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Kim Ki-joong (23, Hanwha Eagles) recorded three hits and three strikeouts in four innings in an away game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 18th.

On this day, Hanwha's starting pitcher is Um Sang-baek. Ahead of this season, he signed a four-year contract with Hanwha for a total of 7.8 billion won and moved from KT Wiz to Hanwha.

Um Sang-baek, who had only one win until mid-May, came to the first team 15 days after reorganization. There was no win in the next three games, but all played more than five innings and kept the mound with two runs, showing a more stable performance than at the beginning of the season.

Namun, dia terguncang, memberikan empat kali lemparan dalam inning kedua saja melawan Lotte, dan akhirnya memperbolehkan dua kali lemparan lagi di inning keempat sebelum turun dari pitching tanpa menyelesaikan inning tersebut.

Kim Ki-joong, who had been warming up early, took over the mound with two outs and third base, and caught the first batter Ko Seung-min with a ground ball to shortstop to end the inning without additional runs.

Sejak itu, pitching yang baik dari Kim Ki-joong terus berlanjut. Dia menutup babak kelima dengan tiga out, dan mendapatkan hit dengan dua out di babak bawah keenam, tetapi mengakhiri babak tanpa kebobolan runs.

Dia melakukan tiga strikeout di babak ketujuh bawah. Dia mendapatkan hit dari pemukul pertama Jeon Joon-woo di babak kedelapan bawah, tetapi dia melakukan ground ball pada giliran Jeong Hoon. Dia kemudian dipukul oleh Kim Min-sung dan berada di ambang krisis dengan satu out dan para pemain berada di base pertama dan ketiga, tetapi dia mengatasi krisis besar dengan melakukan strikeout terhadap Jeon Min-jae. Kim Ki-joong, yang melempar total 57 lemparan, digantikan oleh Kim Bum-soo, dan Kim Bum-soo menarik bola fly ke lapangan tengah setelah walk untuk mencegah skor.

While Kim Ki-joong played four innings, Hanwha narrowed the gap by three runs by scoring points in the fifth and eighth innings. Although he failed to win six consecutive games because he failed to catch the tail, Kim Ki-joong's good pitching allowed Hanwha to finish the game with three pitchers even in the fourth inning of the starter's steel plate. As it was the second of three consecutive games during the week, the consumption of the pitching staff was inevitably burdensome. As such, Kim Ki-joong's good pitching was valuable.

Hanwha Kim Ki-joong leaves the mound at the end of the 8th inning at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 18th. Busan = Reporter's book @Streamdota2.com/2025.06.18/

Kim Ki-joong, yang direkrut melalui draf pemula pada ronde kedua (ke-2 secara keseluruhan) pada tahun 2021, tentu saja belum menetap di tim utama sejak bergabung dengan tim. Tahun lalu, dia bermain selama 59 inning dalam 27 pertandingan, bolak-balik antara starting pitcher dan reliever, mencatatkan 5 kemenangan, 4 kekalahan, dan ERA 6.56. Ini adalah kemenangan dan inning terbanyak sejak debutnya. Terutama, dalam pertandingan melawan KIA di Daejeon pada tanggal 2 Agustus tahun lalu, dia menunjukkan kekuatan strikeout dengan tiga curveball terhadap Kim Do-young. Kim Do-young dinobatkan sebagai MVP tahun lalu dengan rata-rata batting 347, 38 home run, 40 steal, dan OPS (daya serang + tingkat on-base) 1.067 dalam 141 pertandingan.

Kim Ki-joong, yang tidak menghadapi musim di divisi pertama musim ini, secara konsisten bermain sebagai starter di Liga Futures dan dipanggil untuk pertandingan melawan Doosan pada tanggal 11. Kim Ki-joong, yang naik panggilan pada hari pertama, mendapatkan dua pukulan, tetapi berhasil menyelesaikan debutnya di tim utama musim ini tanpa kebobolan angka.

As Kim Ki-joong pitched well until his second appearance following his first appearance, Hanwha found another left-hander that could be used this season. Hanwha's left-handers, including Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Bum-soo, who is clearly playing a one-point role in the bullpen, Hwang Joon-seo and Cho Dong-wook, are playing roles in the starting lineup this season. On top of that, even Kim Ki-joong showed good performance, opening the door to the left-hander kingdom.