Landers starter Kim Keon-woo sets KBO postseason strikeout record

SSG Landers starting pitcher Kim Keon-woo set a South Korean baseball postseason record by striking out the first six batters he faced Saturday. Kim, a 23-year-old left-hander in his first Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason game, struck out the side in both the first and second innings against the Samsung Lions in Game 2 of their first-round series at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, about 30 kilometers west of Seoul. Kim got Lee Jae-hyeon to whiff on a fastball for the first strikeout and then got Kim Seong-yoon looking at a 0-2 fastball for his second K. Koo Ja-wook then whiffed on a 3-2 fastball to end a six-pitch at-bat. Kim then struck out Lewin Diaz looking at a fastball. Kim Young-woong swung and missed on a 1-2 slider, and Kim Keon-woo set the record by getting Kim Hun-gon to fan on a 0-2 changeup in the dirt. The previous record had been five straight batters sat down by Keyvius Sampson of the Hanwha Eagles against the Nexen Heroes on Oct. 20, 2018. Kim Keon-woo got the Game 2 nod ahead of ace Drew Anderson, who has been battling stomach flu all week. Anderson is sWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times