KT, which has already entered the autumn baseball league, has only to wait. KT has maintained its fifth position by winning two consecutive games against Kiwoom in the last regular season. KT's fate depends on the match between SSG and Kiwoom on Wednesday. If SSG wins, it will play the semifinal match, and if it loses, KT will directly advance to the wild card match.스포츠토토

KT has secured the best number of cases for now, but it cannot afford to relax until the end. It is truly a nerve-wracking Monday for the players. "We will only check the outcome of the final SSG match," said veteran catcher Jang Sung-woo (34).

Jang Sung-woo played a decisive role in his team's crossing of the first mountain toward the semifinals. On the 27th, when KT and SSG were tied for fifth with a winning rate of 0.500, Jang Sung-woo led KT to an 8-7 victory with a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 12th inning. At that time, Jang Sung-woo hit a three-run home run from the first inning, and KT led 5-0 until the third inning, but starting pitcher William Cuevas gave up four runs in the fourth inning, eventually tying the game. With the possibility of advancing to the fifth round plunging if even a game is lost, KT won the game after a bloody overtime.

Jang Sung-woo said after the game on the 27th, "I thought the last two games might be difficult because we are strong against Kiwoom this season," adding, "This game was difficult because baseball is a sport where the 10th place can win the first place."

Coincidentally, both KT's last two games and SSG's last one will be against Kiwoom. Kiwoom, who failed to advance to the postseason early on as the lowest in the league, will be at the key to determine the fate of the semifinals.

Jang Sung-woo said, "I kept joking about whether the team that wins today is going to fall baseball and why they are working so hard," and recalled the difficult game situation, saying, "I even joked to Captain (Song) Sung-moon that he should go and hit the home run on the last day of the game against Munhak (SSG) because he would give me a steal." He said, "I think he will do his best in the last SSG match because he was good to us, too."

Jang Sung-woo said, "There was no game for two days before the two consecutive games against Kiwoom, and (Lee Kang-chul) asked me to have a meeting first, so all the players and staff gathered," adding, "The coach said, 'I'm sorry for showing my emotional side in the dugout, I'll play with a smile first, so the players should play comfortably."

When asked if he was going to watch SSG's final game with the players, Jang Sung-woo replied, "I don't watch baseball games unless it's the day I play," adding, "I'll watch it at an important moment, but I'm just going to check the results of the game."