He has strong power. He pitched in all four games for five days. He did not allow a single run and continued to pitch perfectly.
Professional baseball LG Twins foreign pitcher Eliaser Hernandez has an ERA of “0” in the first to fourth games against KT Wiz in the semi-playoff (best of five games).
Will Hernandez’s strong pitching, a must-win card for the bullpen that LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop considers as his top priority, continue in the final fifth game.
Prior to the fourth game of the semi-playoff at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 9th, manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “Kim Jin-sung and Yoo Young-chan will play in the middle. If you win the remaining innings, you will get Ellie (named Hernandez), and if you lose, you will get Ham Deok-ju and Baek Seung-hyun.”
LG took a 3-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning, but it turned around 3-4 when starter Ence hit a concentrated hit in the bottom of the fourth inning. Following Ence, Kim Jin-sung took the mound with the bases loaded with one out in the fourth inning, and Yoo Young-chan was put in after two outs in the fifth inning, trailing 3-5. Ham Deok-ju then stopped the crisis with the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth inning.
LG tied the game 5-5 at the top of the eighth inning due to opponent catcher’s foil and Kim Hyun-soo’s timely hit. Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop put his precious Hernandez on the mound at the bottom of the eighth inning. Though not the lead, Hernandez was the only one left when the team tied.
Hernandez had hits by Shim Woo-joon with one out and Rojas with two outs, putting him on the verge of losing the first and third bases. He stopped Jang without allowing a run by hitting a ground ball to the second base. In the bottom of the ninth inning, he had a heavy hit by Kim Sang-soo with one out and two wild pitches at the batter’s box with two outs, putting him on the verge of ending the game. He had three hits and four strikeouts in two innings.
Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop decided to use the first starter Hernandez as a bullpen card to solve the problem of weak bullpen ahead of the semi-playoff. To make matters worse, closer Yoo Young-chan suffered a father’s injury ahead of the first game. Yoo Young-chan was stamped on the day of the first game on the 5th, and manager Yeom decided not to play in the first game.
Hernandez pitched in the eighth inning when his team was losing 2-3 in the first game, allowing one hit and three strikeouts in two innings (27 pitches). However, his team lost the game by one point due to lack of batting performance.
In Game 2 on the 6th, he took the mound with one out and one on the first base in the sixth inning with a 4-2 lead. Since Yoo Young-chan returned and waited behind him, he took the mound early in the game where the starter went down. In one ⅔ (38 pitches), he recorded one hit, two walks, and two strikeouts. LG won 7-2 with Kim Jin-sung in the eighth inning and Yoo Young-chan in the ninth inning.
Hernandez took the mound on Friday for a day off, and also took the mound in the third game on Saturday. Originally, he planned to take rest until Sunday. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop, who said that Ellie will take two days off after the second game, said before the third game that Ellie will be able to throw at least one inning if she goes to overtime. 메이저놀이터
Leading 6-3 in the ninth inning, Yoo Young-chan took the mound, allowing a two-run homer to Bae Jeong-dae with one out. The score was 6-5. Hernandez took the mound, grounded out Chun Sung-ho to first base and Kim Min-hyuk to fly out to center field, securing a one-run victory. “I was nervous about something in the ninth inning, so I put Ellie on standby. I almost went to overtime,” Yeom said after the game.
Hernandez joined LG as a substitute at the end of July. Expecting a “winner contract,” Hernandez was hired as a first-star pitcher. He pitched in 11 games (two relief games) during the regular season, recording 3 wins, 2 losses, 1 save, and 1 hold with an ERA of 4.02.
Hernandez, who mainly played as a bullpen pitcher in the U.S., readily accepted to take the mound for his team ahead of the semi-playoff. It is more than expected. He pitched in all of the first to fourth games of the semi-playoff. He also played in multiple innings in three games. He is preparing to throw in about one inning in the fifth game as well.
After the fourth game, Yeom Kyung-yeop said, “Ellie can play the fifth game, too. I think we can prepare everything. I think we can prepare for around one inning. Son Ju-young will prepare for about two innings as well. Since it is the last game, we need to make all-out efforts.”
