LG, who took a good rest and prepared, had a chance to escape the pain of three consecutive quasi-POs this time. ··"I paid attention to hitting."

LG, who took a good rest and prepared, had a chance to escape the pain of three consecutive quasi-POs this time. ··"I paid attention to hitting."

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The LG Twins, who went straight to the semi-playoff (PO), smiled as they watched the wild card game in which they played a "final match."

The wild card game between the KT Wiz and the Doosan Bears was held until the second game. LG was able to smile no matter who came up. Starting with the game against the SSG to rank fifth, KT battled with the burden of being eliminated if lost for three consecutive days, and Doosan also consumed a lot of bullpen pitchers.

On the other hand, LG had a training camp at Icheon Champions Park, the second tier team, in preparation for PS starting from last Thursday. Prior to this, LG secured the third place in the regular season by winning the match against SSG Landers on Sunday, and effectively entered the PS team system. Key players had time to rest and adjust their conditions for nearly 10 days.

LG led the Korean team with nine wins and seven losses in its matches against KT this season. The team has been superior in its matches against KT over the past three years. It also has good memories of winning the Korean Series title for the first time in 29 years by defeating KT with four wins and one loss in its matches against KT in the Korean Series last year. KT gained momentum this fall, but Park Young-hyun is carrying physical burden as he has three consecutive matches.

LG is set to face KT in the semi-PO with physical stamina and psychological confidence. "Our players are more confident than ever with their (winning) experience last year," LG coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said. "We expect them to show good performance as we prepared for the semi-playoff."

LG has advanced to PS for the last six consecutive years. It won the first combined championship in 29 years last year, but was particularly weak in the semi-PO stage. It lost to the Kiwoom Heroes with one win and three losses in 2019, and lost to the Doosan Bears in 2020 (two losses) and 2021 (one win and two losses), respectively. This time, LG has a golden opportunity to shake off the pain of being eliminated from the semi-PO three consecutive times.

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, who led LG to win the Korean Series last year, said, "Last year, I made the decision on my own, but this year, if I try to do something, it doesn't fit well. (In the postseason), I will make a good judgment by mixing 80% of the opinions of the coaches and the power analysis team and 20% of my opinions."

LG's training focuses on hitting. During the Icheon training camp, they underwent more batting training than usual. "I set up batting gauges in three places, and hit more balls than usual," said No. 4 hitter Moon Bo-kyung. Yeom Kyung-yeop has set the basic amount of training sessions, and the team has decided to train more through communication between coaches and players. 토토사이트

LG ranked No. 1 with a team batting average of 0.279 last year. It ranked third with a team batting average of 0.283 this season. Its batters were far less explosive and powerful than last year's. "We are a team of batting. We need to revive the batting average in the end," manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said. "Last year's Korean Series also saw the batting average hit in the end. It was very difficult as no batting average was hit in this season. I hope that seniors' batting pace has improved in the last minute."

Finally, Yeom said, "Although it was a short preparation period, I checked the necessary parts of the team. I paid attention to batting average, and I focused on maintaining the sense of hitting effect," adding, "I will do my best to give joy to fans by playing fall baseball until the end."