Yoon became the first Korean to reach the five-win plateau
Yoon Young-cheol (20) of the Kia Tigers became the first Korean starter to reach the five-win plateau.
Yoon started the game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Sept. 9 and pitched five innings, giving up five hits, four walks, three runs and striking out four.
He allowed a hit in each inning, but did not give up a run. His fastball (27) topped out at 141 mph, and he mixed in a cutter (33), slider (12), curve (10), and changeup (7) to keep the Doosan bats in check.
In the first inning, he relied heavily on his fastball, but in the second inning, he started to utilize his cutter more.
The offense scored seven runs while Yoon was on the mound. In the end, the team won 8-2 and Yoon was the game-winning pitcher. His fifth win of the season.
It was also a valuable win for Kia. If they had dropped the game, they would have lost third place to Doosan. However, the team escaped a two-game losing streak to collect its 37th win of the season (26 wins, 1 loss) and moved within one game of Doosan (37 wins, 2 losses, 28 wins). 바카라사이트 KIA also closed the gap on first-place LG (38 wins, 2 losses, 51 wins) by 0.5 games.
After the game, Kia manager Lee Bum-ho praised Yoon Young-chul, saying, “He has been pitching a bit disappointing lately, but today he lived up to the manager’s expectations by pitching five scoreless innings.”
Yoon continued his strong performance against Doosan.
Prior to this game, Yoon was 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in two games against Doosan. “Both times I pitched against Doosan this year, I was fine. I tried to utilize a lot of good memories and play as fast as possible. I had some difficulties in the first inning, but I think it worked out because I got better in the second half.”
“As a starter, I wanted to pitch until the sixth inning. I didn’t want to go long from the beginning, but I tried to get one batter and one inning from the first inning to make sure. If the pitch count is low, I can pitch until the sixth inning, and if not, I think I pitched until the fifth inning to stop them as much as possible.”
Choi Jun-ho was the starting pitcher for Doosan. 온라인 슬롯 Choi Jun-ho is a second-year pitcher who was selected by Doosan in the first round (9th overall) of the 2023 rookie draft. He is the same age as Yoon Young-chul. Choi struggled early on, giving up four runs in four innings. “I didn’t think too much about it (facing Choi). The batters scored a lot of runs in the first inning, so I was able to throw comfortably,” he said.
Doosan tried to steal a double with runners on first and second in the bottom of the fifth, but the runner was caught at second on a throw from catcher Han Jun-soo. It was a moment of relief for Yoon. “I thought I was going to steal third base. I was surprised when (Han) threw the ball over my head, and I was fortunate to catch it,” he said.
Yoon had other things to thank Han Jun-soo for.
“Today, I used a lot of cutters in the early innings because my fastball wasn’t working. It worked out well. Jun-soo helped me a lot, so I think I pitched well again today.”
With the win, Yoon picked up his fifth win of the season. “Coach Lee told me to win five games in the first half this year. I still have one more half to go, but the batters scored a lot of runs, so I accumulated wins faster than I thought. “It’s good to win on the day I pitch, and even if I’m not the winning pitcher, I’m satisfied if I can win the game.” 토토사이트 추천 “The first thing is to throw a lot of innings. It’s my job to pitch as many innings as I can so they can win. So I want to throw a lot of innings,” he said.