Did you get stimulated by the four-win ERA 0.36 Tolhurst. Chirinos, who was threatened as the first starter, won 12 games with seven scoreless innings in a row. I want to play in Korea for three to four more years

Sep 03, 2025

Did you get stimulated by the four-win ERA 0.36 Tolhurst. Chirinos, who was threatened as the first starter, won 12 games with seven scoreless innings in a row. I want to play in Korea for three to four more years
A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd. LG Chirinos are cheering. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.02/



Did you get stimulated by the four-win ERA 0.36 Tolhurst. Chirinos, who was threatened as the first starter, won 12 games with seven scoreless innings in a row. I want to play in Korea for three to four more years
A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd. LG Chirinos is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.02/
Did you get stimulated by the four-win ERA 0.36 Tolhurst. Chirinos, who was threatened as the first starter, won 12 games with seven scoreless innings in a row. I want to play in Korea for three to four more years
A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd. LG starter Chirinos is making a high five with Austin after the inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.02/
Was he stimulated by the continued good pitching of new foreign pitcher Anders Tolhurst.

LG Twins' first starter Yoni Chirinos fired seven scoreless innings in two consecutive games, igniting competition for foreign ace.

Chirinos started the home game against the Lotte Giants in Jamsil on the 2nd and recorded three hits, one walk, four strikeouts and no runs in seven innings, winning his team's 12th game of the season with a 3-2 victory. Following seven innings of six hits and five strikeouts against Changwon NC on August 27, the team has pitched seven scoreless innings in two consecutive games. He also lowered his ERA from 3.47 to 3.32.




When recruiting, there were fans' doubts about whether he could throw a full season due to his injury history, but he pitched 154 ⅔ innings, ranking fourth in innings among all pitchers after Samsung Furado (171 ⅓ innings), Hanwha Ponce (157 ⅔ innings), and Weiss (155 ⅔ innings). It dispelled injury concerns and raised awareness as an inning data.

Of the 101 pitches, Chirinos sprayed 52 pitches of up to 153km, his main weapon, 2 fastballs of 152km, 25 sweepers of 141km, and 22 forkballs of 141km.

Chirinos also seemed to have been stimulated as Tolhurst, who came on behalf of Elijah Hernandez, emerged as the first starter by pitching more than expected. Tolhurst has pitched a phenomenal 0.36 ERA with four wins and no losses in a total of four games since he showed an overwhelming pitching of seven scoreless innings against Suwon KT Wiz on August 12. He was even nominated for MVP in August.




Before the season, Chirinos was expected to be praised only by manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, saying, `There is nothing to point out.' However, as the number of pitches increases in the middle of the season, the number of hits and walks increases, which is considered weaker than the first starter of other teams. On top of that, as Tolhurst quickly emerged as the first starter while pitching happily, Chirinos also competed in good faith.

After the game, Chirinos expressed his desire to play in the KBO League for a long time. Chirinos said, "It's a team that is so happy with life in Korea and has such a good team atmosphere and a lot of good teammates. That's why I want to play three to four more years in Korea and play good baseball."

Did you get stimulated by the four-win ERA 0.36 Tolhurst. Chirinos, who was threatened as the first starter, won 12 games with seven scoreless innings in a row. I want to play in Korea for three to four more years
A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd. LG Chirinos is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.02/
Did you get stimulated by the four-win ERA 0.36 Tolhurst. Chirinos, who was threatened as the first starter, won 12 games with seven scoreless innings in a row. I want to play in Korea for three to four more years
A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd. LG Chirinos is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.02/
Did you get stimulated by the four-win ERA 0.36 Tolhurst. Chirinos, who was threatened as the first starter, won 12 games with seven scoreless innings in a row. I want to play in Korea for three to four more years
A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 2nd. LG Chirinos is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.02/
Regarding the recent good pitching, `There may be good games and bad games in the season, but I think it helped that I quickly forgot the bad results and tried to focus only on the next game.' `I try to show my best every time I take the mound because coming to Korea is another opportunity in my career, and that preparation seems to continue to take me on a good path.'

Then "There may be ups and downs in the season, but how to overcome it seems to be my job and my homework."I think it's a process of adapting to the league and realizing how to deal with the batter while playing the game." It's my job not to give up and keep showing what I can do." He said he is trying to adapt to the KBO league.

In the second half, he had a good 2.59 ERA with five consecutive wins, but not long ago against Lotte on August 21, he allowed eight hits and six runs (five earned runs) in five innings, the most runs during pitching in the second half. When asked what was different from the Lotte match, Chirinos said, `It was too humid that day and there was a bit of physical difficulty in the hot weather"You shouldn't face Ping-gye, but I think it's a part that needs to be adapted to show a better performance in Korea." There was a bad result, but I was only going to focus on today's game."

Manager Yeom said he was a pitcher who could win 15 games before the season, but he won 12 games, approaching 15 wins. Chirinos is close to winning 15 but seems to be just a number. It's more important to focus every time you come out now," he said. "My goal is to help the team win because it's good for me only when the team wins, rather than me taking care of the victory."

When Yoo Young-chan shook and gave two runs in the top of the ninth inning while leading 3-0 on the day, he said, "My heart thumped at the end," but "I trusted Yoo Young-chan, our closer." There are times when you can't find John on the mound, and there are days when you can't find it at your disposal. Yoo Young-chan said, "There is a pitching that I can do, so I believe that and I will do well in the next game."," he said, showing his seniority.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.