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James Nail (31) of the Kia Tigers became the first pitcher in baseball to reach 10 wins.
Nail started the game against the Kiwoom Heroes of the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, on March 13 and pitched five innings of four-hit, six-strikeout baseball.
After a leadoff walk to Lee Ju-hyung in the top of the first, Nail got Kim Hye-sung to fly out to left field, but Song Sung-moon singled to put runners on first and third. After getting Choi Joo-hwan to fly out to left field, Nail allowed Song to steal second, but struck out Lim Byung-wook to get out of the jam without allowing a run.
After striking out leadoff hitter Won Sung-joon in the second, Nail gave up a double to Kim Gun-hee and a walk to Lee Seung-won to put runners on second and third, but he got Park Joo-hong to fly out to left field to end the threat. The third inning ended with a triple play.
In the fourth, after getting Choi Joo-hwan to ground out to second base and Lim Byung-wook to strike out, Nail gave up an infield single to Won Sung-joon but got Kim Gun-hee to fly out to end the inning. The fifth inning was once again a triple play with one strikeout. In the sixth inning, with Kia leading 1-0, he was replaced by Kwak Do-gyu, who finished the game. Kia won the game 2-0 and Nail picked up his 10th win.
With 86 pitches, Nail threw a variety of pitches, including a two-seam (28), a sweeper (22), a changeup (15), a cutter (12), a fastball (8), and a curve (1). His fastball topped out at 152 kilometers per hour and he had a 68.6% strike rate. He was aggressive with his pitches and got out of jams and pitched a no-hitter.
"Overall, I had good communication with the catcher (Kim Tae-gun), and I'm glad that my aggressive pitching paid off in today's game. I think it's very meaningful 카지노사이트 추천 to reach 10 wins for the first time in the KBO League. I'm doubly happy that I pitched a no-hitter today, even though it was an away game. My family came to Korea last week (my father, brother, and brother-in-law), and today they came to the ballpark to cheer me on, which gave me strength and made the game meaningful. I'm satisfied to get 10 wins in front of my family," said the winner.
After throwing 86 pitches, Nail left the mound a little early. Kia manager Lee Beom-ho said, "I want to praise Kim Tae-gun's seasoned lead. Nail has to pitch twice this week, so we made a pitching change a little early and it worked out well. Congratulations to Nail on his 10th win," explaining the reason for the quick change.
"Right now, all of our players are giving their best every game," Nail said. I'll be ready for my next start so that we can protect our position in the standings until the end of the season. I want to thank the fans for coming to the ballpark and supporting us today. I hope to repay them with a good performance in the rest of the season."