Left, right, left, right, left, right, zigzag, Doosan's six left-handed hitters. Will Hernandez wake up
Jun 21, 2025
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Doosan has formed a starting lineup of Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Kim Dong-joon (designated hitter), Yang Eui-ji (catcher), Kim Jae-hwan (left wing), Cave (right wing), Lee Yoo-chan (fielders), Oh Myung-jin (second baseman), Park Jun-soon (third baseman), and Kim Min-seok (first baseman) in an away game against LG on the 21st.
There are six left-handed hitters, but three right-handed hitters were put between them to disperse left-handed hitters.
LG starter Hernandez is 3-3 with a 4.14 ERA in eight appearances this season.
With a batting average of .220 (13 hits in 59 at-bats) for right-handed hitters and .234 (18 hits in 77 at-bats) for left-handed hitters, there is not much difference between left and right hitters, but there is a difference in slugging rates.
He allowed only one home run to a right-handed batter but four to a left-handed batter. The slugging ratio is 0.322, for right-handed batters, 0.442, for left-handed batters. The on-base ratio is also higher for left-handed batters (0.299), than for right-handed batters (0.277).
He has no appearance against Doosan this season, but he threw twice as a starter and once as a relief pitcher last year.
On August 8 last year, he made his KBO League debut against Doosan. At that time, he became a winning pitcher with two hits (one home run), one walk, seven strikeouts, and one run in five innings.
He started the first game of the doubleheader against Doosan on September 21, but he couldn't throw it properly because he was sent off by throwing a head shot at Heo Kyung-min, the second batter, in the top of the first inning. He became a losing pitcher with one hit and two runs in 0 innings. Then, in the second game of the doubleheader on the same day, he took the mound in the top of the eighth inning with a 2-0 lead and saved two innings with no hits, three strikeouts, and no runs, before making his first save in the KBO League. Thanks to the strong performance of the day, Hernandez pitched as a bullpen pitcher in the postseason and took the mound in all five semi-playoffs, earning the nickname 'El Dong-won' and re-signing with strong pitching.
Doosan now has a chance to take revenge on Hernandez, who had a hard time last year.
On the same day, Doosan's ace Kwak Bin will start. He has one win, two losses and an earned run average of 4.02 in three games this season. He displayed his best pitching by allowing six hits (one homer) and two runs in seven ⅔ innings against Kiwoom on Saturday, the previous day, raising expectations for his first win of this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
