It proved why Choi Won-tae is the ace of Korean orthodoxy. He pitched more than six innings in three consecutive games.
Choi Won-tae started the home game against KT Wiz of the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Sunday and allowed four hits, one run and eight strikeouts in seven innings. The total number of pitches is 95.
On the day, LG’s lineup was comprised of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Park Dong-won (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Hae-min (midfielder), and Heo Do-hwan (catcher). Starting pitcher Choi Won-tae.
Against this backdrop, KT has formed its own lineup in the order of Mel Rojas Jr., Kim Min-hyuk (left-handed), Jang Seong-woo (catcher), Hwang Jae-gyun (third baseman), Kang Baek-ho (designated hitter), Oh Jae-il (first baseman), Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder), Lee Ho-yeon (second baseman), and Shin Bon-ki (striker). Starting pitcher Joey-hyun.토토사이트
Choi allowed a run on his first pitch in the top of the first inning. Having allowed consecutive hits to first- and third-base hits to first-place Rojas and Kim Min-hyuk, Choi gave up the first run by giving up a sacrifice fly to left field to Jang Sung-woo. Since then, Choi has not given up any additional runs by striking out Hwang Jae-gyun three pitches and hitting a ground ball to Kang Baek-ho third base.
He was neat and tidy in the top of the second inning. Starting with Oh Jae-il strikeout, Lee Ho-yeon struck out right field fly ball from Bae Jeong-dae and Lee Ho-yeon, ending the inning with three outs.
In the top of the third inning, he struck out Shin Bon-ki and gave up a hit to right-center Kim Min-hyuk after handling Rojas’ fly ball to the third base, but he caught Jang Sung-woo’s fly ball to center field. In particular, Choi Won-tae filled 100 innings of the season after the strikeout of Shin Bon-ki and completed 100 innings (19th in all time) for eight consecutive years.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, he walked Kang Baek-ho straight after Hwang Jae-kyun’s strikeout, but after Oh Jae-il struck out swinging, he gave a hit to the right-handed side of the assignment table and was driven to the first and second bases, but Lee Ho-yeon grounded out to shortstop.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Shin Bon-ki hit a fly ball to left field and a grounder to Rojas shortstop, followed by Kim Min-hyuk’s grounder to first base, completing a three-out exit.
At the bottom of the sixth inning, Choi Won-tae struck out Jang Sung-woo, grounded out Hwang Jae-gyun, and dealt with Kang Baek-ho, marking his third three-way exit, marking a quality start (three runs in six innings). In particular, Choi Won-tae pitched well in the game on the 16th against KIA (seven scoreless innings) and SSG (three runs and one earned run in six innings) on the 22nd, and pitched more than three consecutive quality starts.
Choi continued his pitching at the top of the seventh inning. He struck out Oh Jae-il and Bae Jeong-dae, hitting outfield flies, and Lee Ho-yeon, before leaving the mound as 10 consecutive hitters. Although he failed to become a winning pitcher, he displayed the best pitching performance in the game.