Transformation of the finishing pitcher. It doesn’t happen overnight.
Lee Seung-hyeon (21)먹튀검증 of the Samsung Lions went through a harsh ceremony in the first game of the season.
In the first game of the season against KIA held at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 21st, Lee Seung-hyun took the mound in the bottom of the 9th inning with a 4-2 lead.
The first finish of the season in place of Oh Seung-hwan, who temporarily put down the finish for reorganization.
However, the psychological weight of the middle pitch and finish was the difference between heaven and earth. Lee Seung-hyun could not bear the weight.
In the bottom of the 9th inning, Lee Seung-hyun let lead batter Lee Chang-jin go on base with a left-handed hit. The pressure started. 1st and 2nd base safely with Socrates straight walk. Choi Hyung-woo was induced to miss swings one after another with two sliders and took the ball count to his advantage.
However, he was caught in the veteran’s goal of “I was looking at only one fastball.” On the third pitch, he was hit with a ball that was 146 km fast. He lost 4-5 with a three-run home run that went over the left fence. Amid the enthusiasm of 6870 fans who visited the baseball field, Lee bowed his head.
On the other hand, Oh Seung-hwan, who took the mound in the first hold situation, was also a guardian in the middle of the relief.
He took the mound as the 5th pitcher with 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base at the bottom of the 7th inning, which allowed a 4-2 chase, and recorded his first hold of the season with no runs. On July 27, 2022, the hold recorded in 268 days after the Pohang Hanwha match.
Oh Seung-hwan, who caught Byun Woo-hyeok on a catcher foul fly, had a difficult match with pinch hitter Kim Seon-bin, but walked on base and was driven to the base with 2 outs. However, with KIA’s game card, Hwang Dae-in, who was in the plate, struck out on a swing with a slider manned ball and finished the inning. He avoided a hit by spraying a fastball with a maximum speed of 147km and a sharp-angled slider on the border line.
Oh Seung-hwan, who climbed the mound with a smile, and Lee Seung-hyun, who climbed the mound with a firm expression. On the first day of changing positions, the contrast was mixed. Finishing is so hard.