"It's fun to meet Lotte." After Busan man's declaration of breaking the seal with stripes, the pitcher you want to try is...

Jul 18, 2025

'It's fun to meet Lotte.' After Busan man's declaration of breaking the seal with stripes, the pitcher you want to try is...
LG Son Joo-young for the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok



"(The scoreless streak against Lotte) was cut off right away in the first inning. Rather, I threw it comfortably, and it led to a good result."

Son Joo-young of the LG Twins, who won his eighth game of the season, looked bright.

LG won the first game of the second half against the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 18th by 2-1 and one point.




Son Joo-young, a Busan man from Gyeongnam High School, showed off his strong pitching of one run in six innings. Lotte collapsed by hitting five double plays. Son Joo-young's heart, watching the game nervously, was soon relieved as closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan treated Lotte Jeon Joon-woo with a double play.

Son Joo-young, whom I met after the game, said "I was in a bad condition after being hit against SSG Landers (June 10). At that time, he gave me a 10-day break was huge. I want to thank the director (Yum Kyung-yeop) for taking a good rest," he said with a big smile.

'It's fun to meet Lotte.' After Busan man's declaration of breaking the seal with stripes, the pitcher you want to try is...
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On July 3, he also pitched six scoreless innings against Lotte in Busan, but unfortunately suffered a 0-2 defeat. Son Joo-young smiled, saying, `I thought it was a game worth winning at that time, and I thought I could win enough if the batters gave up two or three points today.' He also said that he used a lot of cut fastballs to make a big change he saw two weeks ago.




In particular, with one out and runners on the first and third bases in the top of the third inning, Reyes threw two cut fastballs, threw a fastball toward his body, and threw the cut fastball deep again, which became a double play as he aimed. The tension is as high as the postseason. I think that was the highlight of the day"I looked back.

It's a famous Lotte killer. Since last year, he has been on a scoreless streak in 19 consecutive innings. However, he gave up a timely hit to Jeon Joon-woo in the first inning and broke it early.

Son Joo-young said "So I was confident today, but it broke as soon as I started. Rather, I think it's better to go comfortably."




'It's fun to meet Lotte.' After Busan man's declaration of breaking the seal with stripes, the pitcher you want to try is...
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"I was a fan of SK, but I only went to Busan. It is fun to go to Sajik Stadium. Lotte's cheering is so good that it's exciting and fun to listen to, and there's no pressure even if you listen to something like 'Ma!'

Son Joo-young said, `Thank you so much to coach Kim Kwang-sam and the power analysis team. I'm getting a lot of help. The coach said 'The ball is good, but why isn't it going in. The phrase 'Throw Son Joo-young's pitching like you' was very helpful. "The power analysis team also gives me a separate ticket. be asking for a lot of advice," he stressed.

Is there a pitcher you want to play against in the future. Son Joo-young said, "(Since I was a SK fan), I want to play with Kim Kwang-hyun, but it's not working well. I don't think I can beat Ponce (Hanwha) among foreign pitchers, and I want to play with KIA" expressed a triumphant ambition.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.