How long will director Lee Kang-cheol’s faith last?

 From the playoffs to the Korean Series, 'faith' continues, but there is still no 'response'. How long will coach Lee Kang-cheol's faith in KT Wiz's main hitters Anthony Alford and Park Byeong-ho last?

KT lost 4-5 to the LG Twins in the second game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Korean Series (best of 7) held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 8th.

From KT's perspective, it was a disappointing result as they were unable to maintain the momentum of victory in the first game, and the shock was even greater because the game, which had been leading 4-0, was overturned due to the successive poor performances of sure-to-win Son Dong-hyun and Park Young-hyun.

In particular the continuing concern is the batting lineup. There is no major problem in scoring 3 points in the first game and 5 points in the second game, but Alford and Byung-ho Park, who were placed in numbers 3 and 4, are not using their strength at all.

Until the second game, Alford had no hits in six at-bats and two walks, and Byung-ho Park had no hits in eight at-bats, a total of no hits in 14 at-bats.

The problem is that their poor performance is not limited to the last two games.

Even in the playoffs, KT's numbers 3-4 were a problem. Alford had just 2 hits in 14 at-bats (1 home run) and 5 walks in 5 games, and Byung-ho Park also had 4 hits in 20 at-bats. It was somewhat better than the Korean series, but it also fell far below expectations.

Nevertheless, Manager Lee Kang-cheol showed trust without changing the batting order, and the team advanced to the Korean Series after winning Game 5.

However, the two's slump appears to be getting more serious entering the Korean Series.

Just looking at the second game, the flow of Alford and Park Byung-ho's batting order was often interrupted.

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