PS debut match 153km pang pang pang. 5 1/1 innings, 6K 3 runs. Two-run shot was disappointing.
Oct 05, 2024
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In the first round of the semi-playoff against KT Wiz in Jamsil on the 5th, N.S. started and recorded five hits (one home run) with two walks, six strikeouts and three runs in five ⅓ innings. He was replaced by Kim Jin-sung in the top of the sixth inning with a walk and a hit with one out and runners on the first and third bases.
Ence won 13 wins and 6 losses with a 4.19 ERA this season, tied for third place with multiple wins and No. 1 place in the team.
Although he was recruited as the first starter, it is regrettable that there is no clear decision compared to the powerful fastball. Still, he consistently kept LG's starting rotation by utilizing high strike zones.
In the game against KT, he pitched in two games and became a winning pitcher, but his ERA was 5.25, which was not very good.
In Suwon on June 8, he became a winning pitcher with an 8-2 victory by recording four hits (one home run), five walks, four strikeouts and two runs in five innings, and in Suwon on August 30, he became a winning pitcher with his team's 11-7 victory by recording nine hits (two home runs), one walk, five strikeouts and five runs in seven innings.
Since he took the mound against the Doosan Bears on September 22 and became a winning pitcher with eight hits (one homer) and three strikeouts and five runs (four earned runs) in six innings, he has been preparing for the first game by resting for more than 10 days.
I got enough rest and my cognitive ball was full of energy. From the first inning, he beat KT's batters with a fast fastball of more than 150km.
Ence, who handled the lead Kim Min-hyuk with a ground ball in front of the pitcher in the top of the first inning, struck out Rojas with a 150km fastball, and No. 3 Jang Sung-woo struck out with a 135km cutter.
However, he got a blow in the top of the second inning. After allowing the lead Kang Baek-ho to hit right-center, he was hit by No. 5 Moon Sang-chul with a two-run shot over the left fence. Moon Sang-chul properly grabbed a 151km high fastball from 1B and made it a home run.
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In the top of the third inning, he allowed his first walk to No. 2 Rojas, but he hit all three other batters and allowed no runs.
In the top of the fourth inning, he struck out a swing and miss with a cutter that fell after a full-count battle with the leader Kang Baek-ho to the 12th pitch, followed by Moon Sang-chul with a ground ball in front of the shortstop and Oh Yoon-seok's strong hit with a line drive to end it with three outs.
Austin's timely hit in the bottom of the fourth inning led to a 1-2, one-run gap, but Ence lost a point unfortunately in the top of the fifth inning. It was good to take the lead Hwang Jae-gyun with a strikeout, but he gave up one run by allowing consecutive doubles to Bae Jeong-dae No. 8 and Shim Woo-joon No. 9. No. 1 Kim Min-hyuk also allowed a well-hit ball, but fortunately, it flew in front of the shortstop and was caught on a line drive, and second baseman Shim Woo-joon also managed to overcome the crisis as he was out due to a late return.
He was in crisis again in the top of the sixth inning. Ence, who allowed a walk to the lead Rojas, caught Jang Sung-woo on a fly to center field, but was hit over the height of the shortstop, which was missed by Kang Baek-ho, with one out and runners on the first and third bases, and Kim Jin-sung was put on Moon Sang-chul's at-bat because the LG bench decided that any more runs could be handed over. Kim Jin-sung handled Moon Sang-chul with a double play in front of the third baseman, ending the inning.
Ence, who threw 87, sprayed 38 fastballs with a maximum speed of 153km, 23 changeups and 20 cutters. Four curves and two sliders were added to this.
indyk@sportschosun.com
