He proved why he came.
Nail pitched a dominating game two of the midweek series against the Lotte Giants at Gwangju-Gia Champions Field on April 27. He allowed one run (one earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out nine in six innings of work, earning the win in his first career start in the team's 6-2 victory.
Nail left the exhibition game on a high note. "I'm excited to pitch in front of a packed stadium with opening day just around the corner. I'm looking forward to pitching in front of a packed stadium and proving to the fans why I'm here," he said confidently. Indeed, he did so in a dazzling first inning to earn his first win.
From the first inning, the sweeper's power shone through. He struck out Yoon Dong-hee, Ko Seung-min, and Leroyes on swinging strikes. In the second inning, Na Seung-yeop and Choi Hang struck out with sweepers in a 1-1 count. In the third inning, he walked leadoff hitter Yoo Kang-nam and induced Park Seung-wook to ground into a double play. He also struck out Yoon Dong-hee.
In the fourth, he gave up an error and a stolen base to Ko Seung-min, but retired the next three batters with one strikeout. In the fifth, he gave up a double to Yoo Kang-nam in the second inning, but Park struck out the side again. In the top of the sixth, he gave up a leadoff single to Ko Seung-min. He then gave up back-to-back singles, but got help from second baseman Kim Sun-bin, who blocked both batted balls to preserve the quality start.
He did not return to the mound until the seventh inning. He stayed on the mound with a variety of pitches, including a two-seam (29), sweeper (21), changeup (17), cutter (12), fastball (5), and curve (1). His fastball topped out at 150 mph. He was hit by a three-hitter when he reached 70 pitches. This is an area of improvement.
Yang Hyun-jong and his teammates rushed Nail as he finished his podium interview and doused him with water to celebrate his first win. Manager Lee Bum-ho also presented a bouquet of flowers. "Nail, who was the starter today, pitched a perfect game. He had good movement on his two-seam and sweeper, and his changeup against lefties was also powerful. Both his pitches were good," Lee said.
"Overall, I was happy with the game," Nail said. I tried to pitch aggressively, especially in the first inning, when the batters were scoring a lot of runs, so I was able to attack the strike zone more aggressively. I also felt comfortable with my catcher, Kim Tae-gun. We have a lot of good chemistry and we know each other's styles, so I think it led to good results," said Kim.
At the same time, they also set challenges. "My sweeper worked well, but I think I need to work on my fastball a little bit in terms of control and command. I'm going to focus on improving my fastball as I prepare for my next start. I gave up back-to -back hits and a run in the sixth inning, and it was my first six-inning start in a long time, so I think I was a little overworked. I'll work on that in my next outing."
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Nail pitched a dominating game two of the midweek series against the Lotte Giants at Gwangju-Gia Champions Field on April 27. He allowed one run (one earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out nine in six innings of work, earning the win in his first career start in the team's 6-2 victory.
Nail left the exhibition game on a high note. "I'm excited to pitch in front of a packed stadium with opening day just around the corner. I'm looking forward to pitching in front of a packed stadium and proving to the fans why I'm here," he said confidently. Indeed, he did so in a dazzling first inning to earn his first win.
From the first inning, the sweeper's power shone through. He struck out Yoon Dong-hee, Ko Seung-min, and Leroyes on swinging strikes. In the second inning, Na Seung-yeop and Choi Hang struck out with sweepers in a 1-1 count. In the third inning, he walked leadoff hitter Yoo Kang-nam and induced Park Seung-wook to ground into a double play. He also struck out Yoon Dong-hee.
In the fourth, he gave up an error and a stolen base to Ko Seung-min, but retired the next three batters with one strikeout. In the fifth, he gave up a double to Yoo Kang-nam in the second inning, but Park struck out the side again. In the top of the sixth, he gave up a leadoff single to Ko Seung-min. He then gave up back-to-back singles, but got help from second baseman Kim Sun-bin, who blocked both batted balls to preserve the quality start.
He did not return to the mound until the seventh inning. He stayed on the mound with a variety of pitches, including a two-seam (29), sweeper (21), changeup (17), cutter (12), fastball (5), and curve (1). His fastball topped out at 150 mph. He was hit by a three-hitter when he reached 70 pitches. This is an area of improvement.
Yang Hyun-jong and his teammates rushed Nail as he finished his podium interview and doused him with water to celebrate his first win. Manager Lee Bum-ho also presented a bouquet of flowers. "Nail, who was the starter today, pitched a perfect game. He had good movement on his two-seam and sweeper, and his changeup against lefties was also powerful. Both his pitches were good," Lee said.
"Overall, I was happy with the game," Nail said. I tried to pitch aggressively, especially in the first inning, when the batters were scoring a lot of runs, so I was able to attack the strike zone more aggressively. I also felt comfortable with my catcher, Kim Tae-gun. We have a lot of good chemistry and we know each other's styles, so I think it led to good results," said Kim.
At the same time, they also set challenges. "My sweeper worked well, but I think I need to work on my fastball a little bit in terms of control and command. I'm going to focus on improving my fastball as I prepare for my next start. I gave up back-to -back hits and a run in the sixth inning, and it was my first six-inning start in a long time, so I think I was a little overworked. I'll work on that in my next outing."
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