Used to tough spots, Landers reliever ready for 1st taste of KBO postseason

After enjoying the best regular season of his three-year career in Korean baseball, SSG Landers reliever Lee Ro-un found himself on the verge of his first postseason appearance Thursday. The 21-year-old right-hander is determined to take much the same mindset into the upcoming series against the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason that he had throughout the regular season. "I've not really pitched in comfortable situations during the regular season, so I am used to pressure-filled spots, and I will treat these games the same way," Lee said before Game 1 of the first round at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, some 30 kilometers west of Seoul. Lee developed into one of the KBO's top setup men by posting a 1.99 ERA in 75 outings. He recorded a career-best 33 holds while pitching in tight, high-leverage situations. Lee has been on postseason rosters in the past but has never pitched in any October game yet. Lee's standing within the bullpen pecking order has changed so dramatically this year that any game that he enters will most likely be a high-stakes affaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times