Let's go for over a month... Veteran performance needed
Professional baseball's Samsung Lions have shown an unusual appearance recently.
They are going through a streak of successive wins and losses.
Samsung suffered 4 straight losses from May 25th to 29th, then went on to win 5 games in a row, then recorded 4 losses in a row again. 안전놀이터
After 5 consecutive wins, they lost 3 in a row and then went on a 5-game winning streak again.
And on the 25th and 26th, they lost two games to the LG Twins.
Samsung has been on a streak of 5 consecutive wins, 5 consecutive losses, and 5 consecutive wins for over a month.
At this point, it can be said to be a ‘5-game winning streak jinx.’
Inside Samsung, we believe that the characteristics of a team dominated by young players has an impact on the repeating win-loss streak.
Samsung manager Park Jin-man recently said, "Young players are bound to be greatly influenced by the team atmosphere," and "When the batting lineup comes alive, they all come alive together, but when a few of the key hitters are struggling, they all falter together."
This season, Samsung's batting lineup is led by young players such as Kim Young-woong, Lee Seong-gyu, Lee Jae-hyun, and Kim Ji-chan.
They have a synergy effect with each other, but they also often experience slumps together.
Even after scoring a large number of goals, it is common to see them cool down the next day.
In fact, Samsung continued its 5-game winning streak by scoring 10 points against the Doosan Bears on the 23rd, but scored no points and only 1 point against the LG Twins on the 25th and 26th, respectively.
In particular, in the game against LG on the 25th, opposing starter Casey Kelly almost gave the KBO League's first perfect game, with not a single batter on base until the 8th inning.
Samsung does not like the phenomenon of repeated winning and losing streaks.
This is because as the winning streak gets longer, bullpen management becomes more difficult as sure-to-win pitchers have more pitches.