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Earlier this season, the Samsung Lions' long-standing five-starter puzzle seems to be finally over. Right-hander Yang Chang-seop (27) held out, and left-hander Lee Seung-hyun (23) collapsed. Director Park Jin-man's "happy worries" are now expected to turn into "cold decisions."
Samsung left-hander Lee Seung-hyun started the away game against the KIA Tigers at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 8th and collapsed disastrously with 11 hits (two homers) and 12 runs with eight outs in two ⅔ innings. Lee Seung-hyun took his first loss of the season as his team suffered a crushing defeat of 5-15.
It was simply the worst day for Lee Seung-hyun. From the first inning, he allowed a timely hit in a crisis caused by his poor control, and allowed six runs in the second inning by allowing a batter to hit. In the third inning, he bowed his head after being hit by two-run home runs in succession by Kim Do-young and Na Sung-bum. There was not a single strikeout while throwing 92 pitches.
The most painful part is the walk that he has overstepped eight. Lee Seung-hyun, the "left-hander starter" who had high expectations for his good pitching against Doosan on the 2nd (one run in five innings), has only confirmed the chronic homework of ups and downs through this appearance.
In contrast to Lee Seung-hyun's disaster, Yang Chang-seop, a "five-star competitor," has a greater chance of survival. Yang Chang-seop started the previous day (7th) and did not become a winning pitcher with three runs in five innings, but he held out relatively well. Although he received a cold evaluation from coach Park Jin-man that "the control was unstable," he at least created a calculation to run the game as a starter.
On top of that, the return of Won Tae-in (26), the "Blue Blood Ace," has begun counting. Won Tae-in, who shook off his injury, will make his first first first team start of the season against the Daegu NC Dinos on the 12th. If Won Tae-in joins, Samsung's starters will be Israel HurrahChoi Wontae~ Jack O'Rourkelyn~The starting rotation leading to Won Tae-in will be completed. On top of that, up to the 5th starter, Yang Chang-seop seems to be more weighted than left Seung-hyun.
Prior to the three consecutive games against KIA, coach Park Jin-man expressed concern, saying, "Lee Seung-hyun is on the ups and downs." Eventually, as those concerns became a reality, Lee Seung-hyun is expected to move back to the bullpen or the second division at all to clear up his battle lines.
Samsung finished planning the starting lineup with Won Tae-in's joining, but it has a new homework on how to catch up with Lee Seung-hyun, a "left-handed rising star" who collapsed with 12 runs. The fifth selection is over, but the bench's head is still complicated.

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