'Samsung's Winning Trio' Lee Seung-min and Woo Seung-hyun Given Rest Ahead of Kiwoom Game on the 22nd! Park Jin-man: "We Must Help Them Deliver Their Best Performance"

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Samsung Lions' key members of their winning trio, left-handed pitcher Lee Seung-min (26) and right-handed pitcher Lee Seung-hyun (35), will rest ahead of the Kiwoom Heroes game on the 22nd. This is part of manager Park Jin-man's (50) plan to help them maintain peak performance through the end of the season by managing their physical condition.

Park Jin-man, Samsung's manager, met with reporters ahead of the Kiwoom game scheduled for the 22nd at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul, and outlined his bullpen usage plan for the day. Manager Park stated, "Lee Seung-min has played many games since the second half of the season, so it's time to manage his physical condition. The same applies to Lee Seung-hyun." He added, "We plan to give both players rest today. Considering the physical condition of our bullpen, we aim to do everything possible to help them deliver their best performance."

Currently, Samsung's bullpen relies on four pitchers—Lee Seung-hyun, Kim Tae-hoon, Lee Seung-min, and closer Kim Jae-yun—to share the winning trio role. In particular, Lee Seung-min has shown remarkable improvement this season. He has appeared in 46 games this season with a record of 4 wins, no losses, 14 holds, and an ERA of 2.13, posting impressive statistics. However, he showed some signs of instability in the game against Kiwoom on the 21st, allowing one hit, one walk, and two runs (one earned) over ⅓ inning. Right-handed pitcher Lee Seung-hyun also has a record of 4 wins, 1 loss, 1 save, 8 holds, and an ERA of 4.50 in 40 games this season, but he has shown an upward trend in his last 10 games with 1 win, no losses, 4 holds, and an ERA of 2.08.

Continuing, Manager Park expressed confidence, stating, "Although Lee Seung-min showed some signs of instability, veteran players like Lee Seung-hyun and Kim Tae-hoon are playing significant roles in the bullpen."

Despite the victory in yesterday's game (on the 21st), when asked about his somewhat critical remarks immediately after the win, Manager Park explained, "Rather than reprimanding a specific player, we conveyed the direction we need to move forward as a team." He added, "We hope that young players who step up as starters will develop greater maturity and attitude toward games."

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