LG starter Adam Plutko continued his undefeated streak. He also went down with the victory requirements in his 10th appearance.
Plutko started the game against the KIA Tigers in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at the Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 26th and recorded 5⅔ innings, 10 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts and 1 run. He was substituted in a 4-1 lead and at least avoided defeat. 7 wins remain to be seen.
10 match unbeaten streak. Plutko was the only one of the 33 pitchers who started 8 or more games until the 25th without a loss. With 6 wins and no losses, he was second in wins and 5th with an ERA of 2.15, following NC Eric Peddy (9 matches, 7 wins and 1 loss). The undefeated streak continued until the 10th appearance against KIA on the 26th. Thanks to Plutko’s good pitching and Austin Dean’s 3 RBIs, including a home run, LG leads 4-1 through the 6th inning.
From the 1st to the 5th inning, a runner was sent out every inning, but only one was sent in. In the second inning with a 1-0 lead, Kim Seon-bin hit to the left, and after two outs, Shin Beom-soo hit to the right and was in danger of conceding a run, but Lee Woo-seong struck out.
In the 4th inning, after being hit by a double by Kim Sun-bin, he allowed a left-handed hit to Ko Jong-wook to become 1 out, 1st and 3rd base. Byun Woo-hyeok with a straight hit and Shin Beom-soo with a floating ball in center field finished the inning.
In the 5th inning, points were given. After one out, he gave Ryu Ji-hyeok a double in right field. After two deaths, Socrates Brito struck right-handed and timely. Choi Hyung-woo also got a hit, but Kim Seon-bin struck out after a full count 8 pitches to prevent additional runs.
The number of pitches up to the 5th inning was 96, but it was also on the mound in the 6th inning. After one out, he gave Byeon Woo-hyeok a hit that left him with the third baseman’s glove, but caught Shin Beom-soo as a floating ball in right field. He gave Lee Woo-sung a left-handed hit that completed all of KIA’s starting hits.토토사이트
The LG bench put second pitcher Ham Deok-ju on the mound here. Plutko broke the record for the most pitches in a game this season with 107 pitches. Ham Deok-joo struck out Ryu Ji-hyeok to finish the 6th inning.