It was a fierce pitching battle in which it was difficult to distinguish between superiority and inferiority. Choi Won-tae (26) of Kiwoom Heroes and Yang Hyeon-jong (35) of KIA Tigers presented the beauty of a luxury pitching match.
Choi Won-tae started in the home game against KIA in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 16th, and played a good fight with 4 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts and no runs in 8 innings. Although he did not become the winning pitcher, it was a brilliant pitch that paved the way for the team to win 2-0.
In the past four seasons, Choi Won-tae has never played more than 8 innings, but he held the mound up to 8 times in his third appearance this year. As such, the pace at the beginning of this season is unusual. He is cruising with 1 win, 19 innings, 12 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.89 in 3 games. 토토사이트
After the game, Kiwoom coach Hong Won-ki praised Choi Won-tae, saying, “He pitched perfectly until the 8th inning. He controlled the number of pitches well and played long innings with aggressive pitching.”
Choi Won-tae, who looked back at the pitching, said, “In the last game, I threw a lot of fastballs, so the two-seam effect was not good, but today I threw a lot of two-seams and had a good effect.
On this day, Choi Won-tae and KIA starting pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong showed off a luxury pitching match, enhancing the dignity of the game. Yang Hyeon-jong performed 3 hits, 3 walks, and 9 strikeouts in 7 innings. The pitching battle between Choi Won-tae and Yang Hyeon-jong gave fans another fun. Choi Won-tae expressed his respect, saying, “It is a personal honor to play a good game with senior Yang Hyeon-jong.”
Choi Won-tae had only 82 pitches until the 8th inning, but he passed the baton to Kim Jae-woong in the 9th inning. In response, Choi Won-tae showed his team-first spirit, saying, “I didn’t want to complete the game. I trusted (Kim) Jae-woong and the team was on a winning streak, so I thought it was more important to win as a team than to be greedy personally.”