“I pitched aggressively because I had good chemistry with Kim Tae-gun, and I’m glad that I got a good result.” 메이저사이트
The KIA Tigers won 2-0 over the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 13th.
KIA’s starting pitcher Nail garnered 10 wins in this season by pitching four hits, six strikeouts and no runs in five innings. Notably, Nail has become a pitcher with 10 wins outside of KIA for the first time in four years since Aaron Brooks (11 wins) and Drew Gagnon (11 wins) in the 2020 season.
Nail pitched five scoreless innings to secure her 10th win. In the bottom of the first inning, Nail faced a crisis, as she was crowded with runners on the second and third bases. With hits by the first-runner Lee Joo-hyung and Song Seong-min, Nail allowed Choi Joo-hwan to fly to the left field, but allowed Song to steal second base at Lim’s at-bat, putting her on the verge of losing points at the second and third bases. Here, she struck out Lim and finished the inning without losing a point.
Nails were difficult even in the bottom of the second inning. He allowed a double to Kim after one out, and secured Kim to the third base when hitting a ground ball to Lee Seung-won’s shortstop. With his team facing a crisis of deep runs continuously, he handled Park Joo-hong to the left field without losing a point again this time. He was neat in the bottom of the third inning. He grounded out to Lee Ju-hyeong, struck out three pitches, and hit out to first baseman Song Seong-moon, ending the inning with three outs.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Nail allowed Won Sung-joon to have an infield hit in front of the first baseman after Choi Joo-hwan’s second baseman groundout and Lim Byung-wook struck out, but he continued his good pitching by striking out Kim Gun-hee. In the bottom of the fifth inning, he completed the pitch after dealing with a grounder to the first baseman Kim Tae-jin and a strikeout to the first baseman, Park Joo-hong, and Lee Ju-hyung’s third strikeout inning.
Manager Lee Bum-ho applauded, saying, “Since Nail has to take the mound twice this week, we replaced the pitcher a little early on, and the result was good. Congratulations on Nail’s 10th win.”
“Overall, I’m glad that I pitched aggressively because I had good chemistry with Kim Tae-gun, which turned out to be a good result in today’s game,” Nail said.
He added, “I think it’s very meaningful to achieve 10 wins for the first time in the KBO League. Despite today’s away game, I’m doubly happy to pitch without losing a point.”
With Nail’s good pitching, he said, “My family came to Korea last week. (My father, brother, and sister-in-law) They came to the baseball stadium to cheer me up, and I was able to play meaningfully,” and added, “I am satisfied that I have won 10 games in front of my family.”
“Right now, all of our players are doing their best in every game. I will also prepare well for the next game so that I can keep my team ranking until the end of the season,” Nail said.
Finally, he said, “Thank you for coming to the baseball stadium and supporting me today. I really want to repay you with good results this season.”