"High Qels" minimized the number of runs, but the problem was concentration... KT, who cried on "10 residual bases."

"High Qels" minimized the number of runs, but the problem was concentration... KT, who cried on "10 residual bases."

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KT Wiz, ranked fifth, missed the victory due to the lack of concentration of the batters despite Ko Young-pyo's good pitching.

KT, led by head coach Lee Kang-chul, failed to seek its second consecutive win as it lost 1-4 in the 15th game of the season against SSG Landers of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday. The team recorded 69 wins, two draws and 69 losses, and the match narrowed the gap with sixth-ranked SSG from 1.5 games to 0.5 games. The rankings of the two teams may change depending on the results of their showdowns on Tuesday.

Starting pitcher Ko Young-pyo did his part. He displayed impressive performance as "GoQuality" (a nickname given by fans to Sung and quality start) by allowing six hits (two homers), four strikeouts and two runs in six innings. Following the game against the Changwon NC Dinos (three runs allowed in six innings) and the game against the Doosan Bears (two runs and one earned run in six innings) on Wednesday, he achieved quality start (more than six innings as a starter) (three earned runs or fewer than three earned runs) in three consecutive games. Despite a crisis, he kept allowing as few innings as possible while minimizing run loss.

The batters also pressured the SSG by making nine hits, with Hwang Jae-gyun, Bae Jeong-dae and Shim Woo-joon achieving multi hits. However, they ended up with just one run. They had 10 leftovers. Given that they had many chances, KT failed to score many points.

KT opened the game with Kim Min-hyuk's first RBI timely hit in the bottom of the third inning, but the flow got twisted as time passed. KT swallowed the disappointment by finishing the inning scoreless in the bottom of the sixth inning with one out and runners on first and second bases with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Shim Woo-joon, the leadoff hitter, also had a hit in the bottom of the seventh inning, but no follow-up hit occurred after Cho Dae-hyun's sacrifice bunt.

The scene that separated the joys and sorrows of SSG and KT came out in the bottom of the eighth inning. KT, which was losing 1-4, secured an opportunity to have runners on the first and third bases with one out due to Hwang Jae-gyun's infield hit after Oh Jae-il's double and Park Sung-han's error. As the team was able to tie the game with a single homer, Kang Baek-ho, a pinch hitter, was taken out instead of Oh Yoon-seok.

The result was a failure. Kang's ball headed toward first baseman Oh Tae-gon, and Oh Tae-gon stepped on the first base and threw the ball home, catching Oh Jae-il as third baseman. KT's bench immediately requested a video review, but the inning ended as the original verdict was maintained.

KT did not let go of hope until the end. At the bottom of the ninth inning, it garnered one hit and one walk, respectively, off SSG closer Cho Byung-hyun, leading the game to first and second bases with two outs. However, Ahn Hyun-min, who appeared as a pinch hitter at Song Min-seop's at-bat, struck out swinging, ending the game. 메이저사이트

KT, which once expected to leap to the top of the list, is in a red light to protect its No. 5 ranking. It remains to be seen whether Wes Benjamin, who will take over the important role as the starting pitcher on Tuesday, will be able to give his team a win.