Didn't DOYOUNG choose the 4th ball in the 6th inning

Why didn't Kiwoom Heroes manager Hong Won-ki skip KIA Tigers' "hot star" Kim Do-young in the sixth inning and order four intentional pitches in the ninth inning.

Kiwoom lost the game 4-6 in the second game of the three consecutive games against KIA held at Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday. It has lost three consecutive games including the game loss on Sunday.

KIA is doing well with its strong power, but the sixth inning was disappointing. The game, which was leading 1-0, was overturned 1-3.

It was inevitable that starting pitcher Hisus, who had been displaying perfect pitching until the fifth inning, got a hit by leader Kim Tae-gun. However, it was painful to make him a hit due to his good course at the sacrifice bunt.

Nevertheless, he still had some loopholes to revive. He gave up just one run with two grounders and even made it to the second base with two outs. We didn't know what would happen in the second half of the game if we cut the flow here.

Kim Do-young at bat. He didn't have two at-bats before that, but he was the man who boasted the hottest bat in the entire KBO League recently. I could think of a way to fill the first base because the first base was empty, and Lee Woo-sung, who was in the back four, was relatively less burdened. However, I was hit by a triple to the right-center field through the game. It was a scene that proved why Kim Do-young was recently recognized as the best star when he pushed a slider in a 1B situation.

Coincidentally, Hong instructed Kim Do-young to launch a four-pitch maneuver on purpose in the top of the ninth inning with two outs and a runner on the second base. Two different choices. What was the background.

Ahead of the match against KIA on Monday, Hong said, "Everyone knows that Kim Do-young is incredible because he is not hot recently. In fact, I thought about four intentional pitches in the sixth inning, too. However, Heysus pitched overwhelmingly until the fifth inning. The situation changed with just one bunt defense in the sixth inning, but I thought I had to trust Heysus."

Then, why did he filter out Kim Do-young belatedly in the ninth inning? "I thought that if I get hit there, I will lose the momentum to chase after him in the bottom of the ninth inning. I deliberately chose the fourth pitch thinking that it was the last one. Rather than ignoring Lee Woo-sung, if he gets hit by Kim Do-young in a recent game, it is like pouring oil into the opponent team's bench or the opponent team's fans' rise. I thought that if I get hit by Lee, the impact would be less severe," Hong said.

BY: 토토