Three losses in four games, ERA 6.64 vs. pitcher has no one win yet. The company is sluggish. What should I do?

Apr 12, 2025

Three losses in four games, ERA 6.64 vs. pitcher has no one win yet. The company is sluggish. What should I do?
Yang Hyeon-jong. Photograph=KIA Tigers



Yang Hyun-jong, the KIA Tigers' most reliable 'Great Pitcher', is struggling early in the season.

Yang Hyun-jong took the mound as a starting pitcher in the home game against SSG Landers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th, but lost the game with seven hits, three strikeouts, three walks and six runs in four ⅓ innings.

I couldn't get over the last hurdle. Yang Hyun-jong traded one run and two out counts in the top of the second inning when he caught Lee Ji-young with a double play on the first and third bases with no outs. He succeeded in preventing a big crisis at the beginning of the game with one point, but collapsed due to four or five consecutive runs.




After providing an excuse by walking in the top of the fourth inning, he allowed two runs with consecutive hits, and in the fifth inning, he allowed Han Yoo-sum, the opponent's central batter, to make a timely two-run hit after he accumulated runners with walks and hits. When Yang Hyun-jong collapsed quickly, KIA, which gave up the flow of the game, failed to make up for it and was completely defeated 3-9.

Three losses in four games, ERA 6.64 vs. pitcher has no one win yet. The company is sluggish. What should I do?
사진=KIA 타이거즈
After taking the mound, Yang Hyun-jong's expression caught on the broadcast screen contained a complicated feeling. Yang Hyun-jong threw a total of 74 pitches until the fifth inning, with a maximum fastball speed of 142km and an average speed of 140km, which was less than usual. This means that the best pitch at the present time that can be expected from a pitcher named Yang Hyun-jong could not be confirmed on the same day.

There has been no win since the opening of this season. Yang Hyun-jong has three losses and a 6.64 ERA in four games, including the match against SSG. There was only one quality start (against the no-decision match against Hanwha on 3/29), and in all three other games, he scored more than four runs and collapsed on his own. There are a lot of dead balls and hits.




So far, there are no particular factors. It can be said that his condition has not fully risen yet. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho also emphasized again that "Hyun-jong should throw well today" with a smile on his face when talking about Yang Hyun-jong ahead of the SSG match.

Three losses in four games, ERA 6.64 vs. pitcher has no one win yet. The company is sluggish. What should I do?
사진=KIA 타이거즈
KIA is troubled by the sluggishness of Yang Hyun-jong and fourth starter Yoon Young-chul, who should be at the center of the starting rotation. The foreign one-two punch, which leads to James Nail and Adam Oler, is also struggling as Yang Hyun-jong and Yoon Young-chul falter at a time when the team's unconditional victory does not lead to 100%. Yoon Young-chul has only two appearances, but he has lost consecutive games with six runs (two earned in one game).

Kia, which is currently at the bottom of the list, has been relegated to the ninth place with six wins, 10 losses, and 10 losses due to its loss against SSG on Wednesday, and needs strength from its starting pitchers in Korea to rebound. In particular, we are eagerly waiting for the revival of Yang Hyeon-jong who can consistently take responsibility for more than 10 wins with 'Cheolwan'.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.