KIA Tigers' Lee Eui-ri (21), who returned from 10 days off due to shoulder inflammation, pitched only three innings against SSG
KIA Tigers' Lee Eui-ri (21), who returned from 10 days off due to shoulder inflammation, pitched only three innings against SSG Landers. Lee Eui-ri started against SSG at Landers Field in Incheon on the 3rd and allowed four hits (two home runs), three walks, four strikeouts, and four runs in three innings. A total of 85 pitches.
Lee Eui-ri left the mound after four innings against KT on the 22nd of last month. The reason is that I felt uncomfortable on my shoulder. The next day's examination showed mild inflammation. KIA put Lee Eui-ri on the 10-day injured list (IL) to rest.
KIA manager Kim Jong-kook said about Lee Eui-ri's condition before the game, "There was no pain after bullpen pitching and all the checkups were completed. He said, "I hope he can shake it off and throw it off the mound without any burden." He then stressed, "If it's weird, it's right to change it, but the first thing is to overcome anxiety."
KIA scored the first run from the top of the first inning, giving Lee Eui-ri a two-point lead. Lee Eui-ri lost a point in the bottom of the first inning when a 144km fastball thrown to the leadoff hitter Choo Shin-soo led to a left-handed home run. Since then, Choi Jung has allowed a double, but he has left the mound without allowing additional runs. KIA widened the gap by three points as Hwang Dae-in's two-run shot exploded in the top of the second inning.
However, Lee Ui-ri's shaking did not stop. Lee Eui-ri, who hit a left-field double by leadoff hitter Kim Sung-hyun in the bottom of the second inning, struck out Ha Jae-hoon, but gave up a walk to Oh Tae-gon and gave up a tie when Cho Hyung-woo hit a three-run shot over the left wall. Even after striking out Choo Shin-soo, he allowed Kim Kang-min to walk, showing his anxiety in ball control. Lee Eui-ri came down the mound while handling Kang Jin-sung with a fly ball. However, the number of pitches increased significantly as he threw 37 balls in the bottom of the second inning alone. Lee Eui-ri gave up a walk to leadoff hitter Choi Jung again in the bottom of the third inning and then handled three batters, but that was it. The KIA bench put Park Joon-pyo on the mound in the bottom of the fourth inning, a 4-4 tie.
KIA has recently won consecutive games based on the cohesion of the batters and the strength of the bullpen. The starting lineup was also showing the structure, including Yang Hyun-jong's rebound, and Thomas Panoni and Yoon Young-chul were stably in charge of five innings. It was expected that Lee Eui-ri would manage the rotation more stably if he shook off the aftermath of the injury to the starting lineup, which was shaken by Mario Sanchez's injury gap. However, Lee Eui-ri's appearance in the return match was regrettable.
BY: 토토
