Yoon Young-chul vs Eric Lauer.
The KIA Tigers will have their last practice game at Gwangju KIA Champions Field at 18:00 on the 19th. Originally, the game was scheduled to be held at 18:00 on the 18th, but it was postponed by one day due to rain. As the playoff schedule was also postponed by one day due to rain, coach Lee Bum-ho explained that it is not bad to postpone the last practice game by one day.
The starting pitcher and lineup for the last practice game are interesting. White starter is Yoon Young-chul and Black starter is Lauer. It seems that it will proceed as it is on the 19th. Although nothing has been officially confirmed yet, it is true that Lauer is likely to start Game 3, and Game 4 has been hidden.
Against this backdrop, coach Lee Bum-ho sent Yoon as a starting pitcher in the last practice game, meaning he has the possibility to use Yoon as a starting pitcher for Game 4 of the Korean Series. Yoon did not take the mound against the Lotte Giants on Wednesday. Hence, he needs to take the mound on Wednesday whether he is a starting pitcher or a bullpen.
Yoon has experience in bullpen session when he was in high school. However, he is a typical starting pitcher in terms of pitching style. He has only played as a relief pitcher once in the past two years since joining the pro baseball league. It is unlikely that Lee Bum-ho will break this routine and release Yoon as a relief pitcher at an important stage called the Korean Series. Kia’s biggest strength is that it has plenty of bullpen session supplies.
Yoon had seven wins, four losses and an earned run average of 4.19 in 18 games this season. He pitched 81 ⅔ innings. After retiring to play only two innings at the match against the Gwangju SSG Landers on July 13, he underwent 70 days of rehabilitation until returning to the match against the Gwangju Samsung Lions on September 23 due to a fatigue fracture in his spine. He allowed five hits, one strikeout, and two walks in three ⅓ innings at the match against the Busan Lotte Giants on September 28. 토토사이트
He recovered his speed up to 140 kilometers, and is on track. Since then, he has continued training to prepare for the Korean Series, boosting his chances of starting in Game 4 of the Korean Series. In this regard, details and results of the practice game on Wednesday are quite important.
If the lineup does not change, Yoon will face Lee Chang-jin, Seo Geon-chang, Yoon Do-hyun, Han Jun-su, Byun Woo-hyuk, Ko Jong-wook, Park Jung-woo, Han Seung-taek, and Kim Gyu-seong on the day. Although he is a backup, he has enough weight to play as the main player in most other teams. The biggest strength of Kia is its depth.
Batters will also concentrate and take the batter’s box as it is their last game. Yoon and Lauer are expected to take the mound with high tension. They will play about three innings. If Yoon actually takes the mound as the starting pitcher in Game 4 of the Korean Series, he will have the best chance in his baseball career two years after his debut. Not everyone can play as the starting pitcher for the Korean Series. Yang also played the Korean Series for the first time in three years since his debut, and Lee Eui-ri, who is a one-year senior of Yoon, cannot play in the upcoming Korean Series due to injury.
