Samsung Lions’ three catchers put in a total of results.
Samsung won 7-5 against kt Wiz in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at Suwon kt Wiz Park on the 18th.
On this day, Samsung brought a unique lineup. All three catchers (Kang Min-ho, Kim Tae-gun, and Kim Jae-seong) in the first team entry were appointed to the starting lineup. Previously, two people were used, including the designated hitter and catcher, but with Kim Jae-seong as first baseman, all three can be used.
Park Jin-man Samsung coach Kim Ji-chan (2nd baseman) – Kim Hyun-joon (center fielder) – Jose Pirella (left fielder) – Kang Min-ho (designated hitter) – Kim Jae-seong (1st baseman) – Kim Tae-gun (catcher) – Ryu Seung-min (right fielder) – Lee Jae-hyun (shortstop) – The starting list was composed of Kim Young-woong (third baseman).
Before the game, coach Park explained about the lineup that day, “All three catchers start. First baseman, catcher, and designated hitter total input.”안전놀이터추천
Then, “Our batting line is in a difficult situation in the scoring range. Kim Jae-seong is talented in hitting. I think we will have to operate like this (appointing Kim Jae-seong as first baseman) for the time being to increase scoring in the early stages,” expressing expectations for strengthening offensive power.
Samsung Bench’s expectations were met. All three starters showed active offensive power in batting and led the team’s batting line.
Kang Min-ho, who started as the designated hitter number 4, energized the team’s offense with three hits. In the bottom of the 1st inning, he hit 1 RBI, hit a heavy hit in the top of the 5th inning, and hit a double in the top of the 7th inning.
The same goes for Kim Tae-gun, who played as the catcher for the sixth hitter. In the beginning of the second inning, he hit the right as the lead batter, and after one out in the top of the fourth inning, he hit his second triple after his debut, and he was active all over the place.
The fifth hitter, first baseman Kim Jae-seong, ended the big inning. In the beginning of the 5th inning, when the team was leading 3-2, they hit 2 RBIs and doubles from 2nd, 1st and 3rd bases to the middle right to make it 5-2. Samsung succeeded in scoring a lot by scoring 4 points, including 2 RBIs by Jae-Sung Kim. The 3rd on base was a bonus.안전놀이터
There was no problem with the defense that I was worried about. There were many concerns because Kim Jae-seong did not play the main position, but he did his part by stably receiving throws from infielders.
Samsung won 7-5 on the day and escaped from the weekend 3-game series sweep loss crisis. With the victory, Park and the team presented a new attacking option.