All seven strikeouts are swinging, so the master of fighting spirit and the master of control of the level have arrived as foreigners with ball power. The 1st place team completes the restaurant.
Aug 13, 2025
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As new foreign pitcher Anders Tollhurst filled the empty fastball pitcher's spot, he has various styles of starting pitchers.
LG's starting lineup was evaluated as the most stable among the 10 clubs. There are three domestic pitchers, including Lim Chan-kyu, Son Joo-young and Song Seung-ki, who have nine wins alongside Yoni Chirinos, who have 10 wins. Recently departed Eliaser Hernandez was also a starter who could block about five times.
The number of starting innings in 110 games is 599 ⅓, ranking second after KT Wiz, who played 611 innings in 111 games.
The starting win is second to Hanwha with 44 wins with 43 wins, and the starting ERA is 3.51, ranking second to Hanwha's 3.28.
In the end, LG broke up with Hernandez, who has a great impression of being weak compared to strong foreign pitchers of other top teams, and recruited Tolhurst, a pitching pitcher who has become a trend in the KBO league since the recent introduction of ABS.
And in his debut match against KT Wiz in Suwon on the 12th, Tolhurst became a three-pitcher with seven hits, four outs, and seven strikeouts in seven innings with only 77 balls, signaling that the final puzzle for the championship was put together.
As Tolhurst showed a powerful ball and stable control, five starters were set up.
In particular, three right-handed pitchers showed completely different styles, which led to differentiation.
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Lim Chan-gyu is a master of level control. Although the speed of the fastball is only in the early 140km range, it takes away the timing of batters by making a difference in speed with the main weapon, change-up, and a curve of 100km. Recently, sliders have been added to these three pitches to confuse batters' aim.
Until now, LG has selected pitchers with various pitches, good control and durability, even if they are not fast-paced, rather than fast-ball pitchers who may have unstable control and risk of injury. Wilson, Kelly, Flutko, Hernandez and others did. However, as ball pitching has become a trend due to ABS introduced since last year, LG also focused on fast-binding and good-balling pitchers this time and recruited Tolhurst.
Tolhurst threw a fastball of up to 153km, a cutter of 143km, and a fork ball and curve in the match against KT. All seven strikeouts were swing and miss, with four fork balls and three fastballs. It was my first appearance, so I decided to throw only about 80 pitches, but the strength was still good enough that the 76th ball was 152km. Tolhurst said "The official ball is very different from what was thrown in the United States, but throwing it made it a lot easier. "If you adapt to the mound and throw a lot in the future, your speed will be better," he said, expressing confidence.
With Tolhurst pitching so well in his first appearance, the atmosphere of the LG squad can be further elevated. It continued its overwhelming 18-4 record in the second half, allowing LG to start the remaining 34 games with three different types of right-handers and two left-handers every day with expectations.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
