The head of the KIA Tigers, who are on the lookout for the Korean Series opponent, is complicated.
The framework of the team’s strategy changes depending on who the team is playing against. The Kia Tigers had an absolute advantage over the Samsung Lions with 12 wins and 4 losses and 13 wins and 3 losses over the LG Twins. However, it is agonizing over various options to match the colors of the two teams, which have strong points of hitting (Samsung) and running base (LG).
The away stadium, where the 3rd and 4th games of the Korean Series will be held, also occupies a piece of such concern.
Jamsil Baseball Stadium is full of confidence. KIA had seven wins (two losses) in nine away games against LG. More than anything, the team played in full crowd every time the team played against LG. As the team realized its popularity as a “popular national team,” it displayed overwhelming performance.
Daegu Lions Park, Samsung’s home stadium, had a better record than 롤 토토.
Kia has won six games (one loss) in seven away games in Daegu this year. Its winning rate is a whopping 85.7 percent. The team has a batting average of 3335 percent, 13 homers and 49 RBIs, and a team OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.961.
However, KIA seems to have more difficulty going to Daegu away than Jamsil.
Lions Park is considered the most batter-friendly stadium. The distance to the center fence is 122.5 meters, but the distance between left and right is only 107 meters due to the angled outfield fence. It is eight meters shorter than Incheon Landers Field (115 meters between left and right), which is also known as the “home run factory.” For batters, the green space behind the club also makes the ball more visible.
The number of homers that came out of the Lions Park this season is 216. The team ranks second overall after Jamsil Stadium with 220. However, the team is effectively No. 1 in that LG and Doosan are sharing the Jamsil Stadium. The number of homers is more than that of Landersfield (194), the home run factory. The number of homers is more than double that of Sajik Stadium in Busan with the fewest number of homers. Eventually, Daegu has no choice but to worry that a single shot could change the course of the game. It is all the more so if Samsung, which ranks first in homers in its team, becomes an opponent.
Looking back on the first round of the playoffs on the 13th, when the “Home Run Show” took place, it can be said that KIA’s worry was not over. Perhaps the biggest challenge of the KIA Tigers in the V12 could be Rafak (named after Lions Park).
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