Mistake → Collapsed starter → Mistake again...Lotte's chronic disease has improved again. Following Kim Jin-wook, Na Kyun-an, early steel plate, Kim Tae-hyung's stomach is burning.
Apr 15, 2025
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I wonder if I can breathe a little now, but now the starters are in trouble. It is a nightmare of 'Tuta balance collapse' that has become a chronic disease.
Lotte Giants' Na Kyun-an was replaced after failing to fill the fifth inning with four runs (three earned) in four innings against the Kiwoom Heroes at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 15th.
Kim Jin-wook, the fourth starter, collapsed by allowing six runs in the second inning against the NC Dinos on the 13th. He was replaced early before the fifth inning of the fifth starter Na Kyun An-major.
Lotte, which has a weak bullpen depth, needs a long inning of the starting pitcher. It is frustrating for Lotte, which is already suffering from bullpen overload, with Chung Hyun-soo taking the mound in the league's most games and Jung Chul-won taking the mound in seven games in 10 days.
Kim Jin-wook collapsed with three hits (home runs 2) and six runs and four walks in one ⅓ inning. It was a rough game that made the afterimage of good pitching in three consecutive games forgotten. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who met before the game, said "I couldn't throw my own ball. There are days when I can't control myself. Should I throw it gently just because I'm catching my control. I hope it was a game where Kim Jin-wook felt a lot."
However, Lotte will have a lot of worries in the future as Na Gyun, the fifth starter, collapsed. That is also a situation where the opponent is the lowest-ranked Kiwoom Heroes, so he will hold his head even more.
The first episode was refreshing. He grounded out leadoff Song Sung-moon to first base and struck out Cardinals-Lee Joo-hyung in a row.
But the good atmosphere was immediately broken. In the second inning, Kiwoom's leadoff hitter Choi Joo-hwan got on base with a hit after biting up to 10 pitches, shaking Na Kyun-an's balance. With a straight walk to Park Joo-hong after one out, one out and runners on first and second bases.
Here, Kiwoom rookie Jeon Tae-hyun's hit became an irregular bound in front of first baseman Na Seung-yeop, leading to a timely hit. On top of that, Lotte right fielder Jang Doo-sung's home pitch hit catcher Yoo Kang-nam and hit the second runner. Kim Jae-hyun's double followed, and Kiwoom won three points in an instant.
Na Kyun-an cut the follow-up well and finished the second inning, but was shaken again by Kiwoom Lee Joo-hyung's surprise bunt at the start of the third inning. Choi Joo-hwan then hit an RBI double that separates left-center??He allowed the fourth run.
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The maximum speed of the fastball (33) came up to 149km, and the ball was not bad. However, the main weapon, fork balls (39), did not work well. It made sense every time as it went in plainly without being wrapped when needed.
Lotte's second pitcher Jung Hyun-soo struck out Lee Joo-hyung, and put Cardinez in a threatening situation with an exquisite check in the next batter Choi Joo-hwan's at-bat.
However, Lotte's infield team, which is not good at intimidation, was a problem. Without narrowing the gap, the hastily thrown ball hit the runner's back and flowed, and in the meantime, Cardinez advanced to third base. Choi Joo-hwan hit a double on the left-field line to widen the gap.
Mistakes don't end in one. It always comes with the pitcher's shaking and additional errors. Whether or not the link can be broken determines the difference between a strong team and a weak team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
