Samsung's 'Oh My' has collapsed, with at least the team that lost in reverse again being the No. 1 player in the hold and No. 3 player in the save

Samsung's 'Oh My' has collapsed, with at least the team that lost in reverse again being the No. 1 player in the hold and No. 3 player in the save

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The Samsung Lions, which boasted a solid back door by securing the top save and the first to third holds, lost three times in a row. The shock was more than just three consecutive losses.

Samsung lost 5-9 in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League KIA Tigers at Samsung Lions Park home in Daegu on the 2nd. Samsung, which lost 1 draw and 2 losses in 3 consecutive games against KT Wiz last weekend, lost 3 consecutive games as it lost to KIA.
Coincidentally, Samsung had come from behind to lose all three of its losses. At the match against Suwon KT on April 28, the team had a 4-0 lead until the sixth inning, but lost by allowing five runs in the seventh to ninth innings. At the second match of a doubleheader on April 30, Samsung had the first run in the first inning to gain the upper hand, but had a come-from-behind solo shot in the eighth inning to lower its head. At the match against KIA on Monday, Samsung allowed three runs only in the eighth and ninth innings under a 4-1 lead, before losing five runs en masse in the 10th inning in overtime.

What's more shocking is that the back door that Samsung boasted during this consecutive defeat collapsed. This season, Samsung boasted a solid back door, putting Samsung players' names on the first to third place in individual holds and the first place in saves. Oh Seung-hwan is ranked No. 1, three ahead of Korea's Jung Hae-young with 24 saves, while Lim Chang-min had 20 holds, Kim Jae-yoon had 18 holds, and Kim Tae-hoon had 17 holds, making it a must-winner. However, they all showed poor performance during this consecutive defeat.

Oh gave up two hits, one walk and two runs while holding an out count in the ninth inning against the KT Wiz on Saturday. Oh also gave up the tie with two hits in the ninth inning against the Kia Tigers on Sunday, making his second consecutive Blon save.

Set-up men also collapsed. After right-hander Lee Seung-hyun gave up two runs (one earned run) during two thirds of innings on Saturday, Kim Tae-hoon allowed one run and handed over the mound to Oh Seung-hwan. In the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday, Kim Jae-yoon, who took the mound at a 1-1 tie, lost the game by allowing a come-from-behind shot in the eighth inning. To make matters worse, Kim was diagnosed with a four-week absence due to pain during a doubleheader.

At the match against KIA on Sunday, Lim Chang-min allowed two runs in one inning to end the game with a one-run gap. At the playoff, Kim Jae-yoon had three hits including a home run during one third of innings, allowing four runs (three earned) and becoming a losing pitcher for two consecutive games. As all the winning teams lost points, Samsung lost three consecutive games. 안전놀이터

However, Samsung's anxiety over a backdoor policy was not revealed only in the upcoming four games. Having played 83 games, Samsung was the team that had the most upset loss until just 50 games. At the time, Samsung had only five come-from-behind losses. It was also different when compared with the second-ranked Doosan Bears and KT Wiz (nine losses).

However, Samsung had 11 come-from-behind losses in its 33 matches since then. This is the highest number of come-from-behind losses in the period. It also ranked atop in the league with 0.885 (23-3 losses) until 50 matches, but posted the worst performance with 0.837 (36-7 losses) during the period. The team also handed over its smallest come-from-behind loss to Doosan (15 losses).

In conclusion, if Samsung's back door had maintained the pace of the first 50 games, it could have taken the lead in the four consecutive games. However, as the winning teams' physical strength and pace declined sharply at the end of the first half, Samsung had to postpone its bid to become the lead until the second half. The key to this is how much it will narrow the gap with Kia in the remaining two games.