It's my first ball if I go out as a runner." Kim Tae-hyung's bitter words...Runner-free 0.254→1 base 0.333, two faces Na Kyun-an
It's my first ball if I go out as a runner." Kim Tae-hyung's bitter words...Runner-free 0.254→1 base 0.333, two faces Na Kyun-an
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Lotte Giants manager Kim Tae-hyung uttered a bitter comment about Na Kyun-an's pitching.안전놀이터
Na Kyun-an started in an away game against the Doosan Bears in the 2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 26th and recorded six hits, four outs, three strikeouts, three runs and one earned run in four ⅓ innings.
He challenged for his first win of this season, but failed to exceed five innings. Na Kyun-an pitched in six games, and had one loss and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.64. He lost for the first time at the match against KIA on Sunday by allowing three runs in six innings. He failed to complete five innings in three of the five games that he played without a win or loss. The game against Hanwha on Thursday (two runs in five ⅓ innings) and the game against Samsung on Thursday (one run in five ⅓ innings) did not receive support from batters.
He had only one earned run on his own, but overcame the crisis several times. In the first inning, he struck out two to complete the inning with three outs. In the second inning, third baseman Sohn Ho-young made a mistake to send out a runner, and allowed two runs on three consecutive hits. He allowed two walks in the third inning, but ended the inning without allowing a run. With one out and a fly ball to the second base and a fly ball to the left field in the fourth inning, Kang was caught at the first and second bases with no outs in the fifth inning. Kang was caught at center field with a fly ball. Manager Kim Tae-hyung put down Na Kyun-an and put in Song Jae-young. As Song Jae-young let in one of Na's runners, Na's runs increased to three.
Coach Kim Tae-hyung, whom I met before the game on Tuesday, said, "If a runner leaves, it will be my first ball." In fact, Na Kyun-an displayed a batting average of 0.254 when a runner was absent and 0.271 when a runner was present. The figure soars to 0.333 when a runner is on the first base. He allowed five hits in 11 situations when a runner was running. The figure translates into 0.455 when the number of hits is calculated.
He also said he was disappointed with the combination of balls. "You can throw a good fastball and use another fastball to get a fastball. After a fastball, you can keep going to a breaking ball. That's exactly what the data shows," Kim said. "I can throw three pitches in a row (of the same pitches), and I think a fastball can throw a fastball, too."
All of them are about concentration. "We have to pay attention to the batters, but since we have to pay attention to the runners as well, we also have to deal with the batters with difficult balls, so we have to pay attention to the runners as well. We should not play that part in the next game," said Kim Tae-hyung.
Manager Kim Tae-hyung assigned assignments to the team. Giving up a hit is inevitable. However, if he fails to concentrate on the batter's game, it could lead to a large number of lost points. Will Na Kyun-an be able to supplement this in the next game.