'Jun PO Mr. Zero' LG Son Joo-young "I am confident in the PO that will be the starting pitcher"
'Jun PO Mr. Zero' LG Son Joo-young "I am confident in the PO that will be the starting pitcher"
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Even though the timing of his appearance has changed, Son Ju-young (25, LG Twins) is a 'key player in this year's postseason' selected by LG manager Yeom Gyeong-yeop (56).
Son Ju-young, who pitched a perfect game with 1 win, 1 hold, and an ERA of 0 (7⅓ innings, 2 hits, no runs, 11 strikeouts) in 2 games as a bullpen pitcher throwing long innings in the semi-playoff against KT Wiz of professional baseball, returned to his position as a 'starting pitcher' in the playoff against Samsung Lions.
Coach Yeom considered having Son Ju-young start in the second game of the PO on the 14th, but decided to send him out in the third game on the 16th to give him more rest.
Son Ju-young welcomed his opportunity to start in Game 3, saying, "I think it would be good to recover a little more and have a good game with better form."
In the third inning of the third game, Son Ju-young came on early and pitched 5⅓ innings, allowing 2 hits, no runs, and striking out 7, earning a relief win.
Son Ju-young, who threw 64 pitches in Game 3, came back as a relief pitcher in Game 5 of the semi-PO after only two days of rest, and pitched two perfect innings (29 pitches) with no hits, no runs, one walk, and four strikeouts.
Thanks to Son Ju-young and Eliez Hernandez (2 saves, 1 hold, 0 ERA), 파워볼사이트 LG filled the bullpen weakness and advanced to the playoffs with 3 wins and 2 losses.
Coach Yeom, who had been looking ahead to the PO and the Korean Series, decided to put Son Ju-young back in the lead starting with the PO and establish a four-starter system.
In this year's regular season, Son Ju-young started in 27 games and appeared as a relief pitcher in the final 28th game, posting a season record of 9 wins, 10 losses, and an ERA of 3.79.
His ERA ranked 8th overall, and among native pitchers, he ranked 2nd after Won Tae-in (3.66, Samsung).