May 21, 2020 will likely be a memorable day for lg fans, with four Pitchers taking the mound for Samsung. Surprisingly, all three Pitchers were under 20 years old.
Kim Yun-stock, who came out as a salvation, was 20 years old, 1 month 18 days, and Jeong Woo-yeong was 20 years old, 9 months and 2 days. According to Sports Two Eye, it was the first time in team history that lg filled the first three Pitchers with Pitchers under 20 years old. Lee Sang-kyu, who came out as a finisher, was also a 23-year-old seven-month-one day 'Young Gun'.
And they led lg to a 2-0 win with a brilliant scoreless win, a monumental day in which lg's futures took charge of a Kyonggi. Chae Eun-sung scored the finish with a two-run homer in the first inning.
Lee Min-ho is a player who Ryu Joong-il originally said was a "secret weapon." Song Eun-bum, who was scored in the fourth inning ahead of the opening ceremony, collapsed with five runs in 2-3 innings at Doosan on the 6th, and Ryu reorganized the Pitcher rotation. Wilson, Kelly, Cha Woo-chan and Lim Chan-gyu were fixed, so the rest of the starters were the problem.
“We’re going to set up a starting rotation with six Pitchers,” said Ryu Joong-il. “Jeong Chan-Heon and Lee Min-ho will take turns,” he said. “It’s a kind of 5.5 selection.” After returning to the starting lineup after 12 years, Jeong Chan-Heon needs enough recovery time after his back surgery. Jeong Chan-Heon, who scored three runs in seven innings in Kiwoom on the 16th, fell out of the first-team entry the next day. “I’m going to give Jeong Chan-Heon a break and fill the gap with rookie Lee Min-ho,” Ryu said on Tuesday.
Pitcher Lee Min-ho, a high school rookie who graduated from Hwimungo and wore lg uniforms this season, showed good performance in his own blue-white battle and practice. However, there was a evaluation that it was difficult to play immediately because it was 18 years old, but on the 21st, he showed a brilliant pitching that did not give up a run in the first inning of his life.
Helds were 86 (51 strikes); fastball maximum restraint was up to 151 km; strikeouts took two; it was impressive to see him throw the ball without strain. In the second inning, he hit Hak-ju Lee with a walk and escaped from the crisis by In-N-Out Burger with a direct check. When Lee Min-ho grabbed In-N-Out Burger in the sixth inning and came down from the mound, Ryu Joong-il was hit with a "dad smile".
The player behind rookie Lee Min-ho was also rookie Kim Yun-stock. Left-hander Kim Yun-stock handled Koo Ja-wook as right fielder Fly In-N-Out Burger in the bottom of the sixth inning and recorded his first hold of his career. Next up is last year's rookie king, Jeong Woo-yeong. Jeong Woo-yeong took the second hold of the season by hitting only one hit and scoring no runs in two and three innings.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Lee Sang-kyu made the mound; Lee Sang-kyu allowed a walk to leading hitter Koo Ja-wook, but he handled the next batter Lee Won-seok as a sick man. He then finished Kyonggi with a second baseman grounder to Hak-ju Lee, his first save of the year.
“Congratulations on Lee Min-ho’s first start,” said Ryu Joong-il, head coach. “I threw too well. Kim Yun-stock's first hold, Lee Sang-kyu's first save, also celebrates. “Our bullpens are really keeping us from going with Ko Woo Seok missing from injury,” he said.
lg fans were also caught in the mouth by the prospects. lg, which was evaluated as unstable in the 4th and 5th selection ahead of the opening ceremony, found new hope as Lee Min-ho showed the possibility. Ko Woo Seok has also been out of power in the bullpen, but 'Young Gun' such as Jeong Woo-yeong and Lee Sang-kyu are filling the spot well. lg, which has been challenging the championship for 26 years since 1994, kept second place after NC (12 wins and 2 losses) with 9 wins and 5 losses.
Lee Min-ho, 21-year-old Samsung match-free starter Kim Yun-stock, Jin Woo-yong and Lee Sang-kyu, the young bullpen leading to the back door is definitely cracking down.