“There are a lot of balls in the middle.”
Kiwoom starter Ha Young-min fights back
Right-handed pitcher Ha Young-min, who has consistently maintained the Kiwoom Heroes' starting rotation this season, has been moved down to the second team.
Kiwoom coach Hong Won-ki excluded Ha Young-min from the first team entry ahead of the NC Dinos match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 22nd. 안전놀이터 추천
Ha Young-min, who pitched only in the bullpen last year, took the opportunity to start this year and recorded 3 wins, 3 losses, and an average ERA of 5.74 in 9 games.
In the three games since the opening, his momentum was good enough to achieve three wins and an average ERA of 3.60.
In his first appearance, against the LG Twins on March 30, he broke the team's opening four-game losing streak and achieved his first win as a starter in 3,111 days since September 2015.
However, after that, he began to be targeted by the opposing team's batting lineup, and his hitting percentage soared to 0.326. 슬롯사이트
The previous day against NC, he suffered his third loss with 5 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, and 4 runs (2 earned runs) in 3⅔ innings.
Coach Hong said, "I tried not to take him out if possible, but looking at it yesterday, it seemed like I needed to readjust the tempo. I think we need to take time to reorganize in the second team."
Coach Hong pointed out the problem of ball control and diagnosed, "Yesterday, there were defensive mistakes, but we threw close to 80 balls until the 4th inning. The fact that we are constantly being cut by the opponent's batting lineup and allowing long hits means that there are a lot of balls in the middle."
He added, “Even if it goes into the middle, when the ball’s rotation is good, a foul is committed, but now, long balls are being thrown.”
Ha Young-min's position will be temporarily filled by right-hander Cho Young-gun.
Cho Young-gun, who was promoted to the first team on the 14th, appeared as a relief in two games and recorded 5 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, and 2 runs (2 earned) in 5⅓ innings. His last starting appearance was against the Hanwha Eagles on October 11, 2020.
Coach Hong predicted, “The current 3rd to 5th starters will continue to improve because Kim In-beom and Lee Jong-min are competing and working hard.” 메이저 토토사이트