Successful 17 days rest gambling for the first starter. The amount of extortion was right. Chirinos allowed three hits and three runs in 6.2 innings. When I was 100% charged, my skills came back to life.
Jul 24, 2025
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LG Twins' first starter Yoni Chirinos returned to his vivid appearance at the beginning of the season and showed good pitching. Unfortunately, he failed to pass the seventh inning, but his ball power was clearly good.
In an away game against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd, Chirinos allowed three hits, one out, five strikeouts, and three runs in six ⅔ innings. With a 4-1 lead, he handed over the mound to Kim Jin-sung in the crisis of the first and third bases with the winning pitcher requirements, but Kim Jin-sung was unable to win the game because he was hit by a tying three-run shot. Still, he definitely had more power in the ball than before the break, and threw it for the first time in a long time, so he lost his strength a little quickly, but he made expectations that he would be able to pitch well in his next appearance.
Chirinos, who was recruited as the first starter with 15 wins or more, won 7-4 with a 3.65 ERA in 18 games in the first half. Until April, he had 4 wins and 1 loss with a 1.67 ERA, raising expectations. However, a little disappointing pitching began to come out from May, and after June, it was more different from expectations. In particular, there were often scenes where he threw well in the beginning, but walked in the fifth and sixth innings, shaking, losing points, and suddenly collapsing.
In the end, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop and the coaching staff decided to give Chirinos a vacation considering their physical strength. After the match against Samsung on the 5th (four runs in five ⅓ innings), he finished the first half without an additional mound, and decided not to take the mound in the first series against Lotte in the second half. It was a long vacation of more than 15 days.
Coach Yeom said in the game on the 23rd, `Chirinos have no problem as long as they throw low"I always throw perfectly until the fourth inning, but I give up a walk in the fifth and sixth innings and get twisted." Then, he gives up a hit and loses a point. If it goes well, he throws it up to the seventh inning. As that part continues to accumulate, the mental side also has difficulties. Coach Kim Kwang-sam said, "I told him to change his mind from the past." He expected a different pitching.
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Chirinos, who struck out Kim Sun-bin and Ko Jong-wook in the bottom of the first inning and ended with three outs in the bottom of the second inning, also struck out Na Sung-bum and ended with three outs. In the bottom of the third inning, No. 9 Kim Ho-ryeong allowed his first on-base hit, but he caught No. 1 Park Chan-ho with a ground ball in front of the shortstop to continue the scoreless run. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim Sun-bin, Ko Jong-wook and Choi Hyung-woo were forced out with seven balls, and in the bottom of the fifth inning, he struck out Wisdom with three pitches and finished with eight. He pitched 53 pitches, one hit, no four outs, no five strikeouts, and no runs until the fifth inning.
He also helped Chirinos to the lineup. Park Hae-min shot a solo shot in the top of the fourth inning and Park Dong-won shot a solo shot in the top of the fifth inning, and after getting on base with Koo Bon-hyuk's double in the top of the sixth inning, he scored one more point due to an infield ground ball and an opponent's error, leading 3-0.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Chirinos, who easily passed the 5th and 6th innings by finishing with 10 balls, also took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 4-0 lead. Unfortunately, I was shaken in the seventh inning. After one death, he allowed Ko Jong-wook to hit the middle field, caught Choi Hyung-woo with a fly to center field, and took a breather, but he sent a hit ball to Wisdom to become the first and second base. The 149km pitch thrown to Na Sung-bum became a heavy hit, 1-4. And as the crisis continued with two outs and the number of pitches reached 89, the replacement was eventually decided. Kim Jin-sung was hit by a superior three-run shot by Oh Sun-woo and immediately tied the game 4-4.
Still, it is encouraging that Chirinos sprayed a powerful ball after the break because it proved that there was no problem with his skills.
He threw only three fastballs with a maximum speed of 151 km, and sprayed 47 pitches with a maximum speed of 153 km, his main weapon. He threw 24 sweepers up to 141 kilometers and 15 fork balls up to 142 kilometers.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said after the game, `It's the first game of the second half, and I think it's hopeful that Chirinos showed good form.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
