However, lg turned to fourth place thanks to the performance of Im Chan-kyu, Jin-chan-Heon and Lee Min-ho, who played the role of 4 and 5 starters.
Ryu Joong-il looked back at 73Kyonggi after the Kyonggi with the professional baseball Hanwha Eagles, which was scheduled to be held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 3rd, saying, "Im Chan-kyu won 7 wins (3 losses) in a situation where 1-3 starts were sluggish. Here, Jeong Chan-Heon and Lee Min-ho played a good role in the fifth selection. "
lg is fourth with 40 wins, 1 draw and 32 losses as of Thursday, with the second place Kiwoom Heroes and 2.5Game, sixth place kt wiz and Game. You can look to second place, but you have to worry about postseason elimination.
There were many unfortunate scenes until the turnaround this season, but Ryu took out the name of the thankful player.
Im Chan-kyu is 7-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 13 Kyonggi this year; the best ERA among lg pitchers who have filled the regulation innings.
Jeong Chan-Heon and Lee Min-ho alternately take the lead in the fifth starting position. Jeong Chan-Heon avoids back injury aftereffects, while rookie Lee Min-ho intends to save his arm.
Jeong Chan-Heon has 5 wins, 1 loss, 3.74 ERA and Lee Min-ho has 2 wins, 2 losses and 2.00 ERA.
This is why lg starters did not collapse even when lg 1-3 starter Tyler Wilson (5 wins, 5 losses, 4.20), Casey Kelly (4 wins, 6 losses, 4.38 ERA), and Cha Woo-chan (5 wins, 5 losses, 5.34 ERA) fell into sluggishness and slump.
lg, which passed the first half crisis thanks to the 4th and 5th selections, starts the second half with a "match with the strong team".
lg will play the KIA Tigers in Gwangju on April 4-6 and the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes on July 7-9. They will meet KIA and NC Dynos next week.
"It's a difficult schedule, but we have to get through it," Ryu said.
lg had an overwhelming advantage in the first half of this year, with 10 wins and 1 loss to the 10th Hanwha Eagles and 10 wins and 2 losses to the 9th SK Wyverns.
Ryu expects a rebound in the first three starts that had slowed down in the first half.