Обсуждение участника:Pitcher on three days' rest? KT's magical two-game winning streak led by Cuevas

KT's foreign pitcher Cuevas started the fourth game of the playoffs against NC on March 3. Coming in after three days of rest, Cuevas pitched six innings of one-hit ball to lead his team to victory.

Cuevas, a KT foreign pitcher with a reputation as a "big game pitcher," was the losing pitcher in the first round of the playoffs against NC on March 30, giving up seven runs (four earned) on six hits (including one home run) in three innings. Despite only throwing 75 pitches in three innings, KT manager Lee Kang-cheol didn't hesitate to remove him from the mound. From then on, Lee was thinking about sending Cuevas back out for Game 4. KT's bold move paid off just four days later.

Cuevas took the mound again in Game 4 of the playoffs on March 3 and gave the team a complete game victory.

KT swept NC 11-2 at Changwon NC Park, led by Cuevas' six-inning no-hitter and a batting lineup that included three home runs. After losing the first and second games at Anbang, KT swept the third and fourth games at home to take the series 2-2. KT will take a day off before traveling to Suwon KT Wizpark for the final five-game series.

KT Cuevas (right), the winning pitcher in Game 4 of the playoffs, gives a fist high-five to manager Lee Kang-cheol after the game.

On this day, Cuevas was everything the team hoped he would be. He was starting on three days' rest, but his fastball touched 150 kilometers per hour and his changeup was sharp.

Cuevas gave up a leadoff single to Son in the first inning, but retired the next four batters, Park Min-woo, Park Geon-woo, and Martin. From the second through the fifth innings, he retired 12 batters. Cuevas gave up his first hit of the day in the bottom of the sixth inning, a two-out single to Son Ah-seop. For his six innings of one-hit ball and no walks, Cuevas was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the day and received a cash prize of KRW 1 million.

KT's Hwang Jae-gyun rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning and is greeted by operations coach Choi Man-ho.

KT batters also scored early to take the pressure off Cuevas. In the top of the first inning, with runners on first and third, No. 4 hitter Park Byung-ho hit a single to right field off NC starter Song Myung-ki. With runners on first and third, Jang Sung-woo flied out to center field to score Alford from third. It looked like it was going to be a short ball, but Alford sprinted and slid across home plate first.

With the momentum on their side, KT scored two runs in each inning from the second to the fourth to settle the game early. In the second inning, they scored two runs on a wild pitch by NC's second pitcher Lee Jae-hak and a timely double by Hwang Jae-gyun. In the third inning, Choi Jae-dae hit a two-run single. In the fourth inning, Hwang Jae-gyun and Jang Jang-woo each hit a solo shot to left field. Alford, who had been slumping throughout the series, also hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.

NC ace Peddie wears a pained expression as he takes the loss in Game 4 of the playoffs against KT on March 3. Peddie is the favorite to start Game 5.

On the other hand, the NC batters, who gave up a lot of runs in the early innings, were unable to show their strength due to fatigue from back-to-back games. It wasn't until the bottom of the sixth inning that they broke the no-hitter with a single by Son Ah-seop. It wasn't until the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 0-11, that they scored a run on Park Se-hyuk's single to left and then another on Son's RBI single.

NC, which had been blanked in Game 3 the previous day, was held scoreless until the seventh inning, marking the 22nd consecutive inning without a run since Game 4 of the second round of the playoffs on May 31. It is tied for the longest playoff scoreless streak in history. NC manager Kang Myung-ho said before the game, "Our players are very tired. We were playing our eighth postseason game from the Wild Card Game to today. In addition, there is also the aftermath of a fierce ranking battle for about a month at the end of the regular season." The fatigue of the players was evident in the game. In particular, shortstop Kim Joo-won, who traveled to the Hangzhou Asian Games, had a black eye, much to the chagrin of many.

The two teams will now face off in the fifth and final game of the playoffs with a ticket to the Korean Series on the line. NC will most likely start ace Pedi, who pitched six innings of three-hit ball with 12 strikeouts and one run in Game 1. Kang said, "I'm worried because Pedi's condition is not 100% right now, and Shin Min-hyuk (who has been pitching well in the postseason) is not bad either. We will check their physical condition on the morning of the fourth and make a final decision." The starting pitcher for KT, which is aiming for its third reverse sweep in history, will be left-handed ace Benjamin. Benjamin took the loss in Game 2 of the playoffs on May 31 after pitching five innings of three-run ball. When asked about the starting pitcher for Game 5, Lee Kang-chul said, "I don't have to tell you today (laughs). I'll see how he feels. There was a rain forecast, so I saved my best pitch for today's game." 카지노사이트