"Lee Min-seok? I really look forward to it." Kim Tae-hyung's belief → Will the starting pitcher in charge of 'critical' save Lotte in crisis
"Lee Min-seok? I really look forward to it." Kim Tae-hyung's belief → Will the starting pitcher in charge of 'critical' save Lotte in crisis
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Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung gave strength to pitcher Lee Min-seok, who will start the day ahead of an away game against the Doosan Bears in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 7th.
Lee Min-seok, who is in his fourth year as a professional, joined the first team on the 5th of last month and is playing as an alternative starter.안전놀이터
At the time of the call-up, foreign pitcher Charlie Barnes, the first starter, was out of power due to a left shoulder scapular injury, and Kim Jin-wook, who was in the starting rotation, was also canceled due to sluggishness and was away.
Lee Min-seok, who took an important role, started against SSG Landers on the 5th, the day of the call-up, and lost the game by shaking with 6 runs in 5 innings.
In the second game of a doubleheader against the KT Wiz on Sunday, he allowed one run in six innings to achieve a quality start (three earned runs or fewer in six innings as a starter), and was out without a loss. In the game against the Samsung Lions on Sunday, he was shaken by four runs in four ⅓ innings, but recorded a no-decision game.
He garnered his first win of this season against the LG Twins on April 22. He slowed down by allowing six hits (two homers), two walks and one strikeout, and four runs in five innings, but he smiled because of the batters' support for runs. On the previous day, Lee Min-seok, who gained strength, pitched well against the SSG by allowing four hits, one walk, and two strikeouts in five innings on the 1st, when he took the mound. He made a no-decision game.
He will then take the mound on the 7th.
Currently, the team is losing three consecutive games and has recorded four consecutive losing series, so it is heavy on the shoulders. Lotte, which lost against Doosan in Jamsil on the 6th, will confirm its fifth consecutive losing series if it gives up this game. In addition, the joint fourth place position will also be in danger. It is trailing the sixth-ranked SSG by 0.5 games and the seventh-ranked KIA Tigers by 1.5 games.
Regarding Lee Min-seok, Kim Tae-hyung previously said, "I definitely got better at pitching. I had a hard time trying to raise my arm's position, but I had time to readjust in the second division and then I got better. I would have gained confidence."
When asked what he expected of Lee Min-seok at Jamsil on the day, Kim smiled, saying, "I'm so excited. I'm looking forward to it so much."
"(Lee) has high expectations for his performance. I hope he maintains a certain level. I threw well in the last game, but if he is okay again this time, he can naturally have high expectations," Kim said.
"First of all, the number of walks has decreased significantly. If there are no walks, the game will be decided against the batter. If the number of walks increases, the pitcher will not be able to take the lead," he said. "Then, you have to throw strikes at the center of the strike zone. It gets harder to throw your own ball. That's where I got better."
Lee Min-seok wants to live up to the faith of the head coach in this game as well.