LG's native ace in 'ERA 2.70 against KT' will be on the brink if he fails to target Um Sang-baek

LG's native ace in 'ERA 2.70 against KT' will be on the brink if he fails to target Um Sang-baek

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The LG Twins, who lost the first game, will field native ace Lim Chan-kyu. KT countered with Um Sang-baek.

KT beat LG 3-2 in the first round of the semi-playoffs held on Sunday. The team that won the first round of the semi-playoffs has advanced to the playoffs with 87.9 percent chance (29 times out of 33 times). KT, which won the first round, has thus increased its chances of advancing to the playoffs.

On the other hand, LG, which failed to gain a head start, started with regret.

Now it is the second round. KT must continue its momentum, and LG must fight back. KT and LG predicted Um Sang-baek and Lim Chan-kyu as starting pitchers for the second round.

KT manager Lee Kang-cheol hinted that Um Sang-baek would take the mound in the second game starting from the wild card series against Doosan. On the other hand, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop kept quiet about the starting pitcher. However, he identified himself as Lim Chan-kyu or Choi Won-tae before the game, signaling that either of them will be the starting pitcher in the second game. Given KT's relative record, Lim Chan-kyu is more dominant than Choi Won-tae, which is why Lim Chan-kyu is expected to take the mound.

Let's take a look at his opponent. Um had one win, one loss and an 8.44 ERA in two games with LG this season. He became the winning pitcher by allowing two runs in five innings on June 23, but lost the game by allowing eight runs in five ⅔ innings on August 30.

In contrast, Lim Chan-kyu had good performance with an ERA of 2.70 in four games against KT. He was sluggish in allowing four runs in three ⅔ innings on April 5, his first game against KT, and won three consecutive games by allowing one run in five ⅓ innings on May 17, one run in five innings on June 23, and six scoreless innings on August 27.

In particular, in last year's KT and the Korean Series, he took the mound as a starting pitcher in Game 3 and scored one run in three ⅔ innings, 메이저놀이터 contributing to his team's victory.

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said after losing 2-3 in the first round of the semi-PO, "Im Chan-kyu has the best ERA against KT."

It is a showdown between Korean starters. Attention is focusing on whether Um Sang-baek will continue KT's momentum or Lim Chan-kyu will pave the way for its counterattack.