Since the 5th starter is ranked 5th in ERA, is it already the 10th Rookie of the Year award that Song Seung-ki and Lee Eui-ri and Moon Dong-ju failed to win?
May 25, 2025
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Yoni Chirinos, the first starter, came out the day before, and SSG Landers had a high probability of LG winning the game with substitute starter Kim Gun-woo taking the mound, but the result was SSG's 5-4 victory. Chirinos failed to fill six innings and allowed four runs to come down with a 3-4 reversal, and Park Hae-min's hit in the top of the eighth inning tied the score, but lost the game unfortunately in the bottom of the ninth inning.
For LG, which is being chased by Hanwha Eagles and Lotte Giants, the loss is regrettable and regrettable. If the team loses until the match against SSG on the 25th, there is a high possibility that the atmosphere will fall as the gap with the second-place group narrows.
On this day, LG Song Seung-ki and SSG substitute starter Jeon Young-joon faced off again. In terms of the weight of the starter, LG is ahead, but there was no guarantee that the same thing as the previous day would not happen.
Song Seung-ki continued his scoreless streak without scoring support in the beginning. And after scoring four runs in the top of the fifth inning, he continued his scoreless streak, throwing 108 pitches, the most pitching ties this season, and throwing up to two outs in the top of the seventh inning, serving as a starting pitcher. He allowed four hits, three walks and nine strikeouts during six ⅔ innings. It was his fourth scoreless pitching of the season and his fifth quality start.
With the team winning 9-3, Song Seung-ki took his fifth victory of the season. He also lowered his ERA to 2.83.
The team ranks 11th overall in good performance. It ranks fifth among Korean pitchers after Won Tae-in (2.47 from Samsung), So Hyung-joon (2.47 from KT), Lim Chan-kyu (LG, 2.56) and Oh Won-seok (2.62 from KT). This part reveals why Song Seung-ki has not been pushed even if he meets with the opponent's foreign pitcher.
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In particular, the outstanding part is the batting average of the scoring position. With five hits in 44 at-bats, the hit rate is only 1114 percent. On this day, he was able to pitch scoreless without losing a point by passing all the crises such as one out and second base in the bottom of the fourth inning, second base with two outs and second base in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Song Seung-ki, who has already made 10 appearances as a starting pitcher, seems to be less nervous than in the beginning and can think on the mound"I've improved toward the breaking ball, and as I have more time, I'm able to control the tempo a little bit," he said, adding that he improved as he gained experience as a starting pitcher.
With five wins, Song Seung-ki, who clearly became a candidate for the Rookie of the Year but still has no desire for the Rookie of the Year, said "I always go into the game with the goal of bringing up only innings and only allowing the least number of runs." We've only played 52 games, but we've already won 5 games. It seems like we can win 10 games or more.
Song Seung-ki said, "When I won four games against Lotte in the last game, Lim Chan-kyu added three wins in the first half and said 10 wins in the second half, so I'm happy to throw without wishing for a win."," he said with a smile.
Prepare for the hot summer. "I've been told that eating and sleeping are important"I heard that throwing as little as you can during the game is the most important thing. I'm going to ask my brothers and learn from them."
Did he know that he would be this good. said his eyes wide open. "No."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
