Oh no! KIA nail, there is no win in Daegu! → Will ERA 4.67 Lapak Four Be Successful

Aug 12, 2025

Oh no! KIA nail, there is no win in Daegu! → Will ERA 4.67 Lapak Four Be Successful
The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 5th, and the nail on the first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the sixth inning are happy after dealing with Reyes with a double play. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.05/



Oh no! KIA nail, there is no win in Daegu! → Will ERA 4.67 Lapak Four Be Successful
The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, a nail on second base with two outs is shouting at Ko Seung-min's foul ball. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.27/
KIA Tigers James Nail will challenge for the 'first victory' in Daegu. This is the fourth challenge in his career.

Nail will start against the Samsung Lions in the 2025 KBO League at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 12th. Samsung's Lee Seung-hyun (ranked number 57) will face off as a starter.

Nails are unusually winless in Samsung's home turf 'Rapak'. In Rafak, the ERA is more than two points higher than the career record.




Nail came to the KBO League last year by signing a contract with KIA. He became the ace with 12 wins, 5 losses and a 2.53 ERA in 26 games. There was even talk about Major League Baseball. KIA held nails for a total of 1.8 million dollars (about 2.5 billion won).

Nails didn't disappoint. He also played in 21 games this year, recording 6 wins and 2 losses with a 2.38 ERA in 128 ⅓ innings. The KBO's career ERA is only 2.46.

Such nails also have weaknesses. He was particularly weak in away games in Daegu and Incheon. Nail struggled with two losses and an 8.27 ERA without winning three games in Incheon. At least, the match against Daegu Samsung is better. He has a 4.67 ERA with 10 runs (nine earned runs) in 17 ⅓ innings without winning or losing three games in his career.




In his first match on May 9 last year, he pitched six innings and two runs. He allowed a tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 2-1 lead to lose his qualification as a winning pitcher himself. KIA eventually lost 2-5. The starting pitcher for the day was also Lee Seung-hyun. Lee Seung-hyun also defended the KIA batters well with two runs in six innings.

Oh no! KIA nail, there is no win in Daegu! → Will ERA 4.67 Lapak Four Be Successful
A match between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins at Daegu Lions Park on the 4th. Samsung starter Lee Seung-hyun, who allowed a solo shot to LG Shin Min-jae with one out in the top of the ninth inning, is going down the mound. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.04/
In his second meeting on July 2, 2024, he gave up four runs (three earned) in five innings. He suffered from a two-run home run by Samsung's Kang Min-ho from the first inning. Trailing 1-4, he handed over the mound to Jang Hyun-sik (currently LG) in the bottom of the sixth inning. On this day, the batting lineup exploded in the second half of the game, and the loss was erased. KIA came from behind to win 9-5.

We met once on May 23 this season. He allowed four runs in six ⅓ innings. It wasn't very satisfactory. He was replaced with two hits after one out in the seventh inning when the score was 4-4. Nail was somewhat sluggish, but KIA won the game 7-6.




Samsung starter Lee Seung-hyun recorded four wins, seven losses and a 4.63 ERA in 79 ⅔ innings in 17 games this season. He allowed four runs, one win, and an unbeaten ERA of 4.00 in two games and nine innings against KIA this year.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.