Pitcher's diving catch? Lotte's new foreigner's first appearance..."Candidates for this year's defense award" were all praised. "Cheerful pitching" by allowing one run in seven innings
Pitcher's diving catch? Lotte's new foreigner's first appearance..."Candidates for this year's defense award" were all praised. "Cheerful pitching" by allowing one run in seven innings
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He has a fastball with a big angle from a height of 1 meter 88, a smiley expression and relaxation, a cool pitching pattern, and even a ball control that pokes every corner.
Lotte Giants' Tucker Davidson showed off his charm at his debut game in the KBO League. In the first game of the Weekend Series against SSG Landers held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on Saturday, Davidson took the mound as a starter and overwhelmed the SSG batters with three hits, two walks and one run during seven innings.먹튀검증
Unfortunately, he did not become a winning pitcher, but Lotte won 3-2 after a bloody battle in the 11th inning.
Above all, it was a good pitching that made manager Kim Tae-hyung, who was full of anger for the second consecutive victory in the opening series, laugh. He stood out by making the most of his strengths. Commentator Kim Tae-kyun said, "The trajectory of the ball is quite good because the physicality is good and the release point is so high. With 150 kilometers of fastballs and various breaking balls coming out at that height, it is difficult for batters to deal with."
His ball control ability to effectively target the lowered zone of the ABS (automatic ball determination system) was also impressive. The combination of slow breaking balls was superb, with up to 148 kilometers fastball (18) and 44 sliders (44) exceeding 140 kilometers, plus 15 fork balls (15), sweeper (8), and curveball (44). Curves and fork balls shook the batters' eyes, and when the tension eased for a while, the fast ball was inserted without a doubt.
In the top of the first inning, Lotte won the first run and gained the upper hand. With one out, Ko Seung-min walked to get on base, and with one out and runners on the second and third bases with Na Seung-yeop's double, Ko Seung-min homered during Reyes' infield grounder.
Davison gave up a walk to the first batter, Jihoon Choi, in the bottom of the first inning, but induced the next batter, Jung Joon-jae, to hit a ground ball to the pitcher. There was an error that left the first base out, but he struck out Park Sung-han and threw Herredia to right field to end the first inning.
After adapting himself to the mound, Davidson posted momentum by throwing three outs in the second inning. He threw a slider and fork against a maximum speed of 148 kilometers, grounded out Oh Tae-gon and struck out Ko.
He allowed a shot in the third inning. He was also pushing Ha with a ball count of 0B2S after one out. Ha Jae-hoon, who was aiming only for a lot of fastballs, did not miss the 148km fastball that was drawn to the center and pulled it properly, leading to an equalizer over the left fence.
However, Davidson's energy got stronger. Jihoon Choi's hit put him on first base with one out. Jung Joon-jae's surprise bunt flew in front of the pitcher. At that time, Davidson rushed forward without hesitation and caught a diving catch that threw his entire body. Third baseman Sohn Ho-young and catcher Cho In-geun could have aligned themselves with each other, but they clearly showed confidence in their "My Ball."
On this day, when there were many hits heading toward the pitcher, he was not shy to say that he was the "fifth infielder."
In the 4th and 5th innings, he was hit by Park Sung-han in the 6th inning, but he passed it without much crisis. He also allowed a walk to leadoff hitter Oh Tae-gon in the seventh inning, and although he became a third base with two outs due to a sacrifice bunt and wild pitch, he ended the inning by inducing a ground ball to the third base with no hesitation against Ha Jae-hoon, who had previously allowed a home run.
What was most impressive was the speed of the game. Until the fifth inning, Davidson only pitched 56 times. The number of pitches he pitched in the sixth and seventh innings increased somewhat, but he finished the seventh inning with 89 pitches. The game lasted only 1 hour and 49 minutes at the end of the seventh inning.
The breaking ball that stabbed the right-handed batter's body diagonally was strong. It was also impressive to see him actively face the batter by catching strikes from the first pitch.
Commentator Kim Tae-kyun said, "The fastball and slider are in almost the same position. The pitch tunnel is very well equipped. It also has a variety of breaking balls, and the repertoire of mixing fastballs and slow breaking balls is very good. The pitching design is so good that it will be very powerful for batters."
"It's my first game today, and I think I can win this year's Pitcher Defense Award. I'm good at bunt defense, coping with physical hits, and handling fly balls," he continued.
Speaking after the game, Davison said: "The results were not good last weekend. "I wanted to help you win today. I think analyzing the opponent team's batting average with the catcher on Sunday was a great help to me in my first appearance," he said.
"I decided to focus on increasing the out count. Sliders and fork balls played a good role in the operation of the game, and they were very helpful in controlling the number of pitches," he added.
"Today is just my first appearance of the season. I want to continue to work hard to adapt to the KBO League and become a player who can play an important role in the team."