The catcher points to the elbow, the manager asks for a replacement, and the shock of the reception signal is short between 2 outs and 10 seconds in the ninth inning. LG finished the game well.
Aug 03, 2025
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Even after the victory, there was a worry left. It's Yoo Young-chan.
In an away game against Samsung held in Daegu on the 2nd, he took the mound in relief at the bottom of the 8th inning with 2 outs and 3rd base, and became a winning pitcher by allowing no hits and 2 walks in the 1st ⅓.
Yoo Young-chan, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, automatically sent Koo Ja-wook to four pitches and Park Byung-ho also walked after a full count match, putting Kim Young-woong on the verge of loading the bases, but escaped the crisis by catching Kim Young-woong with a fly to center field. After leading 3-2 with Oh Ji-hwan's solo shot in the top of the ninth inning, he took the mound at the end of the ninth ㅗ and neatly blocked it with three outs.
But there was a scene that I had to worry about. First, Hong Hyun-bin flies to left field on the first pitch. Yoo Young-chan, who caught the second Lee Jae-hyun with a ground ball in front of the third base on the second pitch, threw a first pitch ball to the third batter Kim Do-hwan.
At this time, catcher Park Dong-won suddenly went up to the mound to talk, and as he went home, he looked back at the LG bench on the first base side and said something. On the broadcast screen, Park Dong-won pointed to his right elbow with his left arm. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, who watched this, was surprised and asked again if he should replace it by signing a replacement sign.
However, the game continued, and Yoo Young-chan threw four more balls and grounded out Kim Do-hwan in front of the shortstop to end the game. Infielders came to the mound for the victory ceremony and asked if everyone was okay when Yoo Young-chan came.
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Yoo Young-chan, who played consecutive games on the 1st and 2nd, will rest on the 3rd.
Regardless of whether you take the mound or not, you can't help but wonder about the area and degree of pain. This is because Yoo Young-chan is in the most important position in the LG bullpen. Yoo Young-chan returned in June this season and has a 2-1 record with 11 saves and a 2.82 ERA in 21 games.
He is currently the most reliable LG bullpen pitcher, with a 1.16 on-base allowed rate (WHIP) per inning and a 1902 hit rate.
Yoo Young-chan, who had been rehabilitating since he played in the Premier 12 tournament after last season and was found to have a microfracture of the main skull on a medical check, returned on June 1st and has played for about two months now.
If Yoo Young-chan falls out due to an injury at a time when he is chasing No. 1 Hanwha and almost catching up, it is the biggest bad news for LG.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.