LG head coach Yeom Kyung-yeop celebrated his team’s 6-3 win over Samsung in the 14th game of the season at Lions Park in Daegu on Saturday.
“I think the biggest victory is that Lee Jung-yong is showing stable form as a starter,” he said.
Trailing 1-2 in the top of the sixth inning, pinch-hitter Park Dong-won’s thrilling grand slam changed the game, but the victory was only possible because ‘starter’ Lee Jung-yong (27), along with catcher Park Dong-won, kept the deficit to a minimum.
Lee picked up his fifth win of the season with an aggressive six innings on 81 pitches, despite the frustration of a one-run deficit in the fifth inning. He has pitched well in three consecutive games, starting against Kiwoom on April 2. Only two runs have been allowed in 17 innings over the three games.
Park Dong-won, the catcher who receives the ball, testified.
“He used to throw a rising fastball, but recently his fastball has gotten better, so he’s got more power with a big forkball, and he’s got more options with curveballs and sliders, so I said to Jung-yong, ‘Why don’t you go to the army?’ (Laughs).”
Jung is set to enlist in the army in December. Having withdrawn his enlistment once before, he can’t wait any longer.
A season of mixed feelings. After making the switch, which is a big change, I feel more relaxed.
Both on the mound and off. In his post-game interview, Lee said, “I’m really happy. 토토사이트
“Before today’s game, I thought that I should throw long innings so that the pitchers behind me could play comfortably. I decided to throw six innings and come down, and I’m glad that I achieved my goal and came down.”
He wasn’t too concerned about his own victory. He remained calm and focused on his task, even before senior Dong-won Park’s walk-off home run tied the game.
“I gave them the lead, but I didn’t think the team was going to lose if I went down, so I knew Dong-won was going to do it, and he did.”
A bullpen starter’s midseason transformation. It’s never easy.