Landers manager asks relievers to keep doing their things

DAEGU — With his lockdown bullpen having submitted two strong postseason games so far, SSG Landers manager Lee Sung-yong has a simple message for his relief corps: keep calm and keep doing your things. If those relievers heed Lee's words, then the Landers will have a great chance of knocking off the Samsung Lions in their first-round series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason. "I always tell my relievers never to try to do too much," Lee said Monday before Game 3 of the best-of-five showdown at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu. The series is knotted at 1-1. "If our relievers can stay composed and do what they did during the regular season, I think they can absolutely dominate the opposing hitters," Lee added. "So I hope they will just stay relaxed and do what they have done all year." The Landers posted the best bullpen ERA in the regular season at 3.36, and their relievers also struck out more batters than any other bullpen with 502. Opposing teams only had an on-base plus slugging of .669, also tops in the KBO. So far this series, their trio oWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times