I caught 8K, but KIA Lauer cried again 'Home Run Team' at Samsung's two shots
Oct 25, 2024
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Daegu Lions Park on the 25th.
KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho said this about Eric Lauer, who announced his starting pitcher in Game 3 of the Korean Series against the Samsung Lions.
Lauer wearing KIA uniform as a substitute player. The opponent for his KBO League debut was Samsung. But it wasn't a very good memory. On August 11, he gave up four runs in three ⅓ innings against Gwangju Samsung. He started in the U.S. Major League Baseball and continued to play in Triple-A in the Minor League before joining the team, but he did not easily avoid the Samsung bat. Game 3 of the Korean Series is a return match that took place in about two months. With Samsung's bat on the edge of the cliff expected to turn even fiercer due to its second consecutive loss, the key was whether Lauer would hold out.
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A series of matches to end the game. Lauer struck out Kim Ji-chan and Ryu Ji-hyuk in a row in the bottom of the first inning, and even Kang Min-ho made a fly ball to start the game. Both the fastball pitch of more than 150 kilometers and the breaking ball control that stabbed the corner of the zone were inferior.
In the second inning, he also got help from the fielders. After one out, he gave up a shortstop hit to Kim Heon-gon, but Park Byung-ho's ground ball was doubled by third baseman Kim Do-young to finish the inning with three batters. When the double play was completed, Lauer also roared with clenched fists.
However, one missed pitch led to a loss. A 151km fastball distributed to Lee Sung-kyu after one loss in the bottom of the third inning drove to the high course in the middle, and became a solo shot to the left fence. Lauer struck out Lee Jae-hyun and gave up a heavy hit to Kim Ji-chan, but he did not allow any more runs as Ryu grounded out to shortstop. He quickly found stability in the fourth inning, including a three-way exit.
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The gap narrowed to one point in the top of the sixth inning when KIA scored a chase point. However, Lauer was in crisis again in the bottom of the sixth inning when the first pitch distributed to the first batter Kim Ji-chan led to a hit to the right. Eventually, pitching coach Jung Jae-hoon took the mound, and Lauer handed over the mound to Jang Hyun-sik. Five hits (one homer) with no four outs, eight strikeouts, and two runs in five innings. It was enough pitching to erase the nightmare of his debut, but he couldn't overcome two home runs on the same day.
ppark@sportschosun.com
