Ryu Hyun-jin has only four changeups...11 pitches in the first batter, exhausted. Kim Jin-wook laughed, the first victory with a lot of standing ovations
Apr 02, 2025
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In his first showdown of the season against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park on the 2nd, Kim Jin-wook pitched hard with six hits, one walk and two runs (one earned run) in five ⅓ innings, leading his team to its third win. Kim Jin-wook, who had only four wins and 12 professional wins last year, relatively quickly shook off the burden of his first win.
From the beginning of the game, Lotte's batters fired up differently than usual. Reyes' ground ball in the top of the first inning scored the first run, and in the top of the second inning, Yoon Dong-hee's first home run of the season, Lee Ho-joon's RBI triple and Jeon Jun-woo's sacrifice fly combined to run to 4-0.
Kim Jin-wook was also not relaxed in the beginning. In particular, the number of pitches was high from the beginning, with 11 pitches thrown only to Hwang Young-mook, the first batter in the bottom of the first inning. As a result, the background of the replacement with 92 pitches in five ⅓ innings was also regrettable in the early operation.
Still, unlike in the past, seasoned crisis management stood out. In particular, there were two crises with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, and one of them even lost a point due to his bad pitches.
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After the game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, `Kim Jin-wook played his part well as a starting pitcher. In line with that, the batters were able to lead the game by showing their concentration from the beginning and scoring points"Young bullpen." I also want to praise the pitchers for doing their part well" expressed his feelings.
Of the 92 pitches Kim Jin-wook threw on the day, only four changeups were learned and developed by Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin. Was he wary of Hanwha batters' preparation.
Kim Jin-wook's inner thoughts were different after the game. He "I felt like my changeup was flying a bit today. He gave only one walk, but the ball count fight didn't go well. That's why I think I used less changeups." That's how much confidence he had in his fastball, slider, and curve.
"There was a difficult situation in the middle, and thanks to Yoo Kang-nam's good lead, I won my first victory. I'm happy to report my first win earlier than I thought"Thank you? 惠寵? I didn't. "Even if I got a hit, I threw it thinking that I had no regrets only when I threw a ball with confidence." was also quoted as saying.
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Still, he expressed satisfaction with himself in that it did not collapse as easily as before. He was not swayed by his throwing error. Kim Jin-wook said, `I'm glad I overcame it well. In the meantime, the breaking ball control went well. I think I threw well without shaking," he said with a big smile.
"I threw it incorrectly because it overlapped with the batter. Rather than feeling that I should get out of the crisis quickly, I think throwing with the mindset of playing against the next batter quickly led to a good result. Kangnam made a lot of demands on his body today. Thanks to this, I think I got a lot of ground balls, and I think I got a double play at an important moment."
The number of walks per inning at the beginning of his debut has decreased to 0.5 since last year. In response, Kim Jin-wook said, "(ABS) seems to fit well with the automatic ball determination system). Also, there were a lot of opposing pitches that were caught with balls before"When I see the curve striking, I think the zone is a little low. " he said.
"The (Jung) Cheol-won's ceremony is amazing every time I see it. How can you maintain that kind of energy all the time. Now go in and say, `Thank you for protecting the victory, and you'll like it.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
