Lee Ji-gang started the game against SSG in the “2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League” at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the afternoon of the 28th.
In the 2022 spring camp, he played as a nurturing player as a player without a back number, and this year, he is in the middle of starting. Lee Ji-gang has no victory this year, but he has proved his competitiveness with three losses and a 4.70 ERA in 30 2/3 innings in 10 games. At the beginning of the season, expectations were raised with the fifth starter.
LG got off to a good start in the first inning. In the top of the first inning, leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki hit a hit and left, and succeeded in stealing second 메이저놀이터 주소 base at Moon Sung-joo’s at-bat. SSG Lee Jae-won’s throwing error advanced to third base, and Kim Hyun-soo scored the first run with a timely double with one RBI.
However, Lee Ji-gang got off to a bad start by putting SSG Choo Shin-soo on base with a ball that hit his body. Choi Joo-hwan, the first baseman with no outs, became first and second base due to a catch error by first baseman Kim Hyun-soo, and threw a hit ball back to Eredia to double play Park Sung-han with one out and full base to escape the crisis.
In the bottom of the second inning, SSG Jihoon Choi, Han Yu-seom, and Choi Joon-woo were set to leave the team.
In the bottom of the third inning, Lee Ji-gang was once again in crisis. Lee Jae-won walked Choo Shin-soo and Kim Kang-min, who was replaced, allowed a hit. Choi Joo-hwan’s hit allowed a timely two-run hit to Choi Jung at second and third bases with one out. He allowed three runs, giving up a hit to Eredia and a sacrifice ride to Park Sung-han at first and third bases with one out.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Lee Ji-gang, who caught Han Yu-seom with a ground ball in front of the first baseman, walked Choi Jun-woo and headed to the mound of pitcher Kochi-gwa in the LG dugout. Since the pitching coach has already visited the mound in the bottom of the third inning, he announced the pitcher’s replacement.
Then, when shortstop Oh Ji-hwan came to the mound first and talked about giving strength to Lee Ji-gang, Lee Ji-gang’s face showed a smile. It was probably a word to encourage juniors. Kim Hyun-soo, Park Dong-won, and Shin Min-jae were then seen on the mound to encourage Lee Ji-gang.
With the encouragement of his seniors, Lee Ji-gang went down the mound, and relief pitcher Song Eun-beom came up to the mound.
LG succeeded in reversing the game with Hong Chang-ki’s equalizer and Kim Hyun-soo’s timely hit in the top of the eighth inning when it was trailing 4-6, and Oh Ji-hwan scored with Moon Bo-kyung’s timely hit in the top of the ninth inning.
Ko Woo-suk, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowed consecutive walks in Kim Kang-min and Oh Tae-gon, but ended the game with an 8:6 lead by striking out Choi Jung, Eredia with a ground ball to shortstop, and Park Sung-han.