As the team changes, the good feeling is that the ERA of 7 consecutive losses against LG for 3 years 9.60 → 3 scoreless innings trade is the turning point.
Mar 03, 2025
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Left-handed starter Oh Won-seok, who came from SSG Landers to KT Wiz in a one-on-one trade with Kim Min, crossed a big mountain.
Oh Won-seok started in a practice game against the LG Twins at Kinosa Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on the 2nd and recorded one hit, two walks, and four strikeouts in three innings. You might say, 'What's the big deal about throwing well in practice games?' but it's different that Oh Won-seok threw well against LG. This is because Oh Won-seok has been too weak against LG.
Oh Won-seok, who graduated from Yatapo and joined the SK Wyverns as the first designated player in 2020, took the mound in a total of 16 games (13 starts) against LG until last year alone, with only 3 wins, 8 losses and an 8.25 ERA.
Only in 2021, the performance was good. In seven games (four starts), he had a 3-1 record with a 6.00 ERA. He had three wins, but his ERA was not that good. Still, on October 6, 2021, he became a winning pitcher with four hits, no four outs, eight strikeouts, and two runs in six innings in Jamsil. And that was his last win against LG.
From 2022 to last year, the ERA reached a whopping 9.60 with seven losses without winning a total of nine games. Last year, he played in three games against LG, with two losses and an 8.25 ERA.
KT manager Lee Kang-chul explained that Oh Won-seok's starting appearance against LG was a coincidence because he took the mound in order according to the game.
Is it because the team changed. Oh Won-seok brightened his outlook for this season by pitching well without allowing any runs to LG.
In the bottom of the first inning, he allowed No. 2 Austin Dean to walk after a full count match, followed by a right-handed hit by No. 3 Kim Hyun-soo, putting him on the verge of a crisis with one out and runners on first and second bases. I couldn't help but think of the weak performance against LG. However, after striking out No. 4 Moon Bo-kyung, he finished the bottom of the first inning by handling No. 5 Oh Ji-hwan with a fly to left field. It was a short hit, but left fielder Jang Jin-hyuk ran forward and saved Oh Won-seok with a sliding catch.
Oh Won-seok found stability, perhaps because of the lake rain. In the bottom of the second inning, he struck out No. 6 Park Dong-won, No. 7 Park Hae-min, and No. 8 Koo Bon-hyuk with a fly to center field, and in the bottom of the third inning, he gave up a walk to Hong Chang-ki after one out, but he struck out Austin and Moon Bo-kyung in a row and finished his pitching.
Oh Won-seok, who sprayed a total of 59 balls on the day, played a good game with LG hitters by mixing up to 145km of fastballs, sliders, changeups, and curves.
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No matter how much it was a practice game, it couldn't help but bother me because it was against LG. Oh Won-seok said, `It was so bad against LG that I became conscious because I was a person.' `But it's a team we have to deal with when the season goes on. It's a practice game, but I think not scoring points will help my confidence."
Now that the team has changed, I hope that the relationship between natural enemies will also change. "There were a lot of bad afterimages against LG, but I hope today will be the turning point."Oh Won-seok said, "I think I have a good feeling because the team is changing."
Since the game against LG was not good during the SSG period, he might have wanted to avoid the game against LG. Oh Won-seok said, `But even when I was at SSG, I didn't want to play against LG. I wanted to win quickly"I didn't feel like the left-handed hitters on the other team were good at hitting my ball, but the left-handed hitters at LG were good. I tried everything before LG, but it didn't work, so I thought 'Is it just not working?'."
Expectations are high for a new chemistry with catcher Jang Sung-woo. "For sure, Sungwoo does a different ball mix than he would have done at Landers." "It was unfamiliar because it felt like it was his first time doing it, but the results came out well." When he is aggressive, he is aggressive and sometimes defensive. I think I'll be good at it. Today is a practice game and I'm in the process of finding my senses, so I kept being aggressive."
Oh Won-seok was quite excited to be in the starting lineup for KT. I thought KT's starters were good, so I had a lot to learn. Oh Won-seok thought KT's selection was the best even when he was at the Landers. I thought I could learn a lot from synergy. This seemed like a good opportunity for me"I want to do well here. My goal as a starting pitcher is to win 10 games, and I really want to win at KT"It revealed its goal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
