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| Seibu ace Imai, who took the mound in a practice game against Doosan in Miyazaki in February. He pitched in four games in April with an ERA of 0.30. Reporter Park Jae-man |
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| Imai who took the mound against APBC Korea. Sports Chosun DB |
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| Seibu left-hander. He started four games and won four games. As of the 28th, he is the No. 1 ERA in the Pacific League. Photo capture = Seibu Lions SNS |
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At the center of the team's power is the starting pitcher without exception. Hanwha Eagles, which had been hovering at the bottom at the beginning of the season, regained their spirits thanks to the recovery of their starting pitchers. It flew up, setting a new team record of 'eight consecutive wins as a starter' that no one expected. At the center are two foreign pitchers, Cody Ponce and Ryan Weiss.
Ponce has pitched seven scoreless innings in the last three consecutive games. In a total of seven games, he has five wins and a 1.96 ERA without losing. Weiss, who was jagged, also finds stability. He finished the past three games with quality starts (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) and earned '3 wins'. He showed a powerful performance with 10 strikeouts against SSG Landers on the 16th and 12 strikeouts against Lotte Giants on the 23rd. Hanwha's fall baseball is impossible without Ponce and Weiss.
There is still a reason why the KIA Tigers are considered the favorite. It's because foreigners are so powerful. Adam Woller started against the LG Twins on the 26th and pitched one hit and no run until the seventh inning. It is a hard-fought battle that has energized the Tigers, who are slowly recovering. On the 27th, ace James Nail led his team to two consecutive wins with two runs in six innings. As of the 28th, Nail had two wins, a 1.05 ERA, and Oller had four wins (one loss) -3.50. Nail ranks first in ERA and Oler ranks third in multiple wins.
Here's the strongest 'One Two Punch' Hanwha and KIA's pride of '1~2 starters' is not a comparison target. The Seibu Lions, who hit the lowest winning rate (0.375) last year and are seeking another leap forward, have the main characters. It is also unrivaled in the Japanese professional baseball, where the "go-go" and "go-taser" are driven.
Jihiro Sumida (26), a left-hander in his fourth year of college, and Tatsuya Imai (27), a right-hander in his ninth year of high school. He ranks first and second in the Pacific League in ERA. Sumida has a 0.58-Imai of 0.69. In the Pacific League, there are only two '0 points'.
Imai, who played as the starting pitcher for the opening game for the second consecutive year. He threw a complete game from the first game. On March 28, he gave up two runs and a complete defeat in nine innings against the Nippon Ham Fighters. The support for the batters was harsh. Seibu had six hits in the opening game and suffered a 0-2 Youngbong defeat.
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| Hanwha ace Ponce. Reporter Song Jeong-heon |
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| Hanwha Weiss, who has won three of the last three games. Reporter Song Jeong-heon |
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The right-hander is preparing for the Major League challenge. He continues his stellar pitching. He pitched seven scoreless innings against the Softbank Hawks on April 4 and eight scoreless innings against the Nippon Ham on April 11. He allowed one run in eight innings against Softbank on April 18 and seven scoreless innings against Orix Buffaloes on April 23.
100 percent. He played in five games and finished the game with a high-quality start (more than seven innings as a starter and two earned runs or less). He ranks first in this category with 39 innings and 35 strikeouts. WHIP (on-base allowed per inning) 0.72 and 0.123 hit rate. It is a formidable power struggle. He has a 0.30 ERA in four games in April.
Imai made a strong impression by starting in a practice game with the Doosan Bears in February. He struck out six in three scoreless innings.
Sumida, who has won 9 wins for two consecutive years, is likely to win the first double-digit win of this season. In four games, he pitched '4 wins' A 100% winning rate. In his first appearance against Softbank on April 5, he allowed two runs in seven innings. Since then, he has recorded three games and 24 scoreless innings. He pitched a total of 31 innings and gave up three walks without a home run. Sumida pitched nine shutout innings against Softbank on April 19.
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| KT 에이스 네일. Reporter Jung Jae-geun |
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| KIA 울러. Reporter Park Jae-man |
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The two of you will play in 9 games, so the previous game has a high quality start. They are strong first and second starters, including Major League Baseball, that are difficult to find a comparison target.
Seibu is fifth among six Pacific League teams as of the 28th. It is 1.5 games behind the last-place Softbank. The team's ERA is No. 1.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
