What do you mean by a two-run bases-loaded crisis and a hit with No. 1…There was no doubt about losing 4G in a row Kim Seo-hyun believed that he was going to stop
Aug 13, 2025
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Kim Seo-hyun took the mound in a home game against the Lotte Giants at Hanhwang Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 12th and recorded one scoreless inning in one ⅓.
It was Kim Seo-hyun, who was shaken by the loss in all four previous games.
Kim Seo-hyun, who came to the mound with the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the eighth inning with a 2-0 lead, played against Reyes, who has the most hits. While the first pitch change-up became a ball, the second fastball stuck well toward the body. Reyes hit it, but center fielder Luis Liberato's defense blocked it.
Kim Seo-hyun, who passed Han Go-bi, had a hit ball by leadoff hitter Yoon Dong-hee. The follow-up Roh Jin-hyuk's ball stretched out well, but left fielder Moon Hyun-bin followed intensively and led to an out. After that, he finished the game by hitting both Yoo Kang-nam and Son Ho-young. The moment when I erased all my recent sluggish performances.
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Coach Kim also showed his unwavering faith in Kim Seo-hyun on the 12th, a day earlier. Manager Kim said "Now he is the closing pitcher. It's wrong to expect 100% from such a player. He is now in his third year of high school. There are many players who have yet to take the mound in the first division. The player who comes out in the seventh inning in the sixth inning is also burdened, but the closer said, "The burden of that one inning is even greater." "(Kim) Seo-hyun has pitched so well that I don't think it will hit him, but that's not true. He made it clear that there would be days when he would be upset and lose like this. If you block it perfectly to the end, you are not a person. I think Seohyun is doing well enough" he said.
Faith was also shown in the appointment method. Regarding the part he posted against Reyes with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, "I thought it was Seo-hyun who could stop the batter at full base." There were times when the score was given due to poor control, but he has a good ball that the batter cannot be seen as an easy target. So I took out Kim Seo-hyun's card."
However, if it leads to a five-game slump, it was planned to ease the burden. Coach Kim said, `If it had collapsed, I would have stepped back and agonized. If the coach doesn't believe when the player is having a hard time, who believes it. He emphasized that "We are not trying hard, but we are not only one win, but we are also important to believe in it."
In addition, head coach Kim said, `Yesterday (12th), Han Seung-hyuk came up in the eighth inning and couldn't finish the inning, but I think I should give him confidence again. If (Han) Seung-hyuk comes out in the eighth inning, and (Park) Sang-won or Hyun-sang follows the batter in the seventh inning, I think the team will be stronger."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.