Yang Hyun-jong's first win, which was difficult...1 win that gives KIA a boost
Yang Hyun-jong's first win, which was difficult...1 win that gives KIA a boost
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Yang Hyun-jong (37, KIA) led his team to a 13-1 complete victory against Kiwoom in Gocheok on the 5th with five hits, two walks, five strikeouts and one run in six innings. KIA has lost three consecutive games, and Yang Hyeon-jong has won 180 games in his first win of the season and the second in KBO League history in his seventh appearance.
Yang Hyun-jong's first win of this season, who had also won 20 games in a season in the KBO League, came after twists and turns. Yang Hyun-jong, who lost before winning against Gwangju NC on March 23, his first appearance, did his part with three runs (one earned) in six innings against Hanwha in Daejeon on the 29th, but his team lost and failed to win.먹튀검증
Yang did not display his skills until April. He lost two games and posted an 8.24 earned run average in four games. While his team was at the bottom of the lineup due to the main hitters' injury in the early days of the season, even the first Korean starter Yang Hyun-jong failed to play his part. Kia has only had one win and five losses in six games that Yang played as the starting pitcher through April.
For KIA, which has strong foreign one-two punch of James Nail and Adam Oler for the first time in a long time, Yang Hyun-jong was desperate to rebound. This is because it is calculated that if Yang Hyun-jong and Kim Do-hyun, who are showing off their skills this season after Nail and Oler, are supported, at least they will not fall behind in the starting lineup's competitiveness.
For this reason, Kia Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho picked Yang as a key player for this season. "Only when Yang Hyun-jong survives can Yang continue to win consecutive games. This is the most important key. We are preparing hard to revive by exercising such as running," Lee said.
Victory over Kiwoom is a promising outcome for Yang as well as for Kia, which now has to narrow its gap with the top ranks. Kiwoom is considered the weakest team in the competition, but its starter made a quality start (more than six innings with three earned runs or less), its batters exploded and won the title with good performance for the first time in a long time. Only when the team plays such games more often can Kia, which is ranking seventh, rise again.
Yang has one win and three losses with a 5.89 ERA in seven games (36.2 innings) as of this season. Although his performance falls short of his name, he still has 20 more games to play. Yang is the only starting pitcher who pitched 170 innings for 10 consecutive seasons in the history of the league until last season.