5⅔ innings, 1 run, good pitching + starting win… Kim Yun-sik “PS for the 4th year in a row, I’m less nervous now”

 LG Twins left-handed pitcher Kim Yun-sik led the team to victory with a pitch that exceeded expectations.


LG, led by coach Yeom Kyeong-yeop, defeated KT Wiz 15-4 in Game 4 of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO Korean Series held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 11th, taking the series record to 3 wins and 1 loss. LG, which is one step closer to winning the championship with three consecutive wins after one loss, needs just one more win in the remaining series to achieve its third Korean Series championship in the club's history since 1990 and 1994.


No matter what anyone says, the key player in the victory that day was starting pitcher Kim Yun-sik. Kim Yun-sik earned his first postseason starting win in his debut, recording 3 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, and 1 run in 5⅔ innings. He also won the Daily MVP for Game 4 and received a prize of 1 million won.


Kim Yun-sik showed stable pitching from the beginning of the game. In the bottom of the first inning, Bae Jeong-dae, Kim Sang-soo, and Hwang Jae-gyun were all grounded out, and in the bottom of the second inning, Park Byeong-ho, Jang Seong-woo, and Moon Sang-cheol were also caught with three-way throws. In the bottom of the third inning, Anthony Alford, Oh Yoon-seok, and Cho Yong-ho blocked the KT batting lineup with nine consecutive batters. It was a contrast to KT starter Eom Sang-baek's uneasy start as he was hit by a two-run gun from Kim Hyun-soo in the top of the first inning.


Kim Yun-sik continued to pitch without hesitation even after being allowed to get on base for the first time. In the bottom of the 4th inning, he gave up a walk and a stolen base to lead hitter Bae Jeong-dae, then guided Kim Sang-soo to a ground ball to shortstop, and escaped the crisis with Hwang Jae-gyun's fly ball to right field and Park Byeong-ho's strikeout.


LG, which maintained a 2-run gap thanks to Kim Yun-sik's good pitching, ran away to 3-0 with Hong Chang-gi's 1 RBI hit in the top of the 5th inning, and Kim Yun-sik, who gained momentum, met the winning pitcher requirement with Jang Jun-young and Oh Yun-seok's ground balls at 1st base and 1 out in the bottom of the 5th inning. met.


In the bottom of the 6th inning, with the team leading 5-0 thanks to Moon Bo-kyung's two-run catch, Kim Yun-sik allowed his first run with 2 outs on Kim Sang-soo's double and Hwang Jae-gyun's hit. Baek Seung-hyun headed to the mound from the LG bench that had already completed preparations. Although Kim Yun-sik went down without completing 6 innings, he walked into the dugout receiving a standing ovation from away fans.


LG coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop also said, "Today (Kim) Yun-sik showed a much better pitch than expected. The driving force behind the victory was that he played his role as a starter by appropriately mixing fastballs and changeups." "It was a tough game. If we had used up the bullpen until today's game, there could have been a crisis in the remaining games, but Yoon-sik led us through a long inning," he said, praising the team.


Kim Yun-sik, who entered the interview room after the game, smiled and said, "I feel like I played a part in winning today, so I'm really happy, and (Kim) Hyun-soo hit a home run in front of me, so I was able to play comfortably." Kim Hyun-soo, who was next to him, laughed and said, “They say (Kim) Yun-sik played a part, but it seems like more than 10 people played a part.”


This was his fourth postseason appearance since his professional debut in 2020. In particular, in the 3rd game of the playoffs against Kiwoom Heroes last year, despite back pain, he pitched well in 5⅔ innings, allowing 3 hits, no walks, 3 strikeouts, and 1 run, but the shine faded due to the team's loss. However, both Kim Yun-sik and LG had a satisfactory day this year.


Kim Yun-sik says that gaining more experience and becoming more relaxed was a big help. He looked back and said, “I feel less nervous because I have participated in the postseason for four consecutive years since my rookie year,” and “I think I was able to face this series comfortably thanks to my good pitching last year.”


Wouldn't it have been a shame that he couldn't complete 6 innings? Kim Yun-sik said, "From the beginning, I tried not to score as much as possible whether I pitched 2 innings or 3 innings, and while training my image, I tried to throw the ball as best as I could. I wanted to come down with a clean 6 innings. “I had consecutive hits. Still, I think it was fortunate that I came down in a good atmosphere.”


LG won both games 2 and 3 with relief wins, so Kim Yun-sik was the first player to win as a starter in game 4. It's been 21 years since this happened. Kim Yun-sik, who was 3 years old at the time in 2002, ended the interview with a smile, saying, "It doesn't really feel like it yet, but I just know that it's been a long time."



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