adminThe KIA Tigers achieved the first 4 consecutive wins of the season. The bestowal of victory was ace Sean Anderson (29).
Anderson pitched as a starting pitcher in an away game against the LG Twins in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 29th.
In the first inning, Anderson grounded the first batter, Hong Chang-ki, and allowed a heavy hit to Moon Seong-joo. Afterwards, Oh Ji-hwan struck out with a floating ball in left field and Austin Dean with a swing and miss.
In the second episode, his crisis management skills were outstanding. Anderson contributed a walk to Kim Hyun-soo and a left-handed hit to Park Dong-won, and was driven to first and second base with one out. However, he finished the inning by treating Seo Geon-chang as a double stroke.
Anderson has been cruising. In the토토사이트 third inning, he blocked Park Hae-min and Hong Chang-ki with first baseman ground balls in succession. Although he gave up a left-handed hit to follow-up hitter Moon Seong-joo, he struck out Oh Ji-hwan with a missed swing.
In the 4th inning, Anderson caught Austin on a foul fly by the catcher, but Kim Hyun-soo hit a right-handed double and Moon Bo-gyeong hit a right-handed hit. However, Anderson blocked Park Dong-won with a strikeout on a swing, and blocked Seo Geon-chang with a fly ball from center fielder, overcoming the crisis again.
In the 5th inning, Anderson continued his scoreless streak. He struck out lead hitter Park Hae-min on a swing and gave up a walk to Hong Chang-ki. Afterwards, Moon Seong-joo struck out on a swing, and Oh Ji-hwan was treated as a first baseman grounder.
Anderson treated Austin with a shortstop fly ball in the 6th inning, but allowed a hit to the left after a full count match with Kim Hyun-soo to 8 pitches. Anderson easily exceeded 100 pitches, but took responsibility for the innings himself and showed the dignity of an ace. He roared, blocking Moon Bo-gyeong with a ground ball to second baseman and Park Dong-won with a swing strikeout.
On this day, Anderson contributed to the team’s 6-3 victory by throwing 6 hits, 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts in 6 innings. Anderson earned his 3rd win (2 losses) of the season and lowered his ERA from 3.06 to 2.58. Moreover, he showed off his majesty by achieving quality starts in 5 out of 6 games this season.
KIA, who had an extended bloody battle the day before, recently suffered severe bullpen bleeding. On this day, finishing pitcher Jeong Hae-young, Pil Seung-jo, Jeon Sang-hyun, and Lee Jun-young could not be operated. Ace showed a sense of responsibility in a difficult environment where available resources were limited. Anderson’s fighting spirit with 112 pitches, which tied the LG hard hitting line, which ranked first in the team’s batting average, without conceding a run, was by far the best.