In front of a ‘big pitcher’, he did not get discouraged and threw with courage.
LG Twins right-hander Lee Ji-kang (24) entered the game as a replacement for starting pitcher Choi Won-tae, who was sent down to the second team, but completed his mission after pitching five scoreless innings.먹튀검증
Ji-gang Lee took the mound in the away game against the KIA Tigers held at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 19th and came off the mound with no runs allowed in 5 innings.
It was a better fight than expected. Before the game that day, LG coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “I hope Lee Ji-gang throws well. Our team’s best winning streak this season is 5 consecutive wins. Other teams are winning 7 or 8 games in a row, but we can’t compete for starting pitchers. “The starting lineup is not stable from the beginning, so the winning streak is short,” he said, hoping for a good performance from Lee Ji-gang. As of the 18th, LG is recording 4 consecutive wins. If we win today, we will achieve 5 consecutive wins.
However, Lee Ji-gang lived up to the head coach’s expectations. Lee Ji-gang, who threw a total of 72 pitches on this day, focused on fastballs (43 pitches) and changeups (19 pitches), along with a mix of sliders (6 pitches) and curveballs (4 pitches) against the KIA batting lineup. The highest speed of the fastball was 145 km/h.
Lee Ji-kang faced a crisis when he allowed consecutive hits to Na Seong-beom and Choi Hyeong-woo with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, with two outs and runners on first and second base, but grounded out Kim Seon-bin and ended the inning safely.
Lee Ji-gang, who had defeated the team with a three-way strike in the second inning, was in danger of giving up a run in the bottom of the third inning with two outs, a walk to Kim Do-young and a right-handed hit to Na Seong-beom with two outs and runners on first and third base. However, he caught Choi Hyeong-woo with a fly to right field and continued the scoreless run.
Lee Ji-gang, who had also thrown out a triple in the fourth inning, hit a right-field hit by Choi Won-jun with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, but ended the inning by setting up Kim Do-young with a fly to right field. There was only one dead ball, and overall control was stable.
On the other hand, KIA starting ‘big pitcher’ Yang Hyun-jong allowed a solo home run in the top of the second inning and a three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to LG infielder Bo-kyung Moon, allowing 4 runs