The LG Twins will start their camp in Icheon from today (30th) and enter a full-fledged postseason preparation system.
An LG Twins official said, “We will start training at LG Champions Park in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province on the 30th in preparation for the postseason.”메이저사이트
The LG team will gather at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Wednesday morning and head to Icheon. The team will complete its admission at 10 a.m. on the day and begin its training at 1 p.m. on the following day. The team will continue its training on the 1st and take a day off on the 2nd. The team will begin its training at 10 a.m. on the 3rd before being discharged from the hospital.
The first round of the semi-playoff (best out of five) will take place on Saturday. LG will gather at Jamsil Baseball Stadium at 2 p.m. on Saturday, the day before the showdown, and have the first round of the semi-playoff on Sunday.
LG’s management of starting pitchers in fall baseball remains a secret. For now, LG plans to use only three starting pitchers if they advance to the semi-playoff, or even the playoffs (best out of five). LG’s semi-playoff opponent could be Doosan Bears or KT Wiz or SSG Landers. Depending on the opponent team, LG plans to decide three starting pitchers and two pitchers to be used as bullpens in the starting lineup.
For now, the most likely candidate to switch to the bullpen is Elijah Hernandez. LG had a hard time forming a must-win group throughout this season. If Hernandez takes charge of the back door, he could be the strongest card to clinch a victory.
In particular, the back door is important in short-term games. If the team allows an upset loss due to bullpen arson, it has no choice but to hand over the entire atmosphere of the series. Manager Yeom recently mentioned the names of Kim Jin-sung, Ham Deok-ju, Baek Seung-hyun, Lee Jong-joon and Yoo Young-chan as five must-win groups, but only Kim Jin-sung and Yoo Young-chan instilled faith this year. In the end, depending on the situation, Hernandez is likely to make multi-inning saves of more than two innings. Already, Hernandez experienced perfect saves with three strikeouts in two innings in the second game of the doubleheader against Doosan on the 21st. On top of that, if native ace Lim Chan-kyu converts to a bullpen, he can have a strong “1+1” card.
According to an LG official, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, the head coach, said ahead of the final home match, “With the enthusiastic support of the fans, the fans ranked first (a new record for the most spectators in the season), and we are sorry that the team did not produce as much performance as expected. However, we have one last chance left, so we will do our best until the end so that we can laugh together at the end.” After winning the final home game, he vowed to do well in the fall baseball, saying, “As we have the most important postseason left now, I hope we can make good use of the opportunity to finish the game with the fans at the end.”