Four mistakes that broke the magic of winning four games in a row...KIA, 'the most errors in a season', could also collapse
Four mistakes that broke the magic of winning four games in a row...KIA, 'the most errors in a season', could also collapse
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It was broken in vain due to four consecutive wins, the magic of upsets, and errors.
The fall magic of KT Wiz, which had continued from the fifth-place match to the wild card match and the first round of the semi-playoff (hereinafter referred to as the semi-playoff), was broken. The cause was an error. At the end of the fourth inning when the game was tied, and at the end of the sixth inning when the chasing fire was still alive by two points, a fatal error occurred, eventually leaning toward the LG Twins. The game between the two teams, which are fighting for tickets to the playoffs, fell into the fog.안전놀이터
KIA Tigers is aiming for the V12 straight to the Korean Series as No. 1 in the pennant race. We cannot overlook KT's performance in the second round of the semi-PO.
KIA had 146 errors in 144 pennant races in the 2024 KBO League. The number was more than one per game. The number was even higher than that of the second-ranked Lotte Giants (123).
KIA is the first team to have more than 140 errors in a single season since the 2015 season when the KBO League was reorganized into 10 teams. It is the result obtained by surpassing the record of 134 errors in a single season set by the Hanwha Eagles in the 2022 season.
Third baseman Kim Do-young, who played in 141 games, recorded the most errors in his team with 30. Shortstop Park Chan-ho, who played 134 games, followed with 23, and Kim Sun-bin, who played 116 games, had 10.
All three of them played a lot of defensive innings as the main players, and the accumulation of physical burden and fatigue was also higher than that of other players as they played many roles in the batting lineup, including the central batter (Kim Do-young), leadoff (Park Chan-ho), and the lower batting order connection (Kim Sun-bin). However, even considering this, it cannot be denied that the number of errors is a regrettable part.
Kia, which is targeting the V12, is expected to have overwhelming advantage. The team ranks first in both the pennant race team's batting average (30.1 percent) and the team's ERA (4.40). Notably, the team displayed extreme concentration, with the winning rate against the second-ranked team reaching 0.863. Despite a series of unfavorable factors for starting pitchers, the team's batting average, which is inevitable, and the mound depth that can utilize all types of players on both left and right sides are the only variable that Kia can afford to lose in the Korean Series, however.
This is why KT's performance in the second semi-PO game suggests greatly. KT showed remarkably outstanding concentration from the fifth-place match to the first semi-PO match, but collapsed due to errors. Above all, KT, which collapsed after winning four consecutive games without resting, would feel more than one loss. On the other hand, it was worth more than one win in that it revived the memory of winning four consecutive games after losing one game in the Korean Series last year, which created the V3 team. KIA's remarkable cohesiveness against the second-ranked team is also sufficient to teach the team that it can collapse with an error in the Korean Series.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho already expressed his intention to spend a lot of time strengthening defense in preparation for the Korean Series, which is underway in Gwangju. Witnessing Jun PO, Lee seems to have made such determination even more.