LG also had 179 wins → Yang Hyun-jong, 235th day in ninth place... Should I wake up today? Kim Do-young is coming!
LG also had 179 wins → Yang Hyun-jong, 235th day in ninth place... Should I wake up today? Kim Do-young is coming!
Blog Article
The ninth move of Yang Hyeon-jong, the "great pitcher" of the KIA Tigers, is getting longer. Yang Hyeon-jong has been in place for 235 days with 180 wins in his career.
Yang will take the mound as the starting pitcher at the LG Twins match in the 2025 KBO League at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on Saturday. The starting pitcher for LG is left-handed rookie Son Joo-young.스포츠토토
Yang had no win in five games this season and only lost three games. He cannot be solely blamed on his luck. He has allowed 20 runs (18 earned runs) in 25 ⅔ innings with an earned run average of 6.31. He has an on-base allowed rate of 1.79 (WHIP) and a hit rate of 0.340 per inning. He still has 0 quality start.
However, he pitched well against KT on Wednesday, the previous day, signaling a rebound. He displayed pitching performance that was close to a quality start by allowing three runs in five ⅓ innings.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho expected Yang to overcome this small ordeal soon.
Manager Lee Bum-ho said, "He's a player who's been over nine moves so far. In the case of his last appearance, Yang Hyun-jong seems to have only thought of the team. I'm sorry that I didn't keep the quality start even though I pitched well."
Manager Lee Bum-ho then said, "There are more wins to be made. I talked a lot with the pitching coach as well as myself. I think it will be resolved soon." "He is a player who can win more than 200 games. I will trust him and wait for him."
Coincidentally, LG was the opponent team for Yang's 179th win. On Sept. 3, 2024, he became the winning pitcher for three runs and six innings against LG. Yang appeared in 77 games against LG. He was strong with 29 wins and 15 losses and an average score of 3.30.
It was also the comeback match for Kia's superstar Kim Do-young. MVP Kim Do-young, who injured his hamstring right after the season play-off, focused on rehabilitation for a month. At a match against Samsung in the Futures League on Sunday, he recorded one hit from two times at bat, showing off his strong performance.
Son, the starting pitcher of the LG Twins, has three wins and one loss with an ERA of 3.81 in five games this season. Son has won three consecutive games in the opening three games. However, she has slowed down in the recent two games. He lost six runs in three innings against Doosan on the 13th and was withdrawn against SSG on the 19th with three scoreless innings.
LG and KIA desperately need to win. Both teams met NC and Samsung in three consecutive games during the week and suffered a losing series. If the team loses today (25th), it will lose consecutive games. KIA will face three consecutive losses. Attention is focusing on whether Yang will finally overcome the ninth move or Son Joo-young will rebound.