Jun-PO 1 Win, 2 Holds… NC Kim Young-gyu Gets a Ticket to Suwon and Becomes ‘Series MVP’

3 games, 3⅔ innings, no runs, brilliant pitching... PS ‘perfect attendance’ until wild card “I can’t think of MVP at all…

I’ll show a good performance in the playoffs as well.”

The NC Dinos' second pitcher, Lee Jae-hak (33), who was holding up well on the mound, was hit by a batted ball, and the NC bench was put on alert.

Left-handed pitcher Kim Young-gyu (23), who took the mound in relief in the top of the 5th inning with 2 outs and runners on second base with the score ahead 7-6, put the crisis at ease by setting up Lee Jae-won with a fly ball to center field with two balls in a situation where the score would have been tied with just one hit. https://www.casinositewiki.com

Kim Young-gyu, who appeared as the team's third pitcher in Game 3 of the semi-playoff (semi-PO, 3 wins out of 5 games) against SSG Landers held at Changwon NC Park on the 25th, allowed no runs through the 5th and 6th innings and held for the second time in this series. harvested.

In the 6th inning, Choo Shin-soo and Guillermo Heredia were hit with outfield fly balls, and Choi Jeong was sent out with a walk, but Hanyu Island came back with a fly.

He went 1⅓ innings and did not give up a single hit, allowing only one walk and ending the crisis with no runs.

NC, with Kim Young-gyu taking the mound in the game and settling the situation, won 7-6 over SSG and finished semi-PO early by winning all three games.

In this series, only Shin Min-hyuk, the starter in Game 1, did his part by allowing no runs in 5⅔ innings, while Game 2 starter Song Myeong-ki (3 innings, 2 runs) and Game 3 starter Tanner Turley (2 innings, 5 runs) left the mound early.

In a situation where the bullpen was overloaded, Kim Young-gyu appeared on the mound from Game 1 to Game 3 to preserve the team's victory.

In the first game, Shin Min-hyuk came on as a relief pitcher in the 6th inning and became the winning pitcher by pitching 1⅓ scoreless innings. In the second game, he appeared as the team's fourth pitcher in the 6th inning and earned a hold with 1 hit and no runs in 1 inning.

And he played his part on the mound in Game 3, which ended the series. https://us.newyorktimesnow.com/read-blog/38331

Including the wild card game against the Doosan Bears, Kim Young-gyu pitched in all four games the team played in this year's fall baseball, continuing his stellar fightback with 2 wins, 2 holds, and an ERA of 0.00.

Kim Young-gyu, who pitched a shutout as a starting pitcher in 2019, the first year he debuted in the first team, guarded the mound between starting and bullpen positions, but completely converted to a bullpen pitcher last year.

With that opportunity, Kim Young-gyu's baseball life completely changed.

Last year, he went 2-7, 1 save, 13 holds, and had an ERA of 3.41.

This year, he went 2-4, 24 holds, and had an ERA of 3.06 during the regular season.

Thanks to this, he was selected as a national representative for the Hangzhou Asian Games and won a gold medal.

Kim Young-gyu, who gained experience in big games in Hangzhou, will continue to pitch well in this fall baseball season.

After the game, Kim Young-gyu said, “I threw with confidence and it led to good results.

It was thanks to my concentration on facing each batter.”

On this day, Kim Young-gyu received 37 votes, or 47.4% of the 78 votes cast by reporters, and was selected as Associate PO Most Valuable Player (MVP), winning a prize of 2 million won.

Kim Young-gyu said, "(Our team) had a lot of crazy players, so I didn't have any expectations at all. I was

just happy that the team won, and I'm grateful to receive MVP.

I will show a good performance even in the playoffs."

Although he is still in his early 20s, Kim Young-gyu has a lot of experience in big games.

He won the Korean Series in 2020 and won the Asian Games gold medal this year.

Kim Young-gyu was happy, saying, "If my older brothers helped me reliably in the 2020 Korean Series, I also wanted to help win even a little this time.

The results were good."

Now NC has to face a fierce battle with KT Wiz in Suwon for tickets to the Korean Series.

Kim Young-gyu's gaze is directed to Suwon, where KT is waiting on the playoff (PO) stage. https://penzu.com/p/fcc7c251c30cf3eb

Kim Young-gyu warned, "KT's batters have one big hit, and there is no place to rest in the batting line," and then said, "Our pitchers are also good. We

will pitch confidently and aggressively.

We will play without thinking that we are being pushed down." compacted.

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Pub: 03 Jan 2024 03:54 UTC
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