The strength of the 'crazy' novice finish, 5 out saves '4 times' + 4 out saves '3 times'…"MVP in the first half"
The strength of the 'crazy' novice finish, 5 out saves '4 times' + 4 out saves '3 times'…"MVP in the first half"
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LG Twins pitcher Yoo Young-chan is continuing his amazing pitching in his first year as the closing pitcher. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop picked Yoo Young-chan as the best player in the team in the first half of the year.
In the game between LG and Kiwoom held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Friday, LG led the game 3-1 until the seventh inning. Starting pitcher Lim Chan-kyu (one run in six innings) and Kim Jin-seong (one scoreless inning) in the seventh inning, left-hander Lee Sang-young took the mound against Kiwoom's top left-handed batters in the eighth inning.
Lee Sang-young caught Lee Ju-hyung out with a ground ball to the second base, but Dawson was on base with a hit ball and Kim Hye-sung was walked, making it a crisis with one out and runners on first and second bases.
The LG Twins put in closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan early. Yoo Young-chan was unable to control folk balls, and allowed Song to walk in the eighth pitch. With one hit, Choi grounded out to the second base to secure a 3-2 score. With two outs and runners on the first and third bases, Yoo grounded out to the second base to secure a one-run lead.
Yoo Young-chan had a three-out strikeout in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing one walk and one strikeout in 1.2 innings to post "five-out saves." LG finished the first half of the year in second place with the victory.
When asked about his multi-inning performance after the game, Yoo said, "As I am in an important situation, I am only participating in the game with the intention of protecting my team's victory rather than playing in the eighth inning. It was a bit different from what I expected in the eighth inning, and it was difficult to balance. I tried to throw as well as I could under the circumstances."
Yoo Young-chan, who was nominated by LG in the second fifth round (43rd place) of the 2020 Rookie Draft, made his debut in the first team last year after completing his military service.
Starting as the chasing group last year, he played as a must-winner, and posted an earned run average of 3.44 with six wins, three losses and one save and 12 holds in 67 games. He displayed outstanding performance in his first year since debut. He also displayed deep guts. He had one hold and one run (ERA of 1.50) in six innings in three games.
As Ko Woo-seok advanced to the U.S. last winter, the finishing position became vacant. Coach Yeom selected Yoo Young-chan early as a new finish without much thought.
Yoo Young-chan showed brilliant pitching thanks to Yeom's belief. He pitched in 37 games in the first half, recording 5-3 with 18 saves and one hold with an ERA of 1.82. He pitched 39.2 innings and had 36 hits, 17 walks, 48 strikeouts, a .238 WHIP 1.34, and two Blon saves. He ranks third in saves and has the lowest ERA among league closer pitchers with more than 10 saves.
What stands out most is multi-inning. Out of 37 games, he pitched multi-inning games 10 times. From the 10 games in which he pitched multi-inning games, he had three four-out relief wins, three four-out saves and four-out saves.
Yoo Young-chan pitched with the bases loaded with one out in the eighth inning, leading 9-4 against Changwon NC on April 30, and recorded five-out saves. He also pitched in the eighth inning against Kiwoom on April 4, securing his victory. 메이저사이트
Multiple innings is a burden to bullpen pitchers. Notably, "four-out saves" or "five-out saves" are tremendous burdens to closer pitchers. Yoo Young-chan made a total of seven successful saves in the first half alone, even though he was in charge of finishing the game for the first time.
This year, Yoo Young-chan often takes the mound in the 8th inning due to lack of must-winners due to Ham Deok-ju's injury and Jung Woo-young's poor performance. Manager Yeom is putting Yoo Young-chan early in the game that he must catch. Manager Yeom picked "Son Joo-young, who did well in the rotation without skipping the 5th starter and Yoo Young-chan, who did a good job in the first half."
Looking back on the first half of the year, Yoo said, "I am satisfied that I have been giving fewer walks than last year. The unfortunate thing is that when I took the mound with a runner in the eighth inning, I often let a runner (home) in."
"I'm looking forward to my first All-Star Game, and I'm looking forward to it, and I hope the fans will have a fun All-Star Game together," he said.