3 consecutive losses, 23 scoreless innings, and military service benefits

The game against Taiwan on the 7th is a game with a lot at stake, including three consecutive losses against Taiwan since the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang tournament, followed by 23 consecutive scoreless innings, and military service benefits. Korea completed the Super Round by defeating Japan 2-0 on the 5th and China 8-1 on the 6th. Following one loss to Chinese Taipei in Group B, their record in the super round was 2 wins and 1 loss. Despite losing once in the group stage, they succeeded in advancing to the gold medal match. Taiwan lost to Japan 0-2 in a cold game in the 6th inning on the 6th, but advanced to the gold medal match with 1 win against Korea and 1 win against China, the same as Korea with 2 wins and 1 loss. Japan and China meet in the bronze medal match with 1 win and 2 losses each. Korea lost 0-4 to Taiwan on the 2nd. Although there were many expressions such as crushing defeat and humiliation, Taiwan's team in this tournament was on a different level from the national team in the past Asian Games. Unlike in the past, when the national team was always half-baked due to a struggle between pros and amateurs, this time, minor leaguers, domestic professional players, and domestic unemployed players were evenly distributed and participated with a force that could claim to be a contender for the championship. On the other hand, Korea was overly conscious of the external gaze and limited its own power. Regardless of the background of 3 consecutive losses and 23 scoreless innings, Ryu Joong-il faced a lot of criticism due to the loss to Taiwan on the 2nd. Following a 1-2 loss in the group stage of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Tournament and a 0-7 defeat in Premier 12 in 2019, they lost three times in a row against Taiwan. Moreover, over these three games, they have not scored a single point in 23 innings. Even if there was an age limit, there were players who were said to be starting players on professional teams, but they ended up scoring no points. That’s why this game is important. Baseball is not a game in which the team that does not concede any runs wins, but rather a game in which the team that scores at least one more run than the opponent wins. In order for Korea to defeat Taiwan, first of all, they must break the dishonorable record of 23 consecutive scoreless innings. Korea's last score against Taiwan was Kim Jae-hwan's solo home run in the 4th inning of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang game. Taiwan scored 35 points and conceded 4 goals in 5 games in this tournament. The two teams that failed to score against Taiwan were Korea and Hong Kong. Thailand, which met Chinese Taipei on the 1st, lost 1-12, a cold game in the 7th inning, but performed well(?) by scoring the first run in the 1st inning. China, which they met in the Super Round, also pulled out a score of 0-3, trailing by 2 points. Japan, with a large number of bench members participating in the medal match, also won the cold game by scoring two points over Taiwan. First of all, we need to break the dishonorable record of consecutive scoreless streaks. Korea expects Lin Yu-min, who pitched 6 scoreless innings on the 2nd, to start again. Lin Yumin allowed 4 hits, 6 strikeouts, and no runs in 6 innings. However, while Lin Yumin was in the starting rotation in the minor league this year, he rarely came out after a four-day break. After taking the mound on August 23rd (Korean time), he rested only four days and then appeared in the game on August 28th. It is difficult to say that the reason was only for taking the mound after four days of rest, but Lin Yumin only allowed 6 hits, 4 runs, and 2 earned runs in 4⅔ innings in this game. There were no strikeouts. Lin Yu-min is ‘Dr. K’ who recorded 10.4 strikeouts per 9 innings this year. However, only the game on August 28th, which came after four days of rest, did not have any strikeouts. https://www.betsarang.com/