Park Hae-min, '3 hits and 1 walk' Moon Sung-joo...LG is doing well even without Hong Chang-ki
Park Hae-min, '3 hits and 1 walk' Moon Sung-joo...LG is doing well even without Hong Chang-ki
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As the table was set well, the score went up without hesitation. Park Hae-min (35), who led LG to a multi-score victory by scoring four times on the fourth base, showed his potential as a new leadoff.토토사이트
LG, which was doing well, recently lost a must-win card. Hong Chang-ki, who was the undisputed leadoff, was out for the season due to torn knee ligaments. Despite Hong's slump this year, he ranked first in on-base percentage for two consecutive seasons starting from 2023. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also stressed several times the stability of batting order starting with Hong. Hong's departure has brought about a major change in LG's plans for the season.
LG struggled with the new No. 1 hitter and experienced trial and error. At first, it placed Moon Sung-joo, who had a good pioneering eye, at No. 1. Moon Sung-joo had previously run to the table setter with Hong Chang-ki as the No. 2 hitter.
When Moon played as the first leadoff player of this season, he had three walks on April 21, without a hit, and multiple hits and one walk on April 22, displaying stellar performance at the third base for two consecutive days. However, he couldn't easily find his footing in the early days of this season due to back injury. In the eight games he played as the first hitter, Moon's batting average was only 0.129.
On the 30th of last month, LG lowered Moon Sung-joo to the bottom of the lineup and began using Park Hae-min as the new No. 1 hitter. It is not unfamiliar. Park Hae-min started the season as the No. 1 hitter last year. It was an attempt to create scoring opportunities with quick feet. Park Hae-min was also used as a temporary leadoff in April when Hong Chang-ki's batting sense fell.
Park is highly regarded for his baserunning and defense capabilities. In particular, no player in the outfield defense team can beat Park. This is why Yeom consistently placed Park in the lower batting order despite the recent slump in hitting. On the other hand, the on-base percentage was not as high as 30 percent.
Park Hae-min, who was far from the usual image of the first batter, played a role as a "temporary on-base machine" against NC on the 3rd. He scored three runs with four walks without a hit. If fast-paced Park Hae-min got on base early and shook the opponent's pitcher's mental spirit, an ideal pattern continued in which sluggers such as Kim Hyun-soo and Moon Bo-kyung produced RBIs. Park Hae-min, who played on the fourth base, led LG to a 15-0 victory on the day.
In the game, Moon also showed off his perfect batting performance. Playing as the fifth batter, Moon got on base four times with three hits and one walk. On Saturday, the previous game, Moon had two hits and one walk at the match against Samsung. His slump seems to be nearing an end.
As the two alternative leadoff players marched on base, LG relieved their worries. A new "pilseung batting order" is being established, with the rest of the season having to be played without Hong Chang-ki, the "on-base king."