The glove replacement was no use...ERA No. 1 colorless 5G consecutive home runs, and the batting line's background saved it

Jul 02, 2024

KIA-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium on the 7th. Nail that allowed a solo shot to Yang Seok-hwan with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.6.7/

His desperate efforts also came to nothing.

'KBO League's No. 1 ERA pitcher'James Nail (KIA Tigers) bowed again. Nail allowed four hits (one home run), two walks (one walk), seven strikeouts and four runs in five innings against the Samsung Lions at Lions Park in Daegu on the 2nd. 83 pitches in total.

I was shaken from the start. After giving up a walk to Lee Jae-hyun after one out in the bottom of the first inning, Koo Ja-wook hit a straight hit to left field?However, the body's fighting spirit sprayed on Kang Min-ho caught the bat and led to a two-run shot on the left side, allowing two runs. a home run in the last five consecutive games. Nail also allowed a hit to McKinnon, but struck out Ryu Ji-hyuk and came down the mound without additional runs.

The nail seemed to be stabilizing as he finished the bottom of the second inning with three batters. However, he lost an additional point due to an absurd mistake in the bottom of the third inning. The first and second bases with one out made by giving up a right-handed hit to the first batter, Kim Ji-chan, and walking Koo Ja-wook to base. Nail allowed his third run as he was hit by Kang Min-ho's timely hit to the left.

A game between Lotte and KIA at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 25th. KIA's nail is pitching as a starter. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.06.25/

The next match was against McKinnon. While Nail struck out swinging, the runners started all at once. Catcher Kim Tae-gun quickly threw to third base, creating a rundown situation. But while Samsung's runners were moving between the fielders, the KIA infield was in a hurry. However, while standing between the catcher and the third baseman, Nail bumped into the runner, and the third baseman declared interference with the base, Nail scored her fourth run. The official record is a pitcher's error.

KIA's batting lineup scored one point with the leadoff batter Kim Do-young's chase in the top of the fourth inning?ㅆHowever, he failed to take advantage of the chances of Na Sung-bum's double and Choi Won-joon's walk with two outs and runners on first and third bases. Nail waited for scoring support as she finished with a three-out in the fifth inning following the fourth inning, but KIA's batters failed to close the gap until the top of the sixth inning. In the end, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho put Jang Hyun-sik on the mound instead of nail at the start of the sixth inning.

Nails that were cruising at the beginning of the season. However, it slowed down in June. Not only homers but also long balls were allowed in each game, and runs were accumulated.

The LG-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 19th. Nail allowed Park Dong-won to score a tying two-run shot with no outs in the top of the seventh inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.6.19/

Nail replaced her gloves ahead of the match against Samsung. It is rare for pitchers who use gloves less often than fielders. It was an expression of the will to clean up the recent slump through change, but such efforts in the match against Samsung did not reach victory.

Still, Nail escaped defeat. KIA, which was trailing 1-4 until the seventh inning, led the game to extra time with a timely hit by Socrates Brito in the top of the ninth inning following Na Sung-bum's two-run shot in the top of the eighth inning, and at the same time erased Nail's loss.

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The glove replacement was no use...ERA No. 1 colorless 5G consecutive home runs, and the batting line's background saved it

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