was chosen as the starter for the third round, which drew attention.
Coach Park Jin-man said, “Through a meeting this morning, we decided to select Hwang Dong-jae as the starter for Game 3,” adding, “I think left-handed Seung-hyun should play an important role in catching the left-handed line in the middle.” “It was just because I had an error yesterday, but I took the mound and blocked it perfectly,” he said. “Lee Seung-hyun is the strong left-handed pitcher who can catch the left-handed line of LG.”
As a result, Lee Seung-hyun will be on standby in the bullpen during the playoffs.
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