KT coach Lee Kang-cheol, the ‘suffering winner’, said, “A mistake was made in hiring Logan… The fighting operation has been eliminated.”

(Suwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Hyeon-gu and Kim Gyeong-yoon = Lee Kang-cheol, manager of KT Wiz, a professional baseball team with a 73.8% chance of winning, entered the post-game press conference with a bitter smile.

After narrowly winning 8-7 against the Samsung Lions in the first game of the Korean Series held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do on the 3rd, KT coach Lee Kang-cheol said, "I almost got into big trouble," and said, "Smiling is not laughing."

KT took a comfortable lead of 8-0, but struggled greatly, giving up a whopping 7 points in the 7th and 8th innings.

Coach Lee said, "In a big game, one big hit is important. I felt that I couldn't let my guard down even a little. I think Han Seung-taek's home run, which scored the 6th run, had a big impact. The atmosphere almost got over, but Park Young-hyun did a good job blocking it."

Manager Lee replaced starter Davis Daniel with left-hander Logan Allen at first base with no outs in the bottom of the 7th inning when the team was down 8-2. The horror drama started from here.

Manager Lee admitted that it was a "mistake in replacing the pitcher," and explained, "I tried to put Oh Won-seok in instead of (fellow left-hander) Logan, but I thought it was a little strange because the difference was 8 points. It's not that Logan couldn't pitch, but it was a mistake in the end."

Coach Lee announced that he would use Logan, the starting agent, as usual, increasing the possibility that Logan will start in Game 4.

Manager Lee reflected, “It was a shame that Kim Jeong-woon threw a change-up instead of a good fastball and gave up two RBIs and a timely hit to Lee Jae-hyun,” and added, “I think the pitchers who came after him were also nervous in the aftermath. That score should have been prevented.”

Manager Lee again praised Young-Hyun Park, who came on in relief with bases loaded and one out in the 8th inning and scored 1 point with a wild pitch, but allowed 5 outs and made a save, saying, "He did a smart job blocking it."

Manager Lee said, “I think we should use Jeon Yong-ju instead of Oh Won-seok in the middle,” and said, “It feels like things are getting organized,” thanks to many pitchers pitching in relief and winning the game fortunately. This means that the pitcher who will be used for the remainder of the series has been decided.