lg will play Doosan in the first round of the 2020 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO semi-playoff (three-game winning system) at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 4th. lg Lee Min-ho and Doosan Flexen will play against each other.
Lee Min-ho played the role of lg's fifth starter in alternating with Chung Chan-heon this season, with a 4-for-4 ERA of 3.69. It worked to take a generous rest for about 10 days and get on the starting mound. He made four appearances before Doosan and lost only one without a victory, but his ERA was well thrown at 2.57.
Flexen has survived perfectly since his injury and rallied with a 4-win, unbeaten ERA of 0.85 in October's 5Kyonggi; his overall season record is 8-4 with a 3.01 ERA. Against lg, he made his debut at 1Kyonggi (May 7) and won the game with three runs in six innings.
The key is whether rookie Lee Min-ho will overcome the pressure of his postseason debut with lg, as he is the first Kyonggi starter in the series, and the confrontation with Flexen is also burdensome for Lee Min-ho.
"We have to overcome (the pressure)," said Ryu Joong-il, director of the team. "If you look at the behavior of Minho on the mound, the signs of tension are invisible. I want to go out for the first time in the postseason, but I want to throw my ball and come down. "
Lee Min-ho can only win if he holds on on the mound, meaning he needs to hit Flexen.
"If you ask what the Kyonggi Point is today, the answer is Flexen," said Ryu Joong-il, director of the team, "I met in the opening game 2 (May 7), but I remember scoring. This friend had a short injury gap, and after that he felt like he was a different player. The ball was fast and the curve was very good. "
"Our hitters meet Flexen in six months, and how much they will attack is a Point," he added. "The cold weather is also a variable, but it is a Point to target the opponent pitcher."