LG Coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop

Yeom Gyeong-yeop LG coach "I'm satisfied with Lee Jeong-yong's forkball... We're also starting baseball"

Lee Jeong-yong (27, LG Twins)'s strong pitching gave LG coach Yeom Kyung-yeop (55) the confidence that "we can play starting baseball, too."

Coach Yeom said, "Yesterday, Jung Yong-yi threw a very hopeful pitch," ahead of the home game against Kiwoom Heroes, 온라인카지노 a professional baseball game held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 3rd.

Lee Jung-yong started against Kiwoom in Jamsil on the 2nd and pitched well with 3 hits and no runs in 6 innings.

Although they were not able to win the starting game due to lack of support from the other line, LG won 6-3 thanks to Lee Jung-yong's victory over Ahn Woo-jin (Kiwoom), who is said to be the best pitcher in the KBO League, in the starting matchup.

On the 2nd, An Woo-jin gave up 6 hits and allowed 4 runs in 6 innings.

Director Yeom saw Lee Jung-yong's rebound as a 'pokeball'.

He said, "Yesterday, Lee Jung-yong put the forkball into the strike zone or threw it as a manned ball, and used it very appropriately. "he said.

In fact, Lee Jeong-yong mainly pitched forkball (27 pitches).

He threw a forkball more often than a fastball (22 pitches), a slider (12 pitches), and a curve ball (9 pitches).

Lee Jung-yong, who joined LG in 2019 and only pitched in relief in the first team, started for the first time against the Lotte Giants on June 25 (2 innings, 3 hits and 1 run), and on July 2, KIA Tigers (3 innings, 3 hits and no runs) , on July 9, in a game against Lotte (7 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned runs in 3 innings), he also pitched as a starter and pitched short innings.

Lee Jung-yong, who struggled against kt wiz on July 27 with 7 hits and 4 runs in 4 innings, made Yeom happy by fighting back with '6 scoreless innings' in his first appearance in August.

Manager Yeom said, "If you throw like this, there is no need to remove Lee Jeong-yong from the starting lineup.

Lee Jung-yong, who used to throw fastballs and sliders, has learned how to use the forkball.

It will be better if he refines the curve," he said. I plan to give it more time.

Lee Ji-gang can be used as a long relief," he said, welcoming Lee Jeong-yong's long innings.

When Adam Plutko, who is taking a short break in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), returns, LG plans to build a starting lineup with Plutko, Casey Kelly, Choi Won-tae, Lim Chan-gyu, and Lee Jeong-yong. Director Yeom explained,

"Kim Yun-shik plans to throw the ball on the day Lee Jeong-yong is on the mound. It is to prepare for the situation."

LG, which is running in the lead, ranks first in both team batting average (0.283) and team ERA (3.57) this season.

However, the starting pitcher's ERA was pushed to fourth place with a 3.96 ERA. The 'starting team', which was the last concern of coach Yeom, is also rising to the top level.

The average ERA of the LG starters in the last 5 games is 2.17, which is 3rd.

As Choi Won-tae was recruited through a trade and Lee Jung-yong became accustomed to the starting position, the power of LG's starting team increased both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Director Yeom Kyung-yeop smiled broadly, saying, "Now we can play starting baseball. It's very encouraging."