Lim Chan-kyu, Excellent Pitch with 7 Strikeouts in 5 Innings
Is this Lim Chan-kyu From LG? Excellent Pitch with 7 Strikeouts in 5 Innings Against SD... Cooking with Change-Ups
All strikeouts were strikeouts and missed swings... Bohartz and Tatis Jr. are also helpless.
Lim Chan-kyu (31), a native starting pitcher for the professional baseball LG Twins, performed a surprising strikeout show against Kang Ta-seon of the San Diego Padres of the Major League Baseball (MLB).
Lim Chan-kyu started in a practice game against San Diego for the 2024 MLB Seoul Series held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 18th and threw 65 balls in 5 innings, allowing 4 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, and 2 runs.
All seven strikeouts recorded by Lim Chan-kyu were swing-and-miss strikeouts, and five of them used his main weapon, a change-up, as the deciding pitch. 파워볼사이트
Lim Chan-kyu struck out from the first inning.
Against San Diego's lead hitter Sander Boharz, he threw a low outside change-up with a ball count of 1 and 2 strikes, causing a missed swing.
He faced the follow-up hitter, Fernando Tatis Jr., without hesitation.
When the fastball was cut high near the body with the ball count of 2 balls and 2 strikes, he threw a change-up to the center and caused a missed swing.
Tatis Jr. was out because he could not find the timing to hit the slow changeup of 127 km/h.
San Diego's starting first baseman Jake Cronenworth was also hit by Lim Chan-kyu's changeup.
Lim Chan-kyu threw a change-up that dropped at a ball count of 1 ball - 2 strikes, and Cronenworth took a swing and retreated.
Lim Chan-kyu, who struck out all three batters in the first inning, was slightly shaken in the second inning.
He allowed Machado a double along the left field line and then gave up a left field two-run shot to Kim Ha-seong.
But he no longer wavered.
Lim Chan-kyu caught Urikson Propar with a fly ball that was in the infield.
Afterwards, he struck out infielder Egi Rosairo and catcher Kyle Higashioka with a missed swing.
This time too, everyone used the changeup as the deciding pitch.
Lim Chan-kyu, who struck out 5 of the 6 outs until the 2nd inning, showed excellent crisis management skills in the 3rd inning when the team was down 1-2.
He forced Machado into a ground ball with 2 outs and runners on first and second base.
In the 4th inning, he struck out a swing against leadoff hitter Kim Ha-seong and blocked Higashioka with a grounder with 2 outs and runners on second base.
Lim Chan-kyu was outspoken.
He struck out leadoff hitter Jackson Merrill on a swing in the fifth inning.
With the ball count of 2 strikes, he threw a slow curveball and got an out.
Afterwards, Lim Chan-kyu completed his mission by killing Bohartz and Tatis Jr.
Lim Chan-kyu is a local ace who recorded 14 wins, 3 losses, and an ERA of 3.42 last season.
Recently, Chan-kyu Lim was asked how he felt about starting a practice game against San Diego, and he expressed confidence, saying, "Big league players probably haven't encountered many slow balls."
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