I wondered why he changed to Patrick's starter, but KT, it was an emergency10 wins in the first half, Oh Won-seok left due to back injury

Jul 23, 2025

I wondered why he changed to Patrick's starter, but KT, it was an emergency10 wins in the first half, Oh Won-seok left due to back injury
Lotte and KT held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. KT Oh Won-seok is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.28/



I wondered why he changed to Patrick, but it was an emergency.

KT Wiz beat the NC Dinos 7-0 at Changwon NC Park on the 22nd and announced the starting pitcher as new foreign pitcher Patrick on the 23rd.

A selection change that you can't help but wonder. Patrick joined as a substitute for Cuevas ahead of the second half, and since he was a bullpen pitcher and has experience of arm pain, manager Lee Kang-chul planned to make 'build-up' with three to four bullpen injections.




Patrick made his debut by pitching two innings against the Hanwha Eagles on the 18th. Originally, he was scheduled to pitch about 40 to 50 pitches against NC on the 22nd. But he didn't come out on the 22nd and suddenly started on the 23rd, what happened.

The problem was Oh Won-seok's injury. It was originally Oh Won-seok's turn to take the mound on the 23rd. However, Oh Won-seok came down for the away game in Changwon and sprained his back while doing personal weight training. Director Lee explained, `They say it's getting better, but I think we need to take a break for now.' When Oh Won-seok passed in front of him, he jokingly greeted me, "Don't be in front of me." Since he is a player who won 10 games in the first half of the year, it is painful to miss out when one win is precious due to the continuous ranking fight every day.

I wondered why he changed to Patrick's starter, but KT, it was an emergency10 wins in the first half, Oh Won-seok left due to back injury
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But I'm glad Patrick is here. Since he was going to throw 40 to 50 anyway, there was an opinion that he should turn it into a starter. Manager Lee said, `First of all, the number of pitches is 40. Based on the situation, they said they can throw about 10 more. I'll cut you off at that level."




Coach Lee continued "Now that it's like this, we have to continue to start." I will start next Tuesday." KT will play an away game against the LG Twins on the 29th. At that time, the number of pitches can be as high as 70 to 80. Director Lee said, `I think I became a liar because of Patrick, but things couldn't be helped," he said with a smile.

A day when you have to plan your game well. When Patrick's number of pitches increases in the beginning, he has to prepare a lot of pitchers. NC manager Lee Ho-joon also "I hope a batter who cuts 10 times will come out today." he said. That's why KT has strengthened its long relief strength.

The comfort of Oh Won-seok's injury is that Jang Sung-woo, who was unable to play in the second half due to back pain, will return. Manager Lee said, `I think I can play as a substitute in the second half of the game today, and I can play as a normal player tomorrow.' KT was able to lower catcher Kang Hyun-woo from the entry and raise his robustness thanks to Jang Sung-woo.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.