2.1 innings of hard pitching, but must-win group who apologized immediately to the starting pitcher...Why?
Jul 03, 2024
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Jang Hyun-sik (29) of the KIA Tigers, who won his second relief victory of the season against Samsung in Daegu on the 3rd, said this.
Jang Hyun-sik took the mound to save starter Cam Aldred in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases when his team was leading 3-2. Jang Hyun-sik failed to stop the successor as he was hit by a series of timely hits by Kim Heon-gon and Koo Ja-wook. Jang Hyun-sik, who finished the inning with a Bodhisattva following right fielder Na Sung-bum's throw, made a three-out inning in the bottom of the seventh inning when his team scored two points and regained the lead. KIA won 6-4 in the top of the eighth inning when Park Chan-ho's triple scored the decisive run. Jang Hyun-sik was able to win the relief victory again in about a month after the match against NC on May 19.
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Jang Hyun-sik said, `Before preparing for this series, I was told by my coach to be ready (for multi-inning pitching)"There's nothing very hard about it. I think the longer you throw it, the better the result comes out, he said with a smile.
Ahead of this season, Jang Hyun-sik threw more than 3,000 pitches. In the long season, he chose to strengthen himself to fulfill his duties as a must-win group. Jang Hyun-sik said "Throwing then helps a lot now. It's less difficult to throw and it doesn't hurt."
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Jang Hyun-sik said, `The recent cancellation of rain allowed bullpen pitchers to regain some physical strength"Since we've been in first place so far, the players are in first place even at this level. Wouldn't we be able to hit it if we do better?" Let's not just let the atmosphere get down. I'm trying to create a more lively atmosphere than usual." He said "My grades were always bad in May, but I'm sorry that I couldn't find the reason again this year. But I found a good feeling at the end of the first half, and I think it's important to keep it well"I will rest well during the All-Star break and perform well in the second half of the year," he said.
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