On a slightly awkward vacation day, the second consecutive slump for 1.7 billion foreigners...Why is it different from last year
Mar 28, 2025
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SSG Landers foreign pitcher Drew Anderson took the mound as the starting pitcher in Game 1 of the season against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 28th and lost five innings with six hits (one home run), six strikeouts, three walks and five runs (three earned).
After taking the mound, Anderson flew to Japan on the morning of the 29th and left to meet his wife in Hiroshima. It's maternity leave. The wife, who is currently pregnant with her first child, has a scheduled birth date at the end of March. Anderson also decided to take a congratulatory leave to share the birth of his first child.
The SSG team was also willing to cooperate. In addition to vacation, the facility was identified so that Anderson could continue to exercise while staying in Hiroshima. The club decided to recruit Anderson's training center in the offseason and accompany his field partner to help him maintain his condition.
However, Anderson's pitching just before the vacation was a bit disappointing. It has been sluggish for two consecutive games since the opening. Anderson started the regular season opener against the Doosan Bears on the 22nd and was sluggish with four hits, four strikeouts, four walks and four runs in three ⅔ innings, and also struggled against Kiwoom on the same day.
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However, he doubled to Jeon Tae-hyun, the first batter in the second inning. In the subsequent at-bat of Kim Dong-heon, a straight walk came out, and runners piled up. Kim Tae-jin's hit loaded the bases with no outs. Eo Jun-seo's sacrifice fly and wild pitch gave up two more points and allowed three runs.
In the third and fourth innings, Anderson, who recorded three consecutive three-way withdrawal, shook again in the bottom of the fifth inning. The defense couldn't help this time. After giving up an infield hit in front of the pitcher to Eo Jun-seo, third baseman Park Ji-hwan's catch error overlapped at Puig's at-bat, and shortstop Park Sung-han's throwing error added to Lee Ju-hyung's grounder to first base, leading to a run. Subsequently, the loss increased to five points when Ruben Cardinez was hit with an RBI timely hit.
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Anderson's sluggish performance with relatively many runs in both his first and second appearances is yet to be as fast as last year. In his second appearance, he posted a maximum fastball speed of 153 kilometers and an average speed of 149 kilometers. Last year, Anderson was a fastball pitcher with an average speed of 150 kilometers and a maximum speed of 156 to 157 kilometers. As of the beginning of the opening, the number of pitches that are relatively flat has increased as the restraint did not come out as much as last year.
However, Lee is not too worried. "Anderson is a pitcher who can use breaking balls effectively only when he has speed, but so far, he is not as fast as he used to be. Still, I don't think it's too bad.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
