The strongest sweeper is a three-run home run, a scratch on LG killer's pride. Nails for 7 innings, 6 hits and 4 runs, first loss (Gwangju site)
Jul 22, 2025
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KIA Tigers' foreign ace James Nail was replaced at a time when he lost the lead against the LG Twins. If KIA loses like this, Nail will record its first loss against LG.
Nail started at home against LG at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd and allowed six hits (one home run), two walks, seven strikeouts and four runs (three earned) in seven innings. The team is on the verge of losing the game as it was replaced in the top of the seventh inning, trailing 1-4.
Nail, who finished the first half with 5 wins, 2 losses and a 2.39 ERA, was originally scheduled to start against the NC Dinos on the 17th, the first game of the second half, but the game was postponed for three consecutive days due to heavy rain in Gwangju, so the game was postponed to the game against LG on the 22nd.
Expectations were high because it was a good 'LG Killer' against LG. Last year alone, he pitched in five games against LG and had a very good performance with three wins, no losses, and an ERA of 2.43, and thanks to Nail's good pitching, KIA was able to gain an overwhelming advantage of 12 wins and 4 losses over LG, which was its competitor.
We only met once this season. On April 27, he faced Lim Chan-kyu in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, and recorded four hits, four walks, three strikeouts and two runs in six innings. He led 2-0 with one hit and two walks until the fifth inning, then gave up two hits and two walks in the sixth inning and allowed two runs to go down from a 2-2 tie. At that time, he won 3-2 with Kim Sun-bin's timely hit and bullpen pitching.
This day was definitely good, too.
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After allowing the first-runner Moon Sung-joo to hit the middle field, he sent him to second base on a wild pitch, but Kim Hyun-soo allowed a hit to the left to give up the first run. However, he caught Moon Bo-kyung with a double play in front of the second baseman and quickly regained the flow to LG, ending Park Dong-won with a strikeout. In the top of the fifth inning, Chun Sung-ho's left-handed hit and Oh Ji-hwan's sacrifice bunt put him on the verge of being on second base with one out, but he struck out Lee Joo-heon and ended Park Hae-min with a fly to left field. He pitched only 56 pitches until the fifth inning.
In the top of the sixth inning, Shin Min-jae was allowed an infield hit. Pitcher Nail caught the ball rolling to the first base and threw it fast. However, the record keeper, who judged it to be safe in timing, recognized it as an infield hit.
Moon Sung-joo's ball then rolled in front of the third baseman, and as soon as Wisdom caught the ball, he threw it to second base. It was a close game with Shin Min-jae, who started, but he bounced back after being hit by the glove of second baseman Kim Sun-bin, who came to cover the second base. It becomes a second baseman's error and first and second bases with no outs.
Kim Hyun-soo struck out and became the first and second base with one out, but he was struck out by Moon Bo-kyung. Moon Bo-kyung pushed a 135km sweeper at the first pitch, which became a three-run home run over the left fence. 0-4. The 135km sweeper on the first pitch was driven toward the center and was beaten by Moon Bo-kyung.
Choi Hyung-woo hit a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning to make it 1-4, and Nail also came out in the top of the seventh inning and blocked it without a run, but there was no reversal in the bottom of the seventh inning.
He was replaced by Choi Ji-min in the top of the eighth inning and was on the verge of losing.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
