'I'm sorry. There is no bullpen'Ace, who struggled, evaporation of nine wins as soon as he came down
Jul 14, 2024
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KIA Tigers 'Ace' James Nail took the mound as a starting pitcher against Gwangju SSG Landers on the 14th and allowed seven hits, three strikeouts, three walks, and three runs in five ⅔ innings. Retired to the final record 'Noddyssey'.
The crisis has come since the start of the game. After allowing leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi to double on the first pitch in the top of the first inning, Nail began to shake as a wild pitch came out. He then allowed a timely hit to the right in the game against the next batter, Choo Shin-soo, giving up the first run too easily.
And the next batter, Choi Jung, induced a ground ball to the third base, but third baseman Kim Do-young failed to make a complete catch and became an infield hit. It was not recorded as an error, but it was a disappointing result.
Nail, who caught a double play against Guillermo Herredia in the crisis of first and second bases with no outs, overcame the crisis with difficulty, and even Han Yu-seom struck out swinging. He allowed consecutive hits to hitters 1st to 3rd, but stopped with just one run.
However, the second inning was also difficult. We faced a crisis after two outs. After allowing a hit to Jung Joon-jae, he even gave up a steal to second base, and Ko Myung-joon's hit became an infield hit to shortstop. Nail, who faced Jihoon Choi again with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, was hit by an RBI timely hit to the right and allowed the second run.
There were a lot of pitches from the beginning. As the ball control shook, there were many balls, and the number of pitches naturally increased.
However, the nails persisted. After finishing the inning without any more runs in the second inning, leadoff hitter Choi Jung allowed a hit ball in the third inning, but Herredia's outfield flyer Han Yu-sum's second baseman straight hit led to a double out, overcoming the crisis.
Nail also gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Park Sung-han in the fourth inning, and after two outs, a sudden straight walk came out of Ko Myung-joon's at-bat, but he did not lose a point. Meanwhile, KIA's batters scored three points and held on to a lead of one point.
Three out for the first time in the top of the fifth inning. With more than 90 pitches, Nail also took the mound in the sixth inning. This is because KIA's bullpen situation is not easy recently. In this three consecutive games, Hwang Dong-ha's sluggishness and Yoon Young-chul's injured steel plate have caused bullpen bleeding as the starting pitcher goes down the mound before the third inning for two consecutive days. I had no choice but to entrust Nail with as many innings as possible.
Nail caused another crisis in the top of the sixth inning by allowing a hit to leadoff hitter Han Yoo-sum and a walk to Park Sung-han. However, Kim Min-sik's surprise bunt became a double play in front of the catcher, and he was able to overcome a big crisis. Two outs and runners on second base. He pitched 105 pitches. Eventually, the KIA bench removed his nails and put Lee Joon-young on the mound. Nail came down the mound with applause and cheers from the crowd. It was a courtesy to overcome many crises with the least number of runs.
But as soon as he came down, a division broke out. When second pitcher Lee Joon-young allowed a walk to first batter Jung Joon-jae and was hit by Ko Myung-joon for an RBI tie, Nail's nine wins of the season evaporated like that.
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