I was worried about seeing how LG was doing, but I erased 5 innings with 76 ballsIs it the arrival of a new wizard

Jul 31, 2025

I was worried about seeing how LG was doing, but I erased 5 innings with 76 ballsIs it the arrival of a new wizard
KT-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 30th. Patrick took the mound as a starting pitcher for KT. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.30/



Even against LG's batters...

Will KT Wiz's new foreign pitcher Patrick take the lead in the team's turnaround in the second half of the year. First of all, the signs are good.

Patrick started the game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 30th and became a losing pitcher. The busy team lost to LG for the second straight time. However, `losing pitcher' Patrick was a great comfort to KT and manager Lee Kang-chul.




a losing record like a victory. Patrick gave up just one run against LG hitters who have gained momentum recently in five innings. He gave four hits and two walks, but he pitched well with five strikeouts. It was regrettable that the batters were completely blocked by opposing starter Son Joo-young and did not receive scoring support, but Patrick's pitch was impeccable.

It was his third appearance in Korea. Patrick has few career starts at the professional first team level. I came to Korea because I wanted to be a starter, but I can't throw many balls right away and I'm currently in the build-up process. So, LG Electronics had to match about 70 pitches. It would not be too much to say that he played 120% of his role in preventing five innings against LG's batters with 76 on this day.

I was worried about seeing how LG was doing, but I erased 5 innings with 76 ballsIs it the arrival of a new wizard
KT-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 30th. Patrick took the mound as a starting pitcher for KT. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.30/
Coach Lee saw Patrick's first start against the NC Dinos on the 23rd and blocked four innings with no earned run due to the limit of 50 pitches. He said that if he recorded good performance against LG, which has many left-handed hitters and many batters with good contact ability, he could think of it as a pitcher who will work well in the future. It was an important test for Patrick, but since he wrote a perfect answer sheet, if the number of pitches increases to 90 to 100 from the next appearance, coach Lee can also prepare for the game with some calculations.




He has a great mind. In fact, the match against NC was not scheduled to start, but Oh Won-seok suddenly injured his back, so he was notified of his selection a day ago and played. The match against LG was also unclear due to a rib injury while defending against NC, but it is rumored that he pushed ahead with the start despite the slight pain left after knowing the team's situation.

Patrick was ambitiously chosen by KT instead of Cuevas, who had been attached to him for seven years. First of all, it's a good start. KT can expect the performance from Patrick two years ago, when Cuevas joined the team as a substitute and won 12 wins and no losses.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.