LOTTE’s left-handed ace Barnes struggled against KIA last season, going 2-2 with a 5.75 ERA in four games. In this start, he earned his first career win against KIA and his first win against his former club.
Barnes shut down the KIA bats with seven innings of three-hit ball, two walks, five strikeouts and one unearned run (unearned) against the KIA at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on March 13.
After striking out three in the second inning, Barnes gave up a leadoff single to Hwang Dae-in in the third. However, he got Kim Tae-gun to fly out to second base, Kim Kyu-sung to strike out, and Park Chan-ho to fly out to center field to end the threat.
In the sixth, with runners on first and third, Kim gave up his first run on a sacrifice fly to Kim Do-young, but he got the next batter, Na Sung-beom, to ground out to shortstop to end the inning without further damage.
After the seventh inning, Barnes was replaced by Koo Seung-min in the eighth inning, fulfilling his duties as a starter to perfection. Both Koo and Kim Won-joong pitched a scoreless inning each to secure the win for Barnes and his team. 토토사이트
The Lotte bats also took some of the pressure off Barnes, scoring six runs on 11 hits and two walks.
After the game, Barnes said, “I think I pitched aggressively today and it paid off. I’d give myself a score of 85 or 90 (out of 100).”
“They have a good lineup,” Barnes said of the win over KIA. I’m glad we were able to get a win against them.” With the win against KIA, Barnes earned his first career win against KIA and became the all-time winningest pitcher against his former club.
Improved second-half performance from last year Last season, Barnes struggled in the second half, going 3-6 with a 5.40 ERA in 11 games. This year, he’s done a 180, going 4-0 with a 1.15 ERA in five games.
“I think being aggressive with hitters and working the count and not shying away from them has led to some good results,” he said.
Finally, he said, “I would like to thank the Lotte fans for coming to the last game of the weekend. I will do my best to continue to receive this kind of support and help the team go to greater heights.”
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