KIA's new ace appears

Erased Medina...Perfect without a home run, KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK! KIA's new ace appears KIA Tigers' new foreign pitcher Mario Sanchez made his debut. Sanchez started Game 7 of the season against KT Wiz in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 9th. He played in the Taiwanese league until KIA came this season, when he joined KIA as a substitute foreign pitcher for Adonis Medina. In the Taiwanese league, Thong played 10 games (9 starts) for the Lions and pitched well with 8 wins, 1 loss and a 1.44 ERA in 62.2 innings. Both wins and ERA were in first place. Before the game, KIA manager Kim Jong-kook said, "I'm watching 90 to 100. If you say it's okay, I'll go if I can go long." There is no need to adjust to the time difference, and there was no big problem in controlling my condition as I had a schedule in the Taiwanese league. In the first inning, he gave up a heavy hit to leadoff hitter Kim Min-hyuk. However, he struck out Kim Sang-soo and caught Kim Min-hyuk, who was trying to steal second base. He then struck out Hwang Jae-kyun as a rookie and finished the inning without losing a point. The second inning was neatly made into a three-way retirement inning. Park Byung-ho and Jang Sung-woo struck out, and Lee Ho-yeon also handled it with a grounder to second base. In the third inning, he also struck out Anthony Alford with a fly ball to left field, Ahn Chi-young with a ground ball to shortstop, and Bae Jung-dae with a swing. There was no major crisis in the fourth inning either. After handling Kim Min-hyuk and Kim Sang-soo with ground balls to third and second bases, respectively, Hwang Jae-kyun hit a double, but struck out Park Byung-ho. He struck out six times until the fourth inning. He got off to a good start by striking out Jang Sung-woo in the fifth inning. Then, Lee Ho-yeon hit a chase solo shot. He allowed his first run but was not shaken. Alford grounded out to third base and Ahn Chi-young struck out swinging. In the sixth inning, he struck out Bae Jung-dae and turned Kim Min-hyuk to center field fly ball and gave up a right-handed hit to Kim Sang-soo, but struck out Hwang Jae-kyun. Sanchez roared down the mound. Sanchez also came up in the seventh inning. Park hit a grounder to second base. Jang was hit by Jang Sung-woo. Later, pitching coach Seo Jae-eung asked Sanchez for his intention to replace him, and Sanchez willingly accepted and went down the mound. Choi Ji-min, who followed Sanchez, ended the inning by striking out Lee Ho-yeon and Alford neatly. Sanchez pitched well with five hits (one home run) and 10 strikeouts and one run in 6.1 innings. He recorded a quality start (less than three earned runs in six innings) in his debut, raising expectations for the future. Sanchez picked 88 pitches and threw them on the day. He threw 43 fastball, 20 sliders, 12 cutters, 6 curves, 5 changeups, and 2 two-seam. The maximum speed is 147 kilometers. As KIA beat KT 5-1 on the same day, Sanchez also showed off his strength to bring victory in his debut match. KIA brought Panoni, who was with Sanchez last season, instead of changing Sean Anderson and Adoris Medina. Panoni's skills have been proven to some extent, but it was the first time Sanchez threw on the day. First of all, it was enough to capture the hearts of KIA fans on this day alone. Meanwhile, KT's bench protested after seeing Sanchez's pitching move. When pitching, the left leg should go up consistently, but the movement was not constant. The referee said that if that happens one more time, the ball will be judged. Sanchez could have been shaken for a while, but he didn't shake and threw the ball at his own pace. <a href="https://www.sportstototv.com" target="_blank" title="토토">토토</a> Head coach Kim Jong-kook said, "Sanchez, who made his KBO League debut today, played a really good role as a starting pitcher. He pitched effectively based on his stable control. He also had good game management skills with various pitches. "I look forward to a good performance in the second half as well," he praised. Sanchez also said after the game, "I feel good. I want to throw it like this like today," he said.