It was a little disappointing about the pitching of kt ace Eom Sang-baek, from home runs to checks and errors.
KT Wiz pitcher Eom Sang-baek started as a starter in the 2023 KBO League demonstration game against the LG Twins held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 23rd.
Eom Sang-baek had been in the demonstration game before the match and recorded an ERA of 0 with 3 strikeouts in 5 innings. He started in the bullpen against Kiwoom Heroes on the 13th and as a starter against Samsung Lions on the 18th.
The first start was good. Seo Geon-chang, center fielder, Park Hae-min, first baseman ground ball, and Austin James Dean, third baseman ground ball, made a tripartite inning.
Episode 2 was a bit of a crisis. He struck out lead hitter Oh Ji-hwan and quickly got two outs by turning Park Dong-won into a floating ball in left field. However, Moon Bo-gyeong hit and Hong Chang-ki walked, so they became 1st and 2nd base with 2nd runner. Fortunately, Song Chan-eui turned the pitcher into a ground ball and scored no runs.
In the 3rd and 4th innings, he couldn’t show a pitch like Eom Sang-baek. In the 3rd inning, lead batter Kim Ki-yeon allowed a home run that went over the left fence and gave up one run. He then struck out Seo Geon-chang for shortstop fly, Park Hae-min for shortstop ground ball, and Austin for swinging and striking out. It was fine until here.
In the 4th inning, lead batter Oh Ji-hwan gave up a double to left-center. Afterwards, while trying to keep Oh Ji-hwan in check, Oh Ji-hwan made a mistake in checking and throwing, and Oh Ji-hwan went to third base. Immediately after, Park Dong-won allowed a double, increasing the number of runs to 2. He immediately gave up a walk to Moon Bo-kyung. Fortunately, Hong Chang-ki was struck out and Song Chan-eui was turned into a floating ball in center field.
Um Sang-baek was here.메이저놀이터 Before facing Kim Ki-yeon in the previous at-bat, kt changed mounds. Eom Sang-baek was put down and Kim Young-hyun was put in. Kim Young-hyeon eliminated the runner’s run left by Eom Sang-baek.
On this day, Eom Sang-baek recorded 4 hits, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts and 2 runs in 3.2 innings. 71 pitches.
Last season, Um Sang-baek recorded 11 wins, 2 losses and an average ERA of 2.95, and had a career high season with a double-digit multiplier in his first season of debut. In addition, he recorded an odds ratio of 0.846 and also won the title of the odds king.
Meanwhile, the game is in the top of the fifth with LG leading 2-1.