Won Tae-in (24) of the Samsung Lions started the game against the Kia Tigers in the first game of the "2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League" postseason Korean Series held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Sunday. On the day, Won pitched perfectly until the fifth inning. He had two hits, two strikeouts and three strikeouts. He pitched just 66 pitches. He could also complete the game. However, as the game was declared suspended due to rain, he could no longer be seen throwing the ball in the first game.토토사이트

Coach Park Jin-man, who met with reporters amid the declaration of the suspended game, said, "Something that doesn't happen very well even during the season. It's embarrassing. This happened even during the season. Now, there is much better information on weather. I was worried when I started the game. There were cases where the starting pitcher was used and cut off in the middle. It's too bad. Won Tae-in was pitching well, but he couldn't continue the flow. I shouldn't have started the game."

It had already been raining even before the game, and it was expected that bad weather conditions would remain until the next day. However, the KBO pushed ahead with the game and eventually caused the Korean Series to be suspended due to rain, which was unprecedented in history. And Samsung couldn't take full advantage of Won Tae-in, its most powerful card. Moreover, Samsung took the lead with Kim Heon-gon's homer in the top of the sixth inning, and even created chances for runners on the first and second bases with no outs. It was a situation where Samsung could seek multiple runs, but the flow was cut off.

He failed to finish the game with his own hands, but Wontaein was the ace. Wontaein had the best moment of the season. He pitched 159 ⅔ innings in 28 games and recorded 15 wins and six losses with an ERA of 3.66. As he became the king of multiple wins, he has become the ace in the KBO league beyond Samsung. Samsung dispatched Wontaein, the most powerful card in the first round, which determines the direction of the series. The winning team of the first round match of the Korean Series has a whopping 72.5 percent chance of winning (29 out of 40 times). As such, Samsung desperately needed Wontaein's good pitching.

Coach Park Jin-man also wished Won Tae-in to throw as long as possible before the game, saying, "I hope Won Tae-in throws as long as possible. I think he took enough rest. We expect 100 to 110 pitches," wishing Won Tae-in good pitching. Won Tae-in started against the LG Twins in Game 2 of the playoffs at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 15th and pitched a total of 104 pitches in six ⅔ innings, recording seven hits, two outs, three strikeouts, and one run.

Won took charge of 105 innings in 20 games (18 starts) against KIA in his professional career. He recorded five wins, eight losses and one hold with an earned run average of 4.37. He played 12 innings in two games this season, and defended well with an earned run average of 2.25 without losing or losing. All of them had quality starts. On May 8, he recorded two hits, three walks and five strikeouts in six innings against KIA, and on September 1, he allowed nine hits, two walks and two strikeouts in six innings.

"Samsung's Korean Series has been led by starting pitchers in Korea so far. I think I should throw the ball hard. I'm sure there will be a lot of tension as well as a lot of pressure. However, as I did in the second round of the playoffs, I will be nervous, but I will try to enjoy it. Then, I think I will be able to pitch well," Won said, expressing confidence.

On Kia's batting lineup, he said, "They are a really good team. That's why we need to do our best to analyze their performance. We also saw our batting cycle drop for a while, but I believe they will come up again. Our Samsung team is also a team with good batting performance. I think starting pitchers should lead the innings with the least number of runs so that we can have a tighter game."

And he threw the ball as he wished. In the bottom of the first inning, he allowed three outs and no outs. Won tried a surprise bunt by leadoff hitter Won Tae-in, who calmly caught the ball and sprayed it to the first base to catch an out count. The follow-up hitter Socrates Brito grounded out to the third base, including left fielder Paul Fly and Kim Do-young, to announce the start of the game in a good mood.

He faced a crisis in the bottom of the second inning. Won caught leadoff hitter Choi Hyung-woo on a fly to the second base, and struck out Na Sung-bum, quickly increasing the number of outs. However, he was hit hard by Kim Sun-bin, who hit the left fence directly. After a video review, he was recognized as a triple. It was a shaky situation, but Won managed to end the inning without losing a run by catching Choi Won-joon on a fly to the left field.

In the bottom of the third inning, Won also crushed Kia's firepower. He had a hit to the left by leadoff hitter Kim Tae-gun and gave up a sacrifice bunt to Seo Geon-chang, who was in danger of losing a point with one out and second base. However, Won got out of the crisis by striking out Park Chan-ho and catching Socrates with a fly to the second base.

Won allowed a leadoff hitter to get on base in the bottom of the fourth inning, but overcame the crisis well. Having given up a walk to leadoff hitter Kim Do-young, Won struck out Choi Hyung-woo, a fly to shortstop, and Na Sung-bum. He allowed a walk to Kim Sun-bin, and was put on the first and second bases with two outs, but Won caught Choi Won-joon with a ground ball in front of the pitcher. After overcoming the crisis, Won was delighted with his clenched fist.

Won was powerful even in the bottom of the fifth inning. He grounded out leadoff hitter Kim Tae-gun to the third base, and hit Seo Geon-chang to the right field and Park Chan-ho to fly to the right field to end the inning with three outs.

In the top of the sixth inning, Kim Heon-gon hit a superior solo home run off KIA starter James Nail to give Won a 1-0 lead. Lewin Diaz went on to get on base with a walk on Nail, and Kang Min-ho got a walk on Chang Hyun-sik, a changed pitcher, to create chances for the first and second bases with no outs. However, the game was suspended due to rain, and KBO finally declared suspended. Won Tae-in's first appearance in the Korean Series ended in disappointment.