Lim Chan-gyu's attempt to win 20 games after 30 years and 4 wins and no losses since Sanghoon Lee. It's not a dream. The conditions for the striker's defense bullpens are in place

Apr 17, 2025

The game between Samsung and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 16th, and LG Lim Chan-kyu, who overcame the crisis with two outs and runners on first and second bases in the top of the sixth inning, is heading to the dugout. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.16/

LG starter Lim Chan-kyu is pitching hard in a game between Samsung and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 16th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.

Will there be a pitcher with 20 wins in 30 years after Sanghoon Lee?

LG Twins' domestic ace Lim Chan-kyu's rise is relentless. Like a veteran, he recorded a quality start by showing his ability to withstand bad conditions, and became a winning pitcher with the help of the batters. He became a winning pitcher in all four games and became the sole leader in multiple wins with four wins.

Lim Chan-kyu started in a home game against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 16th and allowed seven hits, one walk, four strikeouts, and two runs in six innings, leading his team to a 12-2 victory. With four wins, he became the No. 1 in multiple wins, and his ERA increased from 0.83 to 1.30, but he ranked third after KIA James Nail (0.29) and KT Emmanuel de Heysus (1.23). He is the No. 1 pitcher in Korea.

It wasn't good at the beginning. Since Samsung was humiliated by the team's no-hitter the previous day, it played with concentration and pressured Lim Chan-kyu from the first inning. After one out, Lee Jae-hyun hit left-center and Koo Ja-wook hit a double to right-field line, putting him on the verge of second and third bases. Lim Chan-kyu, who gave up one point on a sacrifice fly to right field to No. 4 Kang Min-ho, became 0-2 after a left-handed hit by Diaz at third base with two outs. It was the worst start of the day because it was Lim Chan-kyu, who had never given up two points in one game in the previous three games.

However, he regained stability from the second inning. He stopped well until the fourth inning, including the third and third innings, without any crisis, and the batters attacked the opponent's starter Choi Won-tae and led 9-2 to strengthen Lim Chan-kyu.

He was driven to the first and second bases with two outs in the top of the fifth inning with a hit and a walk, but he caught Koo Ja-wook with a fly to center field, and in the top of the sixth inning, he had hits by Lee Byung-hun and Park Byung-ho, and the number of pitches exceeded 100 in the final crisis with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, but he struck out Ahn Joo-hyung with a swing and miss to complete his mission.

Lim Chan-kyu, who threw 103 balls in six innings, kept six innings by throwing 36 fastballs of up to 143km, 26 curves of 115km, 22 changeups of 131km, and 19 sliders of 135km. It confused Samsung batters who did not think of sliders by increasing the proportion of sliders that they did not usually throw.

Park Dong-won, who worked together on this day, said, `Chan-gyu is a really good pitcher, so if you don't have a good pitching type, you can use a different pitching type.' `I don't usually use sliders, but I think I was able to throw well until the sixth inning by throwing a lot today.'

The game between Samsung and LG held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 16th, LG won 12-2. Lim Chan-kyu and Park Dong-won giving high-fives with manager Yeom Kyung-yeop. Jamsil= Reporter wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.16/

LG Lim Chan-kyu is delighted after finishing the game between Samsung and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 16th without losing a point in the top of the fifth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.16/

LG starter Lim Chan-kyu is pitching hard in a game between Samsung and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 16th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.

Lim Chan-kyu said after the game, "The flow was not good in the beginning, but it seems that taking a simple mind setting with the help of the defense led to a good result. "The bad parts of the game were the games where I could feel how important it was to reorganize quickly by reviving and analyzing right away from the dugout. "In the past, it was easy to collapse if I gave up points in the beginning, but as those experiences have accumulated, it seems to be a great help to recover quickly even in crisis situations now." I'm really grateful that Coach Kim Kwang-sam advised me to solve the situation with a pitch that fits the situation when I'm out of restraint"

Lim Chan-kyu continued "The team is continuing its good flow without losing consecutive games, and in this case, I will do my best to continue to create a winning game so that I can build as many wins as possible to prepare for a crisis situation." expressed his determination.

Lim Chan-gyu shows stability enough to say that his own style has reached its peak. He has shown consistency from the second half of last season to the postseason and early this season. He shows his ability to digest innings and manage crises to the extent that he won his first shutout victory against Hanwha in Jamsil on March 26.

Considering the team batting average, the enormous team hitting of the No. 1 scorer, defense such as iron wall, and the bullpen, which is getting better and better in the future with Lee Jung-yong and Yoo Young-chan, Lim Chan-kyu will be able to challenge for 20 wins if he throws a full season. Lim Chan-kyu's starting order is also not bad without a starting match with the opposing pitcher as the fourth starter.

Twenty wins at LG were the first and last time that the Sanghoon Lee won 20 games in 1995. Even in the entire KBO league, 20 wins are precious. Since 1982, there have been only 22 cases where they have won more than 20 games. In particular, Kia Yang Hyun-jong (20 wins) is the only Korean pitcher to win 20 games since the 2000s.

Will Lim Chan-kyu, who is on his best start, be able to set a milestone.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.