He won the game as a starting pitcher for the first time in four games. He became the winning pitcher by demonstrating killer power against Doosan, Jamsil's rival. LG's foreign ace, Kelly, is the hero.
Kelly took the mound as the starting pitcher in his first showdown of the season against the Doosan Bears in the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Tuesday. The result was two hits, two walks and eight strikeouts, and one run (non-earning). It was his second consecutive QS+ pitch and his first win of the season.
Starting with three outs in the first inning, Kelly allowed a walk to Yang Seok-hwan and gave up his first on-base hit with two outs in the second inning. However, he caught Park Joon-young with a fly ball to finish the inning.
In the third inning, he made an unexpected loss. Kim Dae-han's walk, foil, and Cho Soo-haeng's sacrifice bunt caused a crisis with one out and a runner on third base. Subsequently, Jeong Soo-bin's sacrifice fly came out to dedicate the first run. Fortunately, Heo Kyung-min, the follow-up batter, caught the ball with a ground ball.
Kelly, who blocked three outs in the fourth inning, allowed a hit to Park Joon-young after one out in the fifth inning. However, he struck out Kim Dae-han and caught Cho Soo-haeng with a fly ball to end the inning.
In the sixth inning, he faced a crisis with runners on the third base with one out. The batters he had to deal with were clean-up trio of Yang Eui-ji and Kim Jae-hwan. However, he struck out Yang Eui-ji and blocked Kim Jae-hwan with a ground ball, leaving the mound without losing a point.
Kelly, who blocked the seventh inning with three outs, was replaced by Lee Woo-chan in the eighth inning, finishing his job as a starter. Lee and Yoo Young-chan, who followed, both pitched one scoreless inning to keep Kelly's win. The batters also contributed to Kelly's victory by scoring two runs in the seventh inning.
After the game ended, Kelly said in a broadcast interview, "It's meaningful because I worked with my team to win. Besides, I got two points in the seventh inning, and I think that was a big driving force. That's why I feel so good."
Regarding the pitching, he said, "I followed Park Dong-won's lead in all three appearances, and I think that was effective again this time."
It has achieved 13 wins against Doosan in total so far. Doosan accounted for about 19 percent of 69 wins. Regarding the secret to its strong performance against Doosan, he said, "I don't think so. If I had to choose, it might be because of the sense of rivalry. Maybe that's why I feel very excited and energetic when I play with Doosan."
"It's about going out the same way every time, doing my best, going out for 30 games every year and doing what I can. Then we'll be in that position that we did last year," Kelly confidently said. https://www.totositesafe.com/
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