Kiwoom Heroes’ Eric Yokishi (34)’s quality start was strong. Ace showed classiness in passing the ball to his teammates.
Yokishi started in the home game against Samsung Lions in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th and made a good pitch with 5 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts and 1 run in 6 innings.
Yokishi allowed a score in the first inning, but showed his true value from the second inning. He sent out runners in the second and third innings, but blocked them without much difficulty, and in the fourth, he made a clean sweep with a three-way exit.
At the Gobi, Yokishi’s crisis management ability stood out. In the 5th inning, Lee Hae-seung hit a double in the middle with one out, and Koo Ja-wook was induced with a ground ball to the third baseman, but third baseman Kim Hui-jip made a catch error. Yokishi, who was driven to 1st, 2nd and 3rd base, threw a 144km/h two-seam fastball and treated Pirella with a double stroke.
The 6th episode also gave me a thrill from the crisis. Yokishi contributed a walk to Lee Won-seok and a left-center hit to Kang Min-ho, and was put on 1st and 3rd base safely. Afterwards, Yokishi tied Oh Jae-il with a shortstop floating ball, and after a close battle with Lee Jae-hyun to 12 pitches, he struck out looking.
At this time, Kang Min-ho, who was on first base, succeeded in stealing second base, and the crisis continued with two outs, second and third bases, but Yoki City sealed Lee Seong-gyu with a grounder from second baseman, ending the inning. 카지노
On this day, Yokishi made use of two-seam fastballs (44), curves (28), changeups (12), and cutters (6), recording a two-seam maximum speed of 147 km/h and an average speed of 143 km/h.
After the game, Yokishi looked back on the contents of the pitch, saying, “Overall, I pitched satisfactorily. In order to use the two-seam effectively, I threw a combination of various breaking balls. In particular, the curve went well as I thought.”
Yokishi did not forget the performance of his teammates. He said, “There was a crisis situation, but thanks to the early scoring support, I was able to calmly play the game. I tried to catch the outcount as quickly as possible. Also, thanks to the good defense of the fielders, I think I passed the crisis well. In particular, Kim Hwi-jip and Kim Tae-jin’s The defense helped a lot,” he said, expressing his gratitude.