154km fastball + 143km slider two pitch is enough. Lee Min-seok allowed four runs in five innings in the first year of 22 years, in front of his first start win (Busan site)

May 22, 2025

154km fastball 143km slider two pitch is enough. Lee Min-seok allowed four runs in five innings in the first year of 22 years, in front of his first start win (Busan site)
KBO League Lotte and LG match held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 22nd. Lotte's Lee Min-seok, who is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.22/



154km fastball 143km slider two pitch is enough. Lee Min-seok allowed four runs in five innings in the first year of 22 years, in front of his first start win (Busan site)
KBO League Lotte and LG match held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 22nd. Lotte's Lee Min-seok, who is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.22/
154km fastball 143km slider two pitch is enough. Lee Min-seok allowed four runs in five innings in the first year of 22 years, in front of his first start win (Busan site)
KBO League Lotte and LG match held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 22nd. Lotte's Lee Min-seok comes down the mound after pitching in the second inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.22/
Lotte Giants Lee Min-seok is on the verge of his first start win.

Lee Min-seok started in the home game against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 22nd and recorded six hits (two home runs), two walks, one strikeout and four runs in five innings. The team was replaced in the top of the sixth inning with a 7-4 lead and met the requirements for a winning pitcher.

Lee Min-seok, who graduated from Kaesong High School and joined Lotte with the first nomination in 2022, has grown into a promising player with 1 win, 1 loss, 5 holds, and a 5.88 ERA, including his first win with relief in 27 games in his first year.




However, he was out for the season after undergoing elbow ligament joint surgery after voluntarily withdrawing from the 2023 opening match, and returned last year and had only two losses and one hold in 18 games.

Kim Jin-wook was a substitute starter this season and had one loss and a 6.46 ERA in three games.

Lee Min-seok, who recorded a quality start of five hits and one run in six innings in the second game of the doubleheader against KT Wiz on the 11th, but failed to record a win or loss unfortunately after coming down from a 1-1 tie, will be able to approach his first win with the help of the batters this time.




Coach Kim Tae-hyung said of Lee Min-seok in the match, "(Lee) Min-seok has also improved a lot. Now, regardless of whether it's right or wrong, it's important whether you hit the ball or not at your point. "It's whether you throw your own ball or not. It's important not to make a situation where you keep running away and you're forced to throw strikes.'

154km fastball 143km slider two pitch is enough. Lee Min-seok allowed four runs in five innings in the first year of 22 years, in front of his first start win (Busan site)
KBO League Lotte and LG match held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 22nd. Lotte's Lee Min-seok, who is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.22/
154km fastball 143km slider two pitch is enough. Lee Min-seok allowed four runs in five innings in the first year of 22 years, in front of his first start win (Busan site)
KBO League Lotte and LG match held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 22nd. Lotte's Lee Min-seok, who is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.22/
Lee Min-seok allowed a hit to the right-center to the leadoff Moon Sung-joo in the top of the first inning, but he ended up hitting all three batters later, and he got two runs in the bottom of the first inning and walked the leadoff batter in the top of the second inning with a 2-0 lead, but he later caught all three batters with a mistake.

I was disappointed at the beginning of the third inning. Leading Lee Young-bin and Moon Sung-joo allowed consecutive hits, and Austin hit a come-from-behind three-run shot with one out and runners on the first and third bases. A 141km slider thrown in 2S' advantageous count came to a slightly high outside strike zone that was good to hit and it became a home run.




However, batters turned the tables 5-3 in the bottom of the third inning, and Lee Min-seok did not falter again. He stopped the top of the fourth inning with three outs, and gave up a walk to Austin, who had a home run in the top of the fifth inning, but also finished without a hit.

Lee Min-seok, who also came up in the top of the sixth inning, allowed a solo shot to the leader Oh Ji-hwan. And he was replaced by Kim Sang-soo.

Lee Min-seok threw 87 pitches on the day, adding 57 fastballs of up to 154km and 29 sliders of up to 143km. There was only one curve. It was a two-pitch, but he effectively handled LG hitters who had good pitching for two days.

If Lotte wins as it is, it will narrow the gap with No. 1 LG to two games, and Lee Min-seok will get his first valuable debut start.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.