What’s my ERA against LG? Everyone knows. I thought I was the only one who knew…”
Professional baseball SSG Landers pitcher Kim Kwang-hyun asked reporters about his earned run average against LG as soon as he met with reporters after the game at Jamsil Stadium on the 5th. When reporters answered “11.50 (before the game), Kim Kwang-hyun smiled bitterly and said, “You all know it.”
Before the game, Kim had to suffer three losses and an earned run average (ERA) of 11.50 in four games against LG this year. He allowed 23 runs in 18 innings.메이저사이트
Kim threw 103 pitches during six innings, and pitched five hits, four walks, six strikeouts, and two runs (one earned run) at the game against LG on Saturday, becoming the winning pitcher. Kim won the game against LG for the first time in 412 days since his win against LG (four runs allowed during six innings) on July 21 last year. It was his ninth win (nine losses) for this season.
Kim posted a maximum speed of 149 kilometers. He threw 39 fastballs, 37 sliders, 19 curves, and eight folk balls. He garnered four of his six strikeouts through curves.
He finished the game with three outs in the first inning, and walked all of the leadoff batters in the second and fourth innings. In the second inning, he eliminated the crisis by hitting a double play with a groundout to the first base with no outs, and in the third inning, he handled Choi with a liner to the shortstop and a double play by a runner on the first base.
In the fourth inning, he walked leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki, and gave a hit to Austin, and allowed Kim Hyun-soo to make a timely hit with two outs and runners on the first and second bases. He ended the inning by striking out Kim Bum-suk with a swing and miss.
It was in crisis in the fifth inning. He allowed consecutive hits and walks after one out, putting the third baseman on the verge of loading the bases. Oh Ji-hwan was grounded out to the catcher to force out. Shortstop allowed one run on Austin’s ground ball. With the bases loaded with two outs and two outs, Moon swung and struck out with a 110-kilometer curve, and roared as he walked down the mound. He avoided crisis and expressed his emotions passionately whenever he finished the inning.
After the game, Kim Kwang-hyun said, “I was really desperate, so I really wanted to win and throw well. I think that’s why I expressed a lot of emotions.”
Kim brought up his memory of allowing eight runs (three innings) at Jamsil LG on July 17. It was the first eight runs in nine years since the game against KT (eight runs allowed in one ⅔ and one inning) on Aug. 29, 2015. “I remember giving eight runs, and I remember giving eight runs and setting the final out count to the liner star,” Kim said bitterly. “The batter who was caught by the liner star got angry. It seemed like a nuance that he meant it was good to hit the ball.”
LG met again after eight runs. He had the desire and self-esteem to win. “It was really hard. I’m having my worst season right now, and it wasn’t good for LG, but I kept thinking that I would like to have another chance against LG,” Kim Kwang-hyun said. “I couldn’t stop him perfectly with two runs in six innings today, but I’m still thinking that he’s still in good shape. I don’t know if I’ll play against LG again this year, but I don’t know if the rotation will be right, but I’ll have to lower my ERA against LG next year.”
He avenged his loss by displaying quality pitching against LG, which he met again in 50 days. He asked whether he has changed from the past and whether he has changed. Kim became the winning pitcher by allowing eight hits and four runs in six innings at the match against KIA on June 29.
Kim Kwang-hyun said, “As we take the mound against KIA, KIA has many good left-handed hitters. I made sure how to throw sliders against KIA batters, and threw them. Then, I think I got the hang of dealing with LG left-handed hitters.”
Kim also effectively utilized the curveball on the day. Out of the six strikeouts, four struck out swinging on curves. “In the early days, I mainly threw fastballs and sliders when I counted fast,” Kim said. “I heard batters put their fastballs and sliders at the same timing. I thought I should use a slower breaking ball in the second half as my slider was fast enough and it was the timing of my fastballs.”
SSG came back to seventh place by escaping three consecutive losses. The team is three games behind Doosan in fourth place and KT in fifth place. “It is true that there are many injured and the mood is down a lot,” Kim said. “The team and I tried to express themselves a lot to change the mood. Every game is really important. Baseball is a battle of mood. We only have players who are injured to come back, so I hope the mood will be elevated as of today,” Kim said.