"I couldn't even do it in the United States..." He's about to pitch his first seven innings in his life, but a foreigner who came down the mound...The reason is...
Jul 11, 2024
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KIA Tigers substitute foreign pitcher Cam Aldred won his second game of the season. Aldred pitched six ⅔ innings against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 11th, allowing one hit, two walks and nine strikeouts. Aldred, who handed over the mound with two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the seventh inning with his team leading 3-0, became the winning pitcher as the game ended with a 4-2 victory. After winning the most valuable victory in a month against KT on the 14th of last month, it was a valuable victory in more than a month.
Aldred struck out Hong Chang-ki and Moon Sung-joo on three pitches in a row in the bottom of the first inning. He played with Austin Dean until the eighth pitch, but even this one ended with a strikeout, starting the first inning in a good mood.
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LG hitters didn't stay still. He began adjusting his at-bat position and timing to respond to Aldred's sweeper coming in with a big curve from the outside. However, Aldred proved his outstanding pitching by batting three batters in the fourth inning. By striking out Moon Bo-kyung, the first batter in the bottom of the fifth inning, he set a new record for the most strikeouts in a single game since entering the KBO League.
Aldred sprayed sweeper again in the full count match against Park Dong-won after one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, but he eventually allowed his first on-base as he left the zone significantly. However, in Oh Ji-hwan's subsequent at-bat, he easily reached the winning requirements by leading to a double play by the third baseman and finishing the inning in three batters.
Aldred is back on the mound in the seventh inning. Aldred, who grounded out Moon Sung-joo for the first batter, allowed Austin the only hit of the day. When Moon Bo-kyung grounded out to the second base, pitcher coach Jung Jae-hoon took the mound. KIA fans cheered for Aldred coming down the mound.
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Aldred also broke his KBO League record for the most innings and most strikeouts in a game. On this record "Today seems to have thrown the most innings, including during the U.S.A"So I had a little desire to finish it by the seventh inning. I'm sorry (for not finishing the seventh inning), but I followed the coaching staff's decision for the team."
Aldred smiled "I had my debut stage in Jamsil, and today is my second appearance in Jamsil" and "I was really impressed by the loud cheering and shouting from the fans, and I'm even more happy that the team won"
Jamsil = Reporter Park Sang-kyung ppark@sportschosun.com
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