Mese: agosto 2023

“I can’t get my head around it yet.”

The KT Wiz are having a magical 2023 season. The team was considered a favorite to win the title with the LG Twins before the season, but injuries ravaged their lineup early in the season, and they were forced to pile up losses one after another. After falling to 10th place on May 7, KT regrouped with the return of injured players and climbed out of the bottom of the standings on June 7 in sole possession of ninth place. The team went 15-8 in June to top the monthly winning percentage, then 13-6 in July to take third place, and 9-2 in August to take first place.

KT, which was in last place at the end of May with 16 wins, 2 draws, and 29 losses (a 0.356 winning percentage), is in first place after June with 37 wins, 16 draws, and a 0.698 winning percentage. It’s a complete polar opposite.

As a result, the team has moved up to third place with a record of 53 wins, 2 draws, and 43 losses. Their win-loss margin has jumped from -14 to +8.

They can now look even further up the table. The gap to the second-place SSG Landers (55W1D41L) is down to three games. The first-place LG Twins (61W2L35D) are nine games behind. They can still aim for second place.

However, KT manager Lee Kang-cheol said, “My head is not going up,” and “I’m still looking down. I’m thinking a lot about how we might fall.” The team is two games behind the fourth-place NC Dinos and three games behind the fifth-place KIA Tigers. If they go on a losing streak, they could immediately drop down the standings.

Not yet. Ko Young-pyo, a key part of the starting lineup, has been rested, and Park Byung-ho, the No. 4 hitter, has a sore left calf.

Lee sees the remainder of 카지노사이트 August as a time to tune up. “At the beginning of August, I was thinking about 5 percent, but we’re 9-2, which is good,” Lee said. “Now is the time to manage. I think we need to manage the players’ physical condition and do it again in September.”

“I’m in charge of the team, so I have to think about a lot of things, but I think the players are looking at second place,” Lee said. “I think if we do well this week and next week, we’ll have a chance. For now, I think we need to win while we can.”

On the same day, KT won 1-0 against Doosan and SSG lost to the Lotte Giants, narrowing the gap between the two teams to two games. Lee can now look up.