Professional baseball LG Twins pitcher Lim Chan-kyu has become a losing stopper to stop his team's five consecutive losses.메이저놀이터
Lim took the mound as a starting pitcher at a game against SSG held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Sunday, and pitched six innings, allowing four hits, three walks, three strikeouts, and one run, paving the way for his team to overcome its losing streak. LG won the game 4-1, ending its five-game losing streak, and Lim recorded his fifth win of the season
Lim finished the game with three outs in the first inning. He threw a fly ball to the first baseman, struck out Choi Jun-woo with a 141 kilometer fastball to stand, and Choi Jeong-eun with a 128 kilometer change-up to swing and miss. He was on the verge of losing a point in the second inning when the first batter Han Yoo-som hit a double to the right-center field. He threw out Ko Myung-joon with a fly ball to the left field. He also drew a walk to Park Sung-han, one out and runners on the first and second bases. He finished the game without losing a point by hitting a double play on the third baseman.
He was hit by Jihoon Choi after two outs in the third inning, but failed to steal second base, ending the inning. He ended the fourth inning with three outs. He was hit by leadoff hitter Ko Myung-joon in the fifth inning. Second baseman Koo Bon-hyuk caught Park Sung-han's hit that was falling between the first and second bases well and allowed him to leave the game at first base. He gave a hit to Jihoon Choi after one out in the sixth inning, and walked Choi Jun-woo. With runners on the first and second bases with one out, Choi was treated as a double play on shortstop, and Choi continued to score no runs.
When the leadoff hitter Han Yoo-som was walked in the seventh inning, the pitching coach came up and replaced. Later, Lim Chan-kyu allowed a walk with one out and a bases loaded, allowing relief pitcher Kim Jin-sung to give up one run. Later, Kim Kang-ryul put out the fire by treating McBroom as a pinch hitter with a double play with the bases loaded with one out.
Lim Chan-kyu said after the game, "I wasn't in better condition than usual due to the cold, but I threw with confidence in the defenders behind me. My team has been losing consecutive games, so I thought I should focus a little more. I was able to get on the mound and cheer for the fans."
Regarding the pitch on the day, he said, "Overall, my ball control did not go as I wanted. In particular, I couldn't control my fastball, so I thought to throw it in the strike zone as much as possible. Dong-won recognized it quickly and gave me a good lead. I think all of my team members wanted to break the losing streak, so I was more focused."
Lim Chan-kyu said to his fans, "Thank you so much for coming and supporting and giving me courage when the team lost or won."
In his first appearance in this season, Lim recorded his first shutout victory, and in his first four appearances, he garnered 1.80 ERA in all four games. In the last two games, he allowed four runs in six innings and three runs in six innings, which was a bit disappointing. On Thursday when LG desperately needed a win, he ended his team's five consecutive losses by pitching perfectly in the match against SSG.