"It's not luck," acknowledged as the head coach, "the result of effort" Another presidential pitcher card

the 30th of last month. LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, who looked back on the game the previous day (29th), mentioned the name of Lee Ji-gang (24).

Lee Ji-gang, who was nominated by LG in the ninth round of the second rookie draft in 2019, joined the first division for the first time last year after joining the military after his first year. Having appeared in four games in his first year with an 11 innings ERA of 4.91, he entered the season with a bigger weight this season. He started the season as a relief pitcher, who was named as a fifth starter, and he started in May. It helped LG's pitching staff by moving back and forth to starting and relief.

Lee Ji-gang started again in the second half. Starting the game, he recorded four hits, two outs, four strikeouts and three runs in four innings. His fastball speed was 147 kilometers per hour, and he mixed curves and slider changeups. With a total of 86 pitches, the ball control was not bad with 56 strikes.

In the fifth inning with a 4-0 lead, he struck out Kim Tae-geun, who was on the verge of a full base with no outs due to a hit ball and an infield hit, but came down the mound after hitting a timely RBI by Jung Soo-bin.

Although the finish was disappointing, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop comforted Lee Ji-gang, saying, "I wasn't lucky."

Kim Jin-sung's subsequent two-run timely hit increased the loss to three points, but Lee Ji-gang fully appealed his value as a starting agent, with a scoreless streak until the fourth inning. 스포츠토토

Coach Yeom said, "I got one (in the game on the 29th), and I practiced a lot with coach Kim Kyung-tae and coach Kim Kwang-sam." "The ball speed has risen a lot and the value of the ball type has increased a lot overall," he said with a happy smile, "It was not blocked by luck, but by Ji-gang's ball type."

LG, which is leading this season, recruited Choi Won-tae from Kiwoom through trade on the 29th of last month. With the addition of Choi Won-tae, a clear fourth starting line was created consisting of Casey Kelly, Adam Plutko, Lim Chan-kyu and Choi Won-tae.

Lee Ji-gang, along with Lee Jung-yong, will start the rotation until Kim Yoon-sik returns.

Coach Yeom expected the high utilization value of Lee Ji-gang. He said, "I think it will be a great help in using him in the future. If I go to the long relief, I think (the mound) will be much stronger. He also said, "If we use innings, we will be able to win the winning team."

If Kim Yoon-sik perfectly settles in the starting lineup with the "best scenario," Lee Ji-gang and Lee Jung-yong are expected to play the role of long reliefs. If pitchers, who are also good as a clear starting resource, become long reliefs, it could further become an iron wall for LG's mound, which is ranked No. 1 in the team's ERA this season.

LG has not won the Korean Series since 1994, and has not advanced to the Korean Series since 2002. As such, the desire for "normal" is strong. Among these, it is possible to dream more clearly that "this year is different" to the power puzzle that is being put together one by one.