The second-place KT will bring the LG Twins, who are leading by 5.5 games, to home from the 5th to escape consecutive losses and catch up with the lead.

 KT jumped from fifth to second place with a high winning rate of more than 80% last month, pressing the leading LG.

However, he was swept in the first series against Kiwoom in September, putting the upward trend on hold. Moreover, he struggled with only two points in three games, including two Youngbong losses. In the game on the 1st, he lost 2-6 with as many as 14 four outs and only four hits, and failed to score a point due to three hits on the 2nd and two hits on the 3rd.

Entering the fall of the past two years, there are concerns that the nightmare of the team's batting line falling into a slump will revive. During the last month of 2021, when KT won its first championship, it suffered a severe slump with a team batting average of 0.238 (8th), a team OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage), 0.661 (8th), and a scoring average of 0.205 (9th).

Last season, the team's batting lineup was repeatedly sluggish in September, ending the season in third place. Fans remember the nightmare of having a hard time with a series of sluggish batters after entering the fall of the past two years. However, I am worried as the nightmare of the past two years shows signs of reviving.

Meanwhile, KT will start the week against LG this week. If he breaks the three-game losing streak against LG and records more than the Winning Series, he can continue his hope for the lead, but if the losing streak is prolonged, it will not only be difficult to secure the second place, but the "autumn nightmare" of the past two years could come true.

The opposing team LG also lost two consecutive games to Hanwha over the weekend, but it still boasts the best pitching and hitting power in the league. As the team's 3.64 ERA (1st place) and 0.283 batting average (1st place) indicate, he has strong pitching power and batting lineup.

KT's three leading players, Cuevas, Benjamin, and Ko Young-pyo, will play in three consecutive games against LG. All three starters are at the highest level in the league, but the recovery of the batters is a problem. In particular, the roles of Kim Min-hyuk and Bae Jung-dae, who help central hitters such as Alford, Park Byung-ho and Hwang Jae-kyun, are important.

Fortunately, for KT, Kang Baek-ho will return to the LG match and Kim Sang-soo will also return, so it can aim for synergy such as winning "a thousand troops." If only the batters are supported like in August, it will not be difficult to sweep against LG.

Coach Lee Kang-chul said, "Our team hasn't shown a good batting sense recently, but we focused on the opponent's mistakes and won, but I'm worried that the recent slump has continued again." It is regrettable that the team's batting lineup needs to be revived as soon as possible to gain an upper hand in the last-minute ranking competition. 

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