In the semi-PO 5 games, 117 pitches 'El Dongwon'PO, we'll finish... Can Jeon Kyung-gi play again? "Of course. The team has to win."
Oct 13, 2024
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Eliaser Hernandez, who left Casey Kelly in tears and brought her. In his first appearance against Doosan, when he pitched five innings of two hits (one home run), seven strikeouts, and one run with strong pitching fastballs and good control, he seemed to be "chewing" the KBO League. However, there was also an increasing amount of anxiety. It was that once the batting order went around, it started to hit and had a lot of long balls.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop decided to send two starting pitchers to the bullpen in the semi-playoff to strengthen the unstable bullpen, but Hernandez was a key figure. I need more when I have good ball power and block it from the back. And Hernandez showed phenomenal pitching in all five semi-PO games. He posted a hold in the second game of his first win, and made saves in the third and fifth games. In particular, Game 3 was supposed to be rested, but he prepared because his arms were in good condition, and when closer Yoo Young-chan was chased by 6-5, one point after being hit by a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning, he came to the mound and grabbed two out-counts with four balls and took the save. In Game 4, he took the mound at the end of the eighth inning, when the score was tied at 5-5, and stopped two innings until the end of the ninth inning, and then volunteered to take the mound at the end of the 10th inning if he scored a point in the top of the 10th inning. Coach Yeom also said he was touched by the heart for Hernandez's team. In Game 5, he took the mound again in the top of the ninth inning with a 4-1 lead and finished the series without losing a point.
Coach Yeom as well as Lim Chan-kyu, who won the semi-PO MVP, applauded Hernandez for his fighting spirit, saying, `The MVP in my heart.'
It's never easy to take the mound in all five games. In particular, Hernandez was a starter, so it is not natural to suddenly come out of the bullpen and throw every day, so even if there are not many pitches, it is very difficult.
Hernandez didn't expect it to be like this either. "Actually, I didn't know I would take the mound like this. Still, I'm very satisfied that I did what I can, and even more, I feel the best because the team won." "And in this situation, I have to sacrifice a certain part to help the team, but I wanted to help my colleagues, so I sacrificed myself, and I'm satisfied that it led to a good result," he said.
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He got the save and put his feet in a circle with his teammates shoulder to shoulder He also performed LG's unique victory ceremony. Hernandez seems to share the joy and admiration that he finished the game and finished it", explaining the pleasure of the ceremony.
In the playoff against the Samsung Lions, he confirmed his position with a complete finish. Since it's the end, they don't take the mound when they win or lose by a big margin. Coach Yeom said, `We decided that it would be better to throw it as a closer because Hernandez's fatigue was accumulated.'
When Hernandez, who threw 117 pitches in seven ⅓ innings in five games for a week, asked if he would take the mound if he could save in the first round of the PO against Samsung on the 13th after a day off, he said, "Of course. The team needs to win" When asked if he could play all five games in the playoffs, Hernandez made a strange expression and smiled "Of course." Jun.PO MVP Lim Chan-gyu said, "Please protect Hernandez's shoulders." to protect Hernandez.
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