‘Is it a fastball, a sinker, or a cutter?’ The Doosan batters, who felt the pitching of KIA starter Medina for the first time at bat, repeatedly asked catcher Joo Hyo-sang what the pitch was.

The pitching of KIA Tigers starting pitcher Medina, who used a 151km sinker (two-seam fastball) that came like a fastball and then curled toward the batter in front of the home plate, was difficult for batters to match the timing.

Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 9th, the last game of the weekend three-game series. KIA and Doosan, who exchanged one game at a time, put Medina and Kwak Bin on the mound as starting pitchers to take the winning series.메이저사이트

Medina, who started the season for the first time in front of 14,070 Gwangju KIA fans who visited the stadium, threw a fastball with a maximum speed of 152 km. When catcher Joo Hyo-sang signed, he grabbed a grip in his glove and pitched at a fast tempo. Doosan batters had to come in with a goal number before entering the plate.

In the first inning, KIA starter Medina grounded lead hitter Jeong Su-bin in front of the pitcher with two balls, and Heo Kyung-min grounded shortstop with a 150km sinker. He easily raised two outcounts in the first inning, which are said to be the most difficult for starting pitchers. When the 150km sinker, the first pitch thrown to hitter Yang Seok-hwan, was driven to the center and led to a solo shot, Medina on the mound smiled awkwardly as if acknowledging the mistake.

Song Seung-hwan, the lead batter in the 3rd inning, got stuck on Medina’s breaking ball slider and struck out. He allowed a walk to Heo Gyeong-min after two outs, but threw another sinker to Yang Seok-hwan, who had been hit by a solo shot in the previous at-bat, and handled a grounder on third base. Pitcher Medina, who threw a sinker and hit a home run, succeeded in revenge by throwing the same sinker and catching an out count.

In the 4th inning, when a deep slider thrown at lead batter Kim Jae-hwan hit his body, Medina put his hand on his hat and made a gesture of sorry. Although he was a first-year pitcher in the KBO, it was a heartwarming scene as the Korean baseball patch was completed. Rojas, 2nd out and 1st base, struck out at the end of the game that went up to 8 pitches. At this time, catcher Joo Hyo-sang finished the inning by clearing Kim Jae-hwan, who attempted a timing steal, with an accurate throw, and Medina, who came down from the mound, applauded and thanked the fielders.

The saddest scene came in episode 6. 1 point lead situation. Medina, who went to a full count match with Doosan Kang Seung-ho, who was on 2nd, 1st and 2nd base, threw a slider. Kang Seung-ho, who did not miss the sharp breaking ball, called both runners home and met Medina’s requirements for a winning pitcher.

Looking at Medina’s pitching, he had two four-seam fastballs, 33 sinkers (two-seam fastballs), 23 cutters, 18 sliders, 13 changeups, and one curveball. The velocity is similar to that of a fastball, but it was found that he is a type of pitcher who mainly throws a sinker (151km) and a cutter (144km) and induces the batter to ground through the movement of the ball tip.

Medina showed efficient pitching by throwing a total of 90 balls in 6 innings that day. He had a quality start (6 or more innings, 3 runs or less) with 4 hits, 1 home run, 5 walks, 6 strikeouts and 3 runs. One mistake in the 6th was very disappointing. Although he became a losing pitcher, Anderson, who appeared first in the previous two games, posted two quality starts, and the KIA Tigers’ foreign one-two punch this season’s early report card received a passing score.