"Pros show with results" 1R pitching prospect shakes off slump to pick up 2 wins

 "I think professionalism is shown by results."

SSG Landers Yi-roon pitched two scoreless innings with no walks and three strikeouts in the fifth inning against the KIA Tigers in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on Aug. 8. He earned his second win of the season. Thanks to his performance, SSG won the game 5-4 to complete the series sweep.

When Lee took the mound, SSG was down 3-4 against KIA. That's because starter Jong-hoon Park struggled mightily, allowing four runs on seven hits and four walks in 4.2 innings while striking out four. However, Lee was able to overwhelm the KIA bats with a mix of pitches, including a heavy fastball that topped out at 149km/h, a slider, and a changeup.

In the fifth inning, Lee got things started by getting leadoff hitter Socrates Brito to hit a foul fly to third base. He went on to strike out veteran hitter Choi Hyung-woo in a six-pitch battle. He then struck out the next batter, Kim Sun-bin, on a grounder to second base to end the inning with no outs.

In the sixth inning, Lee continued his dominant pitching. He struck out the leadoff batter, Ko Jong-wook, on a wild pitch, and struck out Lee Woo-sung on five fastballs. Shin battled hard against Shin Bum-soo. After a 10-pitch battle, he got a grounder to first base to end the inning with no outs.

While Lee held on without giving up any more runs, the bats came alive. In the seventh inning, leadoff hitter Kim Min-sik hit a solo home run to tie the game, and Choi Jung hit a sacrifice fly to put runners on first and third. Choi Min-jun (two scoreless innings, one hit, one walk, three strikeouts) and Moon Seung-won (one scoreless inning, one hit, one walk) also pitched well in relief of Lee to preserve the win.

After the game, Lee said, "It feels good to know that I helped the team win, rather than getting an individual victory. Unlike holds and saves, a winning pitcher's record cannot be achieved without the help of our seniors. I'd like to thank them for their support," he said.

Irene, who hasn't had much luck lately. He analyzed, "The reason why I was not performing well recently was because I was worried about giving up hits or striking out on the mound," and said, "I threw away those thoughts and said to myself on the mound, 'It's not right. It's not working,' and I think the part 토토사이트 where I pitched with confidence led to good results," he said, explaining why he was able to rebound.

Finally, he said, "I think that professionalism is shown by results, and I will try to go through a good process and produce good results."

Lee, meanwhile, joined SSG with the 5th overall pick in the first round of the 2023 draft from Daegu High School. In 15 games and 19⅔ innings this year, he has two wins and two losses with a 3.66 ERA. He is having a solid rookie season.