With 3 strikeouts and no runs
KIA Lee Ui-ri, who started the practice game against KT
Left-hander Lee Ui-ri and right-hander James Nail, who will play as starting pitchers for the KIA Tigers in professional baseball this year, raised expectations with their scoreless pitches.
The two took turns taking the mound in a practice game against KT Wiz held at Gin Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 4th.
Lee Ui-ri, who took the mound first as a starter, allowed two hits and a walk in two innings, but struck out three and did not score.
Nail, who received Lee Ui-ri's baton, finished the job with only two hits in three innings, striking out three and allowing no runs.
Lee Ui-ri’s average fastball speed was 144 km/h.
Nail, who does not throw any fastballs, used four breaking balls as his main weapons: a two-seam fastball, a change-up, a cut fastball, and a sweeper.Among them, he threw the most two-seam fastballs designed to induce ground balls.
KIA won 1-0.
The day before, three starting pitchers, Hyeonjong Yang (2 innings, no runs), Will Crowe (3 innings, no runs), and Yoon Young-cheol (3 runs, ⅔ innings) appeared in order against the Lotte Giants and improved their sense of actual play.
In particular, Crow and Nail increased their pitching innings to 3 innings ahead of the exhibition game starting on the 9th.
KIA returns home on the 6th after completing training in Australia and Japan. 스포츠토토맨