September batting average .446…AG’s third baseman in contention for home run crown has a secret to his hot bat
Can the LG Twins keep their winning streak alive? Atop the standings, LG has a player leading the offense with a hot bat.
He’s batting 4-for-4 in September. In their last 10 games, they are 4-for-6 with six RBIs. That player is third baseman Moon Bo-kyung (23).
In 123 games this season, Moon is batting .445 with eight home runs, 67 RBIs, a .382 slugging percentage and an .827 OPS. This is the second straight year that Moon, who made his first-team debut in 2021, has hit in the triple digits after batting .315 in 126 games last year.
She has been hitting very well lately, especially in her last three games, where she had three-hit games in a row. All three games were against SSG. The hits came on the 16th and 17th. On the 17th, it was a doubleheader, and Moon played both games in one day and didn’t get tired. That’s six hits in one day.
On the 16th, Moon went 4-for-3 with two doubles, one triple, and two RBIs in the team’s 10-4 win. In the first game of the doubleheader against SSG at 2 p.m. on the 17th, she went 4-for-3 with one RBI and one stolen base. LG pulled off an 8-3 comeback win.
After Game 1, Moon said, “I knew I had a bad record against him (SSG starter Kim Kwang-hyun), so I tried to be more cautious, and I really wanted to hit. I felt like I hadn’t been hitting badly lately, so I went to the plate confidently.”
He had his own secret to maintaining his recent good hitting form. “Recently, I’ve changed the point where I release my hand when hitting, and it seems to be fine because it takes less effort. I’ve been doing it since practice, and it seems to be working.”
It was no coincidence. In the second game of the doubleheader against SSG, Moon went 3-for-5 with two doubles and one RBI in the team’s 9-5 win.
“I’m glad I was able to help the team get on a winning streak,” Moon said. “It was a little tough physically because it was two games in one day, but I tried to stay focused at the plate. I had a missed throw in the first game, so I tried to stay focused on defense as well.”
“He had a good fastball and a good changeup, and I think I was a little bit luckier today. I wasn’t conscious of hitting long balls, but I think the good pitches I was hitting were leading to long balls.” I wonder if it’s the luck of the draw.
What is clear is that she has a good feel for how to make hits. Moon, who is set to be called up to the Korean National Team for the Hangzhou Asian Games on March 23, helped LG win the regular season title with a solid batting performance before leaving the team. 메이저사이트
Meanwhile, LG will face the KIA Tigers in Gwangju on the 19th. Kia has lost five straight games, but Yang Hyun-jong will be on the mound. It will be interesting to see if Moon Bo-kyung can continue his good hitting form against Gwangju.