LG Ens, who had only three days off, was taken off early after allowing 4 runs in 3⅓ innings and was beaten in the 4th inning
LG Ens, who had only three days off, was taken off early after allowing 4 runs in 3⅓ innings and was beaten in the 4th inning
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Dietrick Enns (33, LG Twins), who returned to the mound after resting for only three days, was hit hard in the fourth inning and came down from the mound early.
Ens started in the away game against KT Wiz in the 4th game of the 2024 KBO Playoffs held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 9th, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 1 home run in 3⅓ innings.
Ens, who became the losing pitcher in the first game of the PO on the 5th, allowing 5 hits (1 home run) and 3 runs in 5⅓ innings, received an unsatisfactory report card in his second appearance in the postseason this year.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop decided on Ens, Lim Chan-gyu, and Choi Won-tae as starting pitchers while preparing for this semi-PO, and moved existing starting pitchers Eliezer Hernandez and Son Ju-young to the bullpen.
In the end, Ens started in the first and fourth games.
Throwing 87 pitches and then taking the mound as a starter after three days of rest was an unfamiliar experience for Ens.
"This is the first time I've been a starter after only three days off, including when I was playing in the U.S.," Enns said.
He said, "My physical condition is fine. The trainers are taking good care of me. Instead, I just adjusted my routine a little to adjust the amount of exercise," but he failed to complete the '5 innings' that LG 스포츠 had hoped for.
In the 4th game of the PO, Ens held the first inning scoreless, but in the 2nd inning, he threw a 131 km/h changeup to the first batter, Moon Sang-cheol, and allowed a solo home run that went over the left field fence.
Ens, who had allowed a two-run homer to Moon Sang-cheol in the second inning in Game 1, was once again plagued by the 'Moon Sang-cheol nightmare'.
The 4th time was even more nightmarish.
In the bottom of the 4th inning, with LG leading 3-1, Ens gave up a right-field hit to the first batter, Kang Baek-ho. At that time, LG right fielder Hong Chang-ki fumbled the ball, allowing Kang Baek-ho to reach second base.
Ens took a breather by striking out Moon Sang-cheol, but allowed a one-run left-field hit to Hwang Jae-gyun.
Hwang Jae-gyun also ran to second base while Song Gu was heading home.
Bae Jeong-dae continued the opportunity with runners on 1st and 3rd with 1 out with a right-field hit, and Oh Yoon-seok hit a tying left-field hit by attacking Ens' first-pitch changeup.
LG, which does not have enough long relief resources, hesitated to change pitchers, and only removed Ens from the mound after he threw a straight ball walk to Woo-Jun Shim, creating a bases-loaded crisis with one out.
The new pitcher, Kim Jin-seong, caught Kim Min-hyeok with a short fly ball to right field, but the runner on third base, Bae Jeong-dae, scored with an aggressive run, allowing LG to take a 3-4 lead.
Ens was in a slump in these two PO games, allowing 11 hits and 7 runs in 8⅔ innings, with an ERA of 7.27.