Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun played relief pitchers in Game 1 of the Korean Series (four wins out of seven) against the LG Twins in the "2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Postseason" held at Jamsil Stadium on the 7th. Son Dong-hyun appeared first. He took the mound as the second pitcher after starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Son Dong-hyun completely blocked the opponent's second and fourth batters, which led to Park Hae-min (center fielder fly ball), Kim Hyun-soo (swing strikeout), and Austin Dean (rocking strikeout). He used four-seam fastballs, forkballs, and curves in the mid-to-late 140km/h to quell the opponent's batting line. After occupying the ball count in favor of Park Hae-min, Kim Hyun-soo and Austin, he scored a winning shot to end the inning with three outs.
Son Dong-hyun also took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning to carry out the long relief mission as KT's "three-jabler (person with three jobs)." This time, Oh Ji-hwan (third baseman fly ball), Moon Bo-kyung (center fielder fly ball), and Park Dong-won (second baseman fly ball) were all turned into fly balls with the pitching of catching the ball.
Kt took the opportunity to fight back with Son Dong-hyun holding out, and Moon Sang-chul hit an RBI double with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the ninth inning to take the lead 3-2.
There are three out counts left to win the first game. Park Young-hyun appeared on the mound to keep the score gap. Park Young-hyun silenced LG's batters by using four-seam fastballs, changeups, and sliders. Batters with good on-base skills, such as Moon Sung-joo (pitcher grounder), Shin Min-jae (second baseman grounder), and Hong Chang-ki (swing strikeout), turned their bats fiercely, but failed to overcome Park Young-hyun's pitch.
With the victory, Son Dong-hyun recorded his first individual Korean Series hold and Park Young-hyun recorded his first individual Korean Series save.
After the game, KT manager Lee Kang-chul welcomed the young Pil Seung-jo's performance, saying, "Son Dong-hyun's two innings gave him time to do it until the end."
Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun are now only 22 and 20 years old, adding to their team's rise with gutsy pitches even at a young age. In particular, Son Dong-hyun, whose first fall baseball season is this postseason, announced the birth of a rising star with a series of good pitching. He pitched in all five playoff games with the NC Dinos and won the MVP of the series with a total of one win and one hold and seven scoreless innings.
Park Young-hyun said, "This fall baseball is the second time since last year. Based on his experience at the time, he is still showing off his power on the big stage. He took charge of the core of kt bullpen baseball with a total of two holds and five scoreless innings in four playoff games with NC.
With Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun, mound management is also gaining more vitality. Even if the starting pitchers hold out until the sixth inning, they can operate Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun from the seventh inning, and in the ninth inning, they can use Kim Jae-yoon, an iron wall finisher, to protect baseball.
Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun led the team to victory by performing heavy duties from Game 1 of the Korean Series. Three wins are left to win. Will they be able to contribute to the achievement of a great task by pitching strong until the end. https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/2023년-11월-스포츠-토토사이트-순위-및-추천-사설토토-먹튀검증-top15-news-328577
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