I can’t call it Lotte Killer anymore.
KT Wiz submarine pitcher Ko Young-pyo started the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League Lotte Giants at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th, but he was sluggish with 12 hits, two homers, one strikeout, two strikeouts, and eight runs in four innings, taking his fifth loss of the season (3 wins). 메이저사이트
He was shaky from the first inning. Ko started off with a triple by leadoff hitter Hwang Sung-bin, but gave up a timely RBI single to Son Ho-young. Following Reyes’ double, Jeon Joon-woo’s two-run double allowed three runs in the first inning alone.
He allowed no run in the second inning, but lost another run in the third inning. Reyes, the leadoff hitter, hit a solo homer. He then grounded out Na Seung-yeop, but gave up a hit to Jeon Joon-woo, before bending his head down due to a two-run shot by Yoon Dong-hee. He allowed two runs in the fourth inning as well, and eventually turned over the mound to Sung Jae-hun before the start of the fifth inning.
Although it is the first season of this season’s 10.7 billion-won contract, Ko has yet to gain strength. After having to undergo rehabilitation due to injury after playing the opening two games, he played nine games after his return, but has yet to produce satisfactory results. In the three games held in June, he displayed good performance, with one win and one loss and an earned run average of 2.95.
However, the performance was not so good in the four games of July, with one win and one loss with 5.56 ERA, and in the two games of August, with two losses and 7.84 ERA. Of course, there were days when he displayed good pitching, but it is true that he displayed more difficulties. He has played four games of 10 hits or more in recent six games.
In particular, the team’s lackluster performance against Lotte is regrettable. During the three years from 2021 to 2023, Ko played in nine games against Lotte, showing extreme performance with five wins, two losses and an earned run average of 0.98.
However, this season is different. The game against Lotte in this season was disappointing, as it lost five innings of nine hits, four strikeouts and six runs in Suwon on June 19, had 12 hits, three strikeouts and four runs in 5.2 innings against Busan on July 12, and had 12 hits, two homers and one strikeout and eight runs in four innings. The game against Lotte in this season reached 11.05, with two losses and an earned run average (ERA) in three games.
Will Ko Young-pyo be able to find himself as the Lotte killer again? I don’t think he can be called the Lotte killer for the time being.
