NC new foreigner Parsons, 3 innings scoreless… Strikes out in a row at Choo Shin-soo
Hanwha Carpenter and Kingham also pass score… Moon Seung-won and Lee Young-ha sluggish
Kiwoom’s 900 million rookie Jang Jae-young scored 3 runs with 2 hits and 3 walks during the ⅔inning
Choo Shin-soo (39, SSG Landers), who finished his career in the US professional baseball major league and joined the Korean professional baseball, played in the first game but failed to produce a hit.
Shin-soo Choo participated as a starter before the opening of the demonstration game with the 2021 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League NC Dinos held at the NC Park in Changwon, Gyeongnam on the 21st.
Choo Shin-soo, who came out as the No. 2 designated hitter, retreated with two strikeouts and a floating ball in the outfield in three at-bats.
NC’s new foreign starting pitcher Wes Parsons predicted his performance this season with three innings, two hits, one walk, four strikeouts, and three strikeouts, including turning Choo Shin-soo into strikeouts.
Song Myeong-gi, who made the debut, raised expectations for this season starting as a starter by keeping 4 innings with 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout and 1 run.
NC won 11-3 with 14 hits, including three home runs from Minwoo Park, Heedong Kwon, and Myungki Lee.
On the other hand, SSG starter Moon Seung-won collapsed with 8 hits (3 home runs) in 2 innings, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts and 7 runs.
SSG’s first command tower, coach Kim Won-hyung, lost his first official KBO match.
At the Sajik Stadium in Busan, the Lotte Giants, who was enthusiastic about’big rookie’ Kim Jin-wook, defeated Kiwoom Heroes 6-1.
Kim Jin-wook, who joined Lotte in the second overall nomination last year, stepped forward as a starting pitcher and blocked 2⅔innings with no hits and zero runs.
It was a bit disappointing that he allowed two walks, but he blocked the hitting line by throwing a fast ball at a maximum speed of 146 km/h, a slider, and a curve evenly.
Kim Jin-wook sent his first batter Lee Yong-gyu to straight walk, and David Freitas, the second batter, was driven to the 0-3 ball count, then recovered the ball and turned it into a strikeout.
After that, Kim Jin-wook, who caught Lee Jung-hoo with a straight ball, sent Park Byeong-ho back to the walk, but he had to play Seo Kun-chang to deal with a floating ball to finish the first episode.
Kim Jin-wook, who found his confidence, went down after handling 5 batters in the 2nd and 3rd 2outs.
At the end of the 1st inning, the lead hitter Ahn Chi-hong took the initiative by hitting a solo home run against Kiwoom starter Ahn Woo-jin.
In the 3rd inning, Son Ah-seop added 1 point, and in the 5th inning, Dixon Machado took a 3-0 lead with a solo home run in the middle of the left.
Kiwoom lost 0-6 in the ninth inning, and Kim Soo-hwan struck a one-point home run against Lotte finisher Kim Won-joong to avoid a loss.
Kiwoom Ahn Woo-jin, who challenged the starting pitcher this season, threw up to 5 innings and scored 3 runs with 5 hits including 2 home runs.
Four strikeouts.
Kiwoom’s special rookie pitcher Jae-young Jang also appeared, but during the ⅔inning, he missed expectations with two hits and three walks.
Jang Jae-young climbed to the mound at the end of the 6th inning, behind 0-3, and was hit by a double by Shin Yong-soo, the leading batter.
Subsequently, after 3 runs through errors and walks, it was replaced without finishing the 6th.
Jang Jae-young, who received the highest amount among rookies this year with a down payment of 900 million won, threw a fast ball of 153 km/h, but his control was a problem.
In Jamsil Stadium, kt wiz defeated Doosan Bears 4-2.
Kt Sohn Joon, who won the rookie king last year, checked his condition by blocking with 6 hits and 2 runs in 4 innings.
However, Doosan starter Lee Young-ha was replaced with a left foot hit by kt Kang Baek-ho in the first inning.
Lee Young-ha, who faced 4 batters, scored 4 runs with 3 hits and 1 walk without catching 1 out count.
kt was won by 4-2 with Sohn Joon Joon-Go Young-pyo and Park Si-young.
The kt main gun Kang Baek-ho recorded three hits in three at-bats.
In Daegu, where a slum battle took place, the Samsung Lions beat the KIA Tigers 10-7.
At the end of the 8th inning against Samsung, Park Seung-gyu scored a point with an opponent’s error at the end of the 8th inning, and then Park Seung-gyu broke the game with a two-point home run left.
Samsung starter David Buchanan showed off the dignity of Ace by blocking 4 innings with 4 hits and a zero run.
KIA starter Kim Hyun-soo showed the possibility by recording only one run with three rounds without a hit during the 3⅔innings.
KIA third baseman Ryu Ji-hyuk made three hits in three at-bats.
In Daejeon, Hanwha Eagles beat the LG Twins 3-2 with Park Jung-hyun’s ending home run.
Hanwha starter Ryan Carpenter hit 3⅔ innings, 1 hit, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts, and strikeoutless points, and Nick Kingham scored 3 hits (1 home run) 5 strikeouts and 2 runs (2 own runs) in 3⅔ innings.
LG starter Casey Kelly threw 69 balls in 3⅔innings, struggling with 3 hits, 3 walks, 1 strikeout and no run.
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