Twins manager says team ready for road success vs. Eagles in Korean Series

DAEJEON — The LG Twins only defeated the Hanwha Eagles once in seven regular-season meetings on the road in Daejeon, while losing six times and settling for a tie once. And the two teams' Korean Series shifts to this central city, some 140 kilometers south of Seoul, for Game 3 on Wednesday, Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb said things will be different this time around. "When it comes to the players' level of concentration, it's night and day during the Korean Series compared to the regular season," Youm said in his pregame media session at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark. "As you saw in the first two games, our hitters and pitchers are all locked in. I expect a lot out of this group." The Twins took the first two games at home, Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, in convincing fashion — 8-2 in the opener and 13-5 in the next game. In both victories, the Twins had more runs than hits. While they took advantage of several walks issued by the Eagles, Youm also pointed to his hitters' ability to bear down when scoring opportunities came up. "We scored a bunch of runs with two outs, and I thinkWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times