Lotte Giants Na Gyun-an (25) returned from injury, but was not helped by the defense and suffered a yoke of defeat.
Na Gyun-an started the match against Kiwoom Heroes in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 19th and recorded a loss in 5 innings, 6 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts and 3 runs.
In the first inning, Na Gyun-an, who caught lead batter Kim Tae-jin with a fly ball to center fielder, was hit by Kim Hye-seong, but ended the inning by catching Ronnie Dawson and Song Sung-moon. In the second inning, after being hit by a double by Kim Hwi-jip, he caught Kim Dong-heon’s grounder and tagged Kim Hwi-jip out, but struck out Kim Si-ang and caught Kim Tae-jin on a floating ball to left field and did not concede a run.
Na Kyun-an, who recorded a triple-trial in the 3rd inning, was hit by a double by lead batter Kim Hui-jip in the 4th inning. Following Seong-Won Joo’s base-run, he allowed Lee Joo-Hyung’s 1 RBI sacrifice fly to allow a run. Jeon Byung-woo struck out.
Na Kyun-an collapsed in the 5th inning due to the invisible mistakes of the fielders. Na Kyun-an, who was driven to second base with a hit by lead hitter Kim Joon-wan and a sacrifice bunt by Kim Tae-jin, allowed Kim Hye-seong to hit a sharp ball, but it flew right in front of center fielder Kim Min-seok, resulting in a second out. Dawson was induced to hit a ground ball to the second baseman, but first baseman An Chi-hong fell while following the ball and was unable to enter the first base cover.
Na Kyun-an, who was in a crisis with 2nd, 1st and 3rd base, allowed Dawson to steal 2nd base. Song Seong-moon induced a high batted ball to the left fielder, but left fielder Lee Jung-hoon could not follow the ball confidently, and eventually the ball landed right in front of Lee Jung-hoon, resulting in a double with two RBIs. Lee Jung-hoon struck out Kim Hui-jib and finished the inning with difficulty, but allowed a 2-3 comeback. 토토사이트
Na Kyun-an, who recorded 99 pitches, handed over the mound to Lee In-bok and finished the mound that day. Lotte suffered a 2-5 come-from-behind loss and recorded two consecutive losses, and Na Kyun-an also became the losing pitcher in his return from injury.
Na Gyun-an faced Kiwoom’s other line by using fastball (40 pitches), fork (32 pitches), curve (13 pitches), cutter (13 pitches), and changeup (1 pitch). His highest fastball velocity was 145 km/h. He cruised by suppressing runs as much as possible until the 4th inning, but was unable to get over the hump in the 5th.
Lotte’s pitching team did not record an error while Na Kyun-an was pitching, but the unfortunate defense in the 5th inning became a decisive defeat. An Chi-Hong fell during defense and failed to contribute to the play, giving Dawson an excuse to give an infield hit. Neither play was recorded as an error, but it was a disappointing play. Even in the 8th inning, Lee Jung-hoon could not properly follow Kim Jun-wan’s ambiguous batted ball, adding to his regret by giving up 1 RBI and a double.