‘2.1 innings of KK perfect’ LG’s 26-year-old college-educated right-hander makes a strong

 It was a strong Korean series debut. Thanks to his good pitching, the LG Twins were able to smile in the Korean Series for the first time in 7,670 days. LG right-handed pitcher Yoo Young-chan once again made the three letters of his name known to LG fans.

LG, led by coach Yeom Kyung-yeop, won 5-4 in the second game against KT Wiz of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Korean Series held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 8th.

LG, who unfortunately lost the first game 2-3, won the second game with a comeback win and left the Suwon trip with a series record of 1 win and 1 loss.

It has been 7,670 days since LG won the Korean Series. LG, which advanced directly to the Korean Series by taking first place in the regular season, is playing the Korean Series for the first time in 21 years. The last Korean Series victory was an 8-7 victory over the Samsung Lions in Game 5 on November 8, 2002.

In fact, the game that day did not go as LG wanted. This is because Choi Won-tae, who started as a starter, collapsed early. Choi Won-tae went down after allowing 4 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks, and walks in 0.1 inning. He didn't even last one inning.

In the end, Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop had no choice but to use the bullpen. Starting with Lee Jeong-yong (1.2 innings), Jeong Woo-young (1.1 innings), Kim Jin-seong (0.2 innings), and Baek Seung-hyeon (0.2 innings) lasted until the middle of the game. The batting line also chased after metallurgy

At the moment of crisis, Yoo Young-chan saved the team. Baek Seung-hyun, who replaced Kim Jin-seong, handled Anthony Alford and Park Byeong-ho well, but gave up a walk to Jang Seong-woo and a hit to Bae Jeong-dae. LG brought up Yoo Young-chan in a crisis situation with 2 outs and 1st and 2nd bases in the 5th inning. Yoo Young-chan's Korean Series and postseason debut.

Even in situations where he could be nervous, Yoo Young-chan did not waver. He struck out Moon Sang-cheol and did not allow any runs. In the 6th inning, Oh Yoon-seok hit a fly to third baseman, Cho Yong-ho hit a straight hit to first baseman, and Kim Sang-soo hit a foul fly to right fielder. Yoo Young-chan, who also came up in the 7th inning, eliminated 2.1 innings by striking out Jae-gyun Hwang, a fly to second baseman, Alford's missed swing, and grounding out to shortstop Byeong-ho Par

2.1 innings, 2 strikeouts, no runs, perfect. 22 pitches were enough to eliminate 2.1 innings. Yoo Young-chan, who had fulfilled his duty, handed the ball over to Ham Deok-ju in the 8th inning.

Thanks to the strength of the bullpen, including Yoo Young-chan, LG was able to win with Oh Ji-hwan's catcher in the 6th inning, Kim Hyun-soo's RBI double in the 7th, Park Dong-won's comeback two-run home run in the 8th, and Ko Woo-seok's perfect pitch in the 9th.

Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also said of Yoo Young-chan’s good pitching, “Actually, one inning was empty. The number of pitches was only 14 and the pitch wasn't bad, so I went on for one more inning. It blocked it completely. “It became a stepping stone for a reversal,” he praised.

Yoo Young-chan, who graduated from Baemyung High School and Konkuk University and joined LG in the 20th round, 43rd place, left the team for a while to resolve military issues immediately after the end of the 2020 season. Even though this season was his debut season with the first team, he played in 67 games and recorded 6 wins, 3 losses, 12 holds, 1 save, and an ERA of 3.44, serving as a member of LG's sure-to-win bullpe

The presence he showed in the regular season was also shown on the important Korean Series stage, proving once again that his performance this season was not a coincidence. The Daily MVP on this day was Park Dong-won. However, Yoo Young-chan also showed his presence.

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