Doosan Bears manager Lee Seung-yeop, who is in the midst of a fierce standings battle, has taken a gamble .He decided to use left-hander Choi Seung-yong (22) as a starter and right-hander Jeong Chul-won (24) as a reliever, replacing the struggling starting pitcher Choi Won-jun (28) and closer Hong Gun-hee (30).”We don’t have a lot of games left,” Lee said, “and we need to take the games we can win, even if it’s a lot of games.” Lee announced the news ahead of a home game against the KT Wiz of the 20203 KBO on Friday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul .Doosan, which surged to third place last month with a franchise-record 11-game winning streak, has dropped to fifth place with one win and three losses in its last four games .They are 1.5 games behind the sixth-place Kia Tigers and cannot guarantee a postseason berth. Meanwhile, the mound has started to falter. Side arm starter Choi Won-jun has been up and down. His most recent outing against the Hanwha Eagles on April 13 was an early exit after giving up four runs on five hits with one walk and one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings .Closer Hong Gun-hee has also struggled to maintain his early-season form .He has faltered since August with a 4.76 ERA in six games .In response, coach Lee Seung-yeop made changes to the starting and closing staffs.” Won-jun’s spot will be filled by left-handed pitcher Choi Seung-yong,” Lee said. “Choi Won-jun doesn’t have a variety of pitches, so he’s bound to give up a lot of hits if his pitches are shaky,” Lee said. “After a few days of rest, he’ll be used in the bullpen if he recovers his condition. “Doosan’s bullpen struggles began when left-hander Choi Seung-yong joined the starting lineup.” We don’t have a reliable left-hander in the bullpen except for Lee Byung-heon,” Lee said. “We decided that the problem with the starting staff was more urgent than the problem with the left-hander in the bullpen, so we made Choi Seung-yong the starter. We need our 카지노사이트킹 starting pitchers to do a good job.” “We made the decision after the Samsung Lions game on the 9th (where he gave up three runs in ⅓ inning),” he said, “He’s been shaky in close games lately. We decided that it would be better to have him throw the ball in a position where there is no pressure.” “The closer will be Chung Chul-won,” he added .When asked if he plans to push the current plan to the end of the season, he said, “There are a lot of variables and we don’t know what will happen,” adding, “For now, this is how we will go.” “I’ll have a reexamination on the 18th,” he said, “and I’ll call him up when I’m sure he’s healthy. We will hold on until he comes.”
