Kim Hyun-soo led his team to three consecutive wins after losing one game in the series with two hits in four at-bats (one homer) and three RBIs and one run in Game 4 of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Korean Series (best-of-seven) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 11th.
The bat fired from the first at-bat. He appeared with one out and one base in the first inning when he faced 0-0, and fired a two-run home run against KT starter Um Sang-baek. After watching the first ball, he hit a 132km changeup on the second ball, crossed the right fence, and reported the winning hit of the fourth game.
Kim Hyun-soo, who had a career of 42 RBIs in the postseason before the game, added two RBIs and topped SSG Choi Jung (43 RBIs).
Kim Hyun-soo caught his breath with a fly ball to shortstop in the third inning and a fly ball to right field in the fifth inning, and made a timely hit again in the seventh inning with a 5-1 lead. He hit an RBI timely hit against pitcher Kim Min, who changed with one out and second base, opening the opening of the seven-run big inning in the seventh inning.
Kim Hyun-soo was replaced by pinch runner Choi Seung-min and finished the game in a good mood. LG's away fans filled the third base chanted Kim Hyun-soo's name as he entered the dugout.
After the game, Kim Hyun-soo said, "Yesterday, the players did well and I was able to bury it. It was a relief," he said with a smile. "In fact, I was very nervous while preparing for the Korean Series, and I tried not to show it, but this year, I felt really good. "My swing went confidently from the first game, and I felt very good from the first at-bat today," he said.
As shown by the RBI record, Kim Hyun-soo is a living legend in the KBO League postseason. He also won the championship ring at Doosan in 2015, boasting a rich career, including two wild card games, 31 semi-playoffs and playoffs, and 27 Korean Series games.
Kim Hyun-soo said, "I'm playing the game thinking not to get excited because I'm accumulating a lot of years." That's leading to good results, he said. "If I put my finger on it, my back always hurt, so I didn't feel like I hit it hard, but this time I felt that way while preparing for the Korean Series."
Kim Hyun-soo was also the one who made LG the team of big guns in the Korean Series. LG devastated KT's mound by hitting eight home runs from Game 2 to this day. It was also a must-win formula that led to three consecutive wins after one win.
"It's good to have a hit to the players after the first game, but I hope one big one can burst and bring the mood," Kim Hyun-soo said. But from then on, (Oh) Jihwan's home run came out. "I think the players are turning their minds comfortably because one came out," he said.
I could also hear praise for starter Kim Yoon-sik, who pitched well on the day. Kim Hyun-soo said to Kim Yoon-sik, who came into the interview room together, "I heard (Kim) Yoon-sik played a part, but he played more than 10 people." "You did a great job," he said. "I feel good because I feel like I'm a pitcher who throws really well in the fall. So we were able to win," he smiled.
Kim Hyun-soo has a painful memory of failing to win the 2013 Korean Series against Samsung after losing three consecutive games with three wins and one loss.
Kim Hyun-soo said, "I don't want to remember that time, but I think it will be a big help for us to do it like a team without a back." He left sincere advice to his teammates who preempted the three-win position.
