Обсуждение участника:Reoriented KT focuses on No. 2 shooter, "focusing on winnable games"

Chasing the No. 1 LG just got realistic: "I'm worried about the starting rotation next week"

KT WIZ head coach Lee Kang-cheol

KT WIZ head coach Lee Kang-cheol is interviewed before the team's 2023 Baseball League game against SSG Landers at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon on Sept. 8.

After taking two of three games against the first-place LG Twins, KT WIZ 스포츠토토 has reset the team's direction for the rest of the season.

They will focus on being a second-place team rather than chasing the top spot.

"We have a tight schedule ahead of us," KT head coach Lee Kang-cheol said before the team's upcoming game against the SSG Landers of the 2023 KBO at Katie Wiz Park in Suwon on Aug. 8. "We need six starting pitchers next week, and we don't have a replacement in sight," he said.

"We're going to focus on the winnable games and not put all our energy into the tough ones."

In the three-game series against LG on May 5-7, which was a watershed moment in the chase for first place, KT poured out its 1-3 starters, including William Cuevas, Wes Benjamin, and Young-pyo Kim, but only managed to win one and lose two.

The gap between KT and LG widened to 6.5 games, and the team lost momentum in the chase.

KT will need a dominant performance in the remaining 26 games to take the top spot, 토토 but that's not going to be easy.

As coach Lee Kang-cheol said, it's hard for him to settle on a starting rotation right now.

A doubleheader against the Hanwha Eagles at Daejeon's Eagles Park on April 17 is also a problem.

"I'm thinking about which game to focus on," Lee said, "and I'll give strength to the game we can win."

Lee also commented on the strength of the first-place LG team in the recent three-game series, saying, 안전놀이터 "I felt they were very strong."

"LG's batters were very strong, and they kept trying to steal even after they got on base, so I think the pitchers had a tough game," Lee said.

Regarding homegrown ace Ko Young-pyo, who struggled in the LG game on the 7th with six runs in six innings, Lee said, "I think his stamina has dropped a bit," 스포츠토토링크 and analyzed that "even last season, he was a bit shaky at this time."