Doosan Bears right-hander Kwak Bin was pleased with his first use of Pitchcom. And the results were good: two runs in seven innings.
On July 18 against the Lotte Giants in Ulsan, Kwak threw 112 pitches in seven innings with two hits (one home run), four strikeouts, and two walks in a 3-2 win.
Doosan took an early lead in the top of the first inning on a three-run home run by Yang Seok-hwan. However, Doosan quickly answered back in the bottom of the inning when Kwak Bin hit a two-run homer off Jeon Jun-woo.
Neither team scored after that. Kwak Bin kept the Lotte bats in check with seven scoreless innings. Conversely, LOTTE starter Park Se-woong kept Doosan in check after the first inning with eight innings of 103 pitches, four hits (one home run), nine strikeouts, and three runs.
Doosan turned to its bullpen in the bottom of the eighth inning. After Lee Young-ha struck out the side in the bottom of the eighth, reliever Kim Taek-yeon pitched a scoreless ninth to secure the team’s third straight victory.
After the game, manager Lee Seung-yeop said, “The whole team showed a lot of determination to end the losing streak. Starting pitcher Kwak Bin showed his national ace-like form with 112 pitches. It was a harmonious combination of various change-ups, including his main weapon curve and slider, centered on a heavy fastball. Lee Young-ha and Kim Taek-yeon, who pitched after him, did not concede the game and kept the lead at one run.”
“In the batting lineup, our captain Yang Seok-hwan hit a valuable three-run shot in the first inning to lighten (Kwak) Binyi’s shoulders. Even though we 파워볼사이트 추천 were on a losing streak, many fans traveled to Ulsan to show their support. I’m always grateful to them.”
After the game, Kwak Bin, who used Pitchcom for the first time, said, “Personally, it was very good. I want to get my pitching tempo up quickly, and I think I can create a favorable flow. It’s good because it doesn’t give the hitters time to think. I didn’t have any physical problems throwing fastballs,” he said. ”When I wanted to change my sign, I just shook my head or stayed still. Hearing the voice was fine. At first, it was hard to hear over the loud sound, but I turned up the volume and it was fine,” he said.
Kim Ki-yeon, a catcher who shared a battery with Kwak Bin, also said, “I didn’t feel uncomfortable using Pitchcom. It definitely reduced the time to exchange autographs and increased the overall tempo of the game. When the pitch clock is introduced, I think it will be a big help. I didn’t have any inconvenience when changing signs because I could hear the sound intuitively. However, you have to hold the button down harder than you think to make it work. In terms of usability, there was no inconvenience. In fact, I think that when the pitch clock is introduced, there won’t be enough time to send and receive two or three signs,” he said of his experience with Pitchcom.
Kwak Bin was disappointed that he only lasted 3.1 innings in his first start of the second half. He also felt bad for his fellow bullpen pitchers.
“You think too much when it’s bad. It’s hard because you stress yourself out for a few days about the consequences of a bad pitch,” he said. ”I felt bad for the next pitcher in the bullpen because I left the bases loaded too early. And last week, I felt even more guilty because the bullpen threw a lot from the start, so I felt responsible, so today I was going to throw a lot from the start. It was fun to have a good pitching battle with their starting pitcher,” he smiled.