The two coaches smiled at the unexpected day off in a world of fierce competition. If the two coaches move to the Korean Series, their precious day off will disappear. Did they express satisfaction, however.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) canceled the second round of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO postseason playoff (PO, best-of-five) between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins, which was scheduled to be held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu from 6:30 p.m. on the 14th, by rain around 4:47 p.m.

Starting with the second round on Saturday, which will be held at the same time at the same venue, the PO schedule will be pushed back by one day. If the team advances to the fifth round, the schedule of the Korean Series will be pushed back, but if it ends in the third and fourth rounds, the Korean Series will proceed normally. In other words, the break day for the winning team in the PO will be reduced by one day.

Nonetheless, not only LG but also Samsung, which had played six matches starting from the semi-playoff, all smiled. There is a good reason for this.

As coach Park Jin-man wishes, Reyes secured a break day + Koo Ja-wook, ‘Guto fighting spirit’, will also take a break

It seemed like a disappointing result for Samsung. They prepared for the fall baseball season leisurely for about 15 days and garnered a landslide 10-4 victory in the first game amid perfect harmony between pitching and hitting. As ace pitcher Won Tae-in was scheduled to take the mound with high expectations for his second consecutive win.

However, coach Park Jin-man’s expression was that he wanted to cancel the rain. When asked about the selection of the second round player before the decision to cancel the rain, Park said at a press conference before the decision was made, “(If rain is canceled, the selection) will remain the same, but it is better not to do so if it rains. There is a risk of injury and normal performance will not come out,” Park said. “If it rains, various situations may deteriorate consequently. If it is canceled due to rain, Won Tae-in will normally play the second round one day later. However, if Won Tae-in throws a pitch after the start of the game and it is canceled, it would be the worst situation.”

One of the bigger reasons is that he can secure rest days for 롤 토토, who started the first game. With Connor Seabold out of the roster due to injury, the Samsung Lions declared a three-starter system, and Reyes had to play in the fourth game. In this case, only three days of rest were allowed, but the overwhelming number of first-starters often collapsed after taking the mound after three days of rest. His schedule was pushed back by a day and he became the winning pitcher by pitching three runs (one earned run) in six ⅔ innings in the first game, but the fact that he can buy another day of rest for Reyes, who threw 101 balls, is a great advantage.

There is another good news. Captain Koo Ja-wook, who led his team to victory by hitting a decisive three-run home run on the previous day, vomited after the game and showed poor condition to the extent that he could not participate in the interview. “He said he got better than yesterday, but I don’t think he is completely normal,” coach Park Jin-man said. “I think I was very nervous even before the PO. I feel nervous during the game, and I don’t think I am 100 percent in good condition due to the mood.”

Koo Ja-wook, who plays an absolute role in Samsung, is happy to have a day off to boost his condition.

Confident Scream “Everything raised the odds towards us.”

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, who held a press conference after the decision was made to cancel the rain, looked very happy. “I thought it would be helpful to us if we take a day off, but it was raining, which really helped us,” he said. “We have more options with the break. The probability has increased in our direction a little more.”

LG also replaced its starting pitcher with Son Joo-young in Detrick N.S. Son pitched five scoreless innings in Game 3 of the semi-PO against KT Wiz on the 8th and two scoreless innings in Game 5 on the 11th. Son, who played a key role in LG’s rotation with 9 wins, 10 losses and ERA 3.79 this season, has been a true “big game pitcher” in fall baseball.

Moreover, he showed off his killer instinct against Samsung this season. He overwhelmed the team with two wins and an ERA of 1.04 in three games. He also had a batting average of only 0.200 against Samsung.

“I thought tomorrow was the most important thing,” Yeom said. “I can’t decide (the second round selection) by myself, so I talked to the training part and the player himself to ask for his consent,” he said. “I think I will be able to recover faster because he has been taking the mound every three days since the semi-PO as well.”

The team is also pleased to be able to give relief to the bullpen that is exhausted. LG is more welcome to take a break since it had to operate as many as eight bullpen pitchers as Elias Hernandez, who started five games at the semi-PO, and Choi Won-tae collapsed after three innings in the first round.

“If we play tomorrow, we will have another day off, so it would be okay for Hernandez to play two innings in the second game,” Yeom said. “There is no way other than Hernandez. Everything has increased the probability in our direction.”

The lineup, which had only six hits the previous day and had little strength, also took a break and provided an opportunity to change the atmosphere.

The unexpected cancellation of the rain gave a present to both teams. The second round match will have a more sophisticated capability to compete with. Which team will have a more significant impact on resting.