KT is trailing the LG Twins in the Korean Series (KS, best-of-seven series) with 1 win and 3 losses until Game 4. After winning the first game on the 7th, he lost three consecutive games in shock. With one more loss, KT's challenge to retake the KS title for the first time in two years will end.
KT won the first game with bullpen young guns' all-out pitching. Right-handers Son Dong-hyun (22) and Park Young-hyun (20) won 3-2 on the back of completely blocking two and one inning, respectively. Young pitchers in their early 20s practiced "keeping baseball" without being shaken in KS. For KT, it was a high-income game.
But joy didn't last. Son Dong-hyun, a winning pitcher in Game 1, also appeared in relief in Game 2 on the 8th, but lost the game with one run in 0.2 innings, and Park Young-hyun, who reported a save in Game 1, also collapsed with two runs in 0.2 innings in Game 2. Young Guns, who did their part in the situation of high tension a day ago, showed fatigue, and the "combat" eventually returned to the failed card.
KT, which moved to Suwon, took out Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun cards again to counterattack. Again, however, the two failed to bring back memories of the first game. In the third game on the 10th, Son Dong-hyun faced Park Dong-won with a two-run turnaround in the top of the sixth inning. He bowed again without keeping his team's 4-3 lead. Park Young-hyun stopped one inning without losing a point in the top of the eighth inning, but had to watch the team come from behind in the top of the ninth inning.
The two young guns have been playing in close games throughout the KS. In other words, they are the only reliable bullpen cards in KT. The burden is inevitable for them, but KT has no other choice. They should also trust them in Game 5 on the 13th.
However, the situation needs to be a little different. It should be at least one or two points ahead of the previous appearances. KT is in desperate need of support from the batting line that makes their shoulders lighter.