The Samsung Lions won the ‘Winning Series’ by defeating SSG Landers in second place. Samsung won Daegu SSG 6-5 on the 27th. With this, they ended their three-game series in a good mood with 2 wins and 1 loss. Ja-wook Koo was at the center of it. Ja-wook Koo hit hard throughout the three consecutive matches. Ja-wook Koo, who recorded 2 hits on the first day, the 25th, ‘multi-hit’, played a big role in the game on the 26th, the next day, with 4 hits, 2 RBIs and 1 point, including 2 doubles. Although somewhat overshadowed by the team’s loss, Ja-wook Koo had a four-hit game for the first time all season.
He did not stop here. In the game on the 27th, every at-bat was full of presence. At the end of the first inning, Koo Ja-wook, who had a chance to run 1st and 2nd base safely, hit SSG starting pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun with a timely 1 RBI in front of the right fielder in 2b2s. It was a hit that gave Samsung an early lead.
Shortly after allowing the score to be tied 2-2, a home run came this time. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, with no runners out, Koo Ja-wook, who faced Kim Gwang-hyeon again, hit the 116km slider high on the 4th pitch in 2b1s without hesitation and crossed the right fence. It was the fourth home run of the season, about two months after May 20. With Koo Ja-wook’s home run, Samsung regained the lead.
It didn’t end here. Koo Ja-wook, who walked on base in the third at-bat in the 4th inning, added a timely hit again in the 4th at-bat in the 6th inning. In a situation where no additional points were scored after Samsung tied the score 4-4, Ja-wook Koo came out as a solver.
After one out in the bottom of the 6th inning, Kim Dong-jin, Kim Hyeon-joon, and Lee Jae-hyeon hit three batters in a row. The chance for one company to be loaded went to Ja-wook Koo. Against Baek Seung-gun, Koo Ja-wook aimed for the first pitch slider. 토토사이트 A well-hit ball is a hit that lands in front of the left fielder. On top of that, with the luck of opponent left fielder Guillermo Heredia’s catch error, two runners came home comfortably, and Koo Ja-wook went all the way to second base. Samsung’s 6-4 reversal. The final stroke of the day belonged to Ja-wook Koo.
Ahead of the 2022 season, Ja-wook Koo, the main character of a super-large multi-year contract worth 12 billion won over five years, suffered a hamstring injury in early June and missed an entire month. However, after recovering quickly and returning to the first team in early July, he recorded a batting average of over 40% (0.413) and led the Samsung batting line.
Although Samsung is at the bottom of the table, his recent offensive power shows enough strength to be able to ‘get out of last place’. And there is the performance of Ja-wook Koo. Manager Park Jin-man also welcomed his healthy performance, saying, “Ko Ja-wook’s presence on the lineup can give a sense of intimidation to the opposing team.”