I was wary of being the best pitcher...This has never happened since entering the KBO, ERA 1.09 Foreigners' reversal record of 7 earned runs collapsed

May 11, 2025

An exhibition game against KIA-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Nail, who allowed three runs in the bottom of the second inning, is disappointed. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.11/

James Nail (32, KIA Tigers) collapsed with the most earned runs since entering the KBO League.

In an away game against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th, Nail left the mound with eight hits, four outs, four strikeouts, and seven runs in four innings. All seven runs scored by an earned run. It is the most earned run by Nail, who came to the KBO League last year. He allowed nine runs on June 25 last year, but only had four earned runs.

Prior to this day, Nail had been pitching well with two wins, no losses and an ERA of 1.09 in eight games. As he clearly played a role as an ace, SSG manager Lee Soo-yong, who is a "red field", also said, "Nail is the best pitcher in the KBO. I think I need to focus in the beginning"It also sent a wary look.

In particular, as the two games were held with a doubleheader on the day, it is important to gain the upper hand in the first game. However, the nail shook unexpectedly.

KIA-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Starting pitcher Nail is pitching. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.11/

In the first inning, he got a hit, but he blocked Choi Jung, who is trying to hit 500 home runs, with a double play. However, after giving up a walk to leadoff hitter Han Yu-sum in the second inning, McBroom hit a hit and was on the verge of first and third bases. After that, Choi Jun-woo hit a timely hit and scored his first run. Nail, who was on the verge of being on the second and third bases with one out due to Kim Sung-hyun's sacrifice bunt, seemed to take a breather by catching Jung Joon-jae with a ground ball to the first base, but allowed three runs due to a two-run timely hit by Cho Hyung-woo. I was able to finish the inning by catching the Jihoon Choi with a ground ball.

The exhibition game against KIA-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Nail, who allowed Cho Hyung-woo to make a two-run timely hit with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the second inning, is regretful. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.11/

He was hit by leadoff hitter Park Sung-han in the bottom of the third inning. However, he struck out Choi Jung and Han Yu-seom in a row, but McBroom hit a timely double. He struck out Choi Jun-woo and posted his third out count.

The loss continued in the bottom of the fourth inning. After walking leadoff hitter Kim Sung-hyun, he struck out Jung Joon-jae. However, Cho Hyung-woo allowed a timely hit, and the fifth run came out. Park Sung-han's sacrifice fly allowed seven runs after being hit by a timely triple by Jihoon Choi. He finished the inning by catching Choi Jeong with a ground ball to the third base.

He pitched 82 pitches until the fourth inning. He allowed three runs through the top of the fifth inning, but ended up leaving the mound at the risk of losing the game.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.