Lotte Giants right-handed pitcher Na Kyun-an (26) went down the mound with the worst pitch of the season.
Na Kyun-an started the home game against the KIA Tigers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 25th and received a report card of 83 pitches, 7 hits (one home run), 6 walks, 2 strikeouts and 8 runs in the first ⅔.
It is Na Kyun-an’s minimum innings of starting pitcher and the most lost game.
Na Kyun-an’s ERA, which remained at 8.08 before the game, soared to 9.05.
The bigger problem than the game was the so-called “drinking controversy.”
A photo of Na Kyun-an attending a drinking party was posted on the baseball community site around 1 a.m. on the day of the game.
It is not known whether Na Kyun-an actually drank, but it is an act of forgetting responsibility from the player who is about to take the mound attending the drinking party until late at night.
Lotte’s club is also known to have recognized this and confirmed the facts.
Na Kyun-an, who could not replace the starting pitcher without any special reason such as injury, made a disappointing pitch.
After walking leadoff hitter Seo Geon-chang in the first inning, he allowed four runs with five consecutive hits, and two outs later, Park Chan-ho hit an additional RBI timely hit.
Even if Na Kyun-an was beaten up, no one on the Lotte bench warmed up as if they could not consume the bullpen from Tuesday’s game. 스포츠토토
Na Kyun-an’s suffering continued in the second inning.
He allowed another walk to leadoff hitter Kim Do-young, and after two outs, he filled the bases with two consecutive walks and gave up one point with a wild pitch.
In the process, he fell while entering the groove and was scratched on his right hand.
Na Kyun-an announced the injury to the bench after being hit by a two-run double by Han Jun-su.
Even then, the Lotte bullpen was not ready, and Na Kyun-an gave up another walk to Park Chan-ho.
In the end, Na Kyun-an was able to go down the mound without exceeding 100 pitches due to a palm scratch.
When Na Kyun-an was replaced and went down, some Lotte fans who filled Sajik Stadium booed because they were disappointed with their performance.
