It's not an easy task, but director Kim Tae-hyung's stormy praise that surprised Na Kyun-an...Woollim is louder than the victory in 68 days.

Aug 26, 2025

It's not an easy task, but director Kim Tae-hyung's stormy praise that surprised Na Kyun-an...Woollim is louder than the victory in 68 days.
The game between KT and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. Na Kyun-an, who took the mound as Lotte's starting pitcher. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.26/



It's not an easy task, but director Kim Tae-hyung's stormy praise that surprised Na Kyun-an...Woollim is louder than the victory in 68 days.
The game between KT and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. With Lotte winning 4-3, head coach Kim Tae-hyung is welcoming the players. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.26/
"(B) Gyunan, congratulations!"

Everyone in the team is in one mind due to the pain of losing 12 consecutive games, but is there anyone who is more upset than the head coach.

Director Kim Tae-hyung smiled brightly. The Lotte Giants won the 13th game of the season against the KT Wiz at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th by a 4-to-3 margin.




Park Chan-hyung and Ko Seung-min continued to hit the bat every day. Starter Na Kyun-an pitched hard with two runs in six innings, and Choi Joon-yong, a must-win group, also took charge of two innings to maintain a tough lead. Closer Kim Won-joong also allowed one run, but he eventually defended his team's victory.

Na Kyun-an lowered his record to a three-point ERA (3.97) with good pitching on the day. It was his ninth quality start this year (more than six innings and less than three earned runs).

He wasn't particularly lucky this season. It was only two wins. Even so, it was two wins in June, and one was turned away from the goddess of victory enough to be a relief victory.




It's not an easy task, but director Kim Tae-hyung's stormy praise that surprised Na Kyun-an...Woollim is louder than the victory in 68 days.
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
As the lead was overturned in the second half of the game, Na Kyun-an's victory was often blown away, head coach Kim Tae-hyung said "I'm sorry to Na Kyun-an." has stated its intentions several times.

However, on this day, I was able to congratulate him in a good mood. Na Kyun-an enjoyed the excitement of adding a victory for the first time in 68 days since the match against the Hanwha Eagles on June 19.

The head coach also congratulated him warmly. After the game, head coach Kim Tae-hyung said "I was sorry that starter Na Kyun-an hadn't been able to take the win even though he pitched well, but I want to congratulate him on becoming a winning pitcher with a team victory with a good pitch of two runs in six innings."," he stressed.




He also praised Choi Joon-yong, who was in charge of two innings, and leadoff Park Chan-hyung, who had three hits. He also did not forget that more than 16,000 fans visited the site and shone even in the hot and humid weather.

It's not an easy task, but director Kim Tae-hyung's stormy praise that surprised Na Kyun-an...Woollim is louder than the victory in 68 days.
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
"In the bullpen, Choi Jun-yong kept two innings clean so he could keep the victory. Park Chan-hyung, who has a good batting sense recently, played well in offense and defense, including three hits. I also want to say thank you to the fans who support me enthusiastically every game."

Na Kyun-an, who heard that the director congratulated him, smiled brightly, saying, "This is not an easy task." It was a refreshing smile that shook off the heaviness, bad luck, and regret of the last consecutive defeat.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.