Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium

Jul 02, 2025

Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium
Lotte ace Gamboa won his Elotrasico debut with a 158km fastball. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com



Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium
With 85 pitches, Lotte starter Gamboa threw a 158km fastball.
Lotte Gamboa won his Elotrasico debut with a 158km fastball.

Before the game, Gamboa had a 5-1 record with a 2.50 ERA. After losing to Samsung on May 27, Gamboa won the entire game in June and won five consecutive starts.

Gamboa, who struggled with his pitching form in his KBO League debut, was reborn as a Lotte ace after modifying his pitching form immediately after the game.




Gamboa, the Lotte starter against Samsung in Daegu, showed an unusual pitching form in which he curled up just before pitching, took a look at the ground and watched the catcher's mit.

Samsung coach Lee Jin-young and Kang Min-ho, who saw through the weak pitching form due to the long interval when there was a runner, pointed to the mound and saw through the opponent's weakness at once. Samsung, which found Gamboa's weaknesses, made Gamboa sweat on the day by successfully stealing three bases, including Home Steel.

Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium
Lotte starter Gamboa was scolded for bending his waist before pitching. Daegu = Reporter Jung Jae-geun
Gamboa, who tasted the loss of his debut with four runs in 4.2 innings, overwhelmed his opponents with a strong pitch with a clean pitching form that changed 180 degrees from his next appearance.




Gamboa, who was reborn as an ace by winning all five games, including the match against Kiwoom on June 3, took the mound at Sajik Stadium as a starting pitcher for Elotrasico on the 2nd.

He seemed to throw lightly, but when the electronic display was recorded 154km from the first inning, cheers erupted. Gamboa checks the sign with her left hand behind her holding the ball until just before pitching. When you enter the pitch, you curl your body back as much as possible and throw it. As a batter, it is a unique pitching form that feels like the ball is hidden as much as possible and then suddenly protrudes.

Gamboa, a left-hander with a deception and strong pitching, which are movements to hide the ball, was reborn as Lotte's first starter.




Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium
Gamboa curls back as much as possible and pitches with strength.
There was a crisis with two outs and runners on first and third in the fourth inning, but Gamboa did not allow a run with a maximum speed of 156km.

As starter Gamboa overcame the run crisis, captain Jeon Jun-woo supported the score with a home run. With one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, Reyes hit to the right and one out. Jeon Jun-woo, who entered the batter's box, rolled up Lim Chan-kyu's third 125km changeup in 1B 1S and crossed the left fence. When Jeon Joon-woo, who was silent the previous day with no hits in four at-bats, hit Elotrasico's first two-run shot to bring the early atmosphere of the game, Gamboa's arrest also rose further.

Gamboa, who faced a bases-loaded crisis with two outs in the fifth inning, applauded and cheered when shortstop Jeon Min-jae finished Moon Bo-kyung's infield grounder with a running throw

In the sixth inning, Song Chan's opponent, Gamboa, threw a 158-km high fastball in the 0B2S advantageous count. It was the fastest ball since his KBO debut. Then 1B 2S Gamboa struck out Song Chan-eui by putting a 158km fastball into the strike zone once more.

Despite his near 90 pitches, Gamboa overwhelmed the batter with a 158-kilometer fastball. Gamboa, who also took the mound in the seventh inning, was shaken by giving up two consecutive hits after two outs, Moon Sung-joo and Moon Bo-kyung. He pitched 99 times. Coach Joo Hyung-kwang visited the mound and exchanged pitching after talking with Gamboa.

Gamboa silenced LG's batters with a 158-kilometer fastball in his Elotrasico debut.

Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium
Gamboa hiding the ball even when checking the cause of death through pitchcom.
Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium
Ace Gamboa, who also won his Elotrasico debut.
Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium
Starting 6 consecutive games, trailing second-place LG Gamboa by 1 game.
Left-hander's 158km fastball Elotrasico's spectacular debut, Aces heated up in Gamboa's direct stadium
Coach Kim Tae-hyung expressed his gratitude for Gamboa's good pitching.


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.