LG won 5-3 in an away game against NC Dinos in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at NC Park in Changwon at 6:30 pm on the 2nd. On this day, LG succeeded in escaping from three consecutive losses thanks to the performance of the bullpen. In particular, left-hander Ham Deok-joo, who came to the mound at the end of the ninth inning, blocked NC’s batting line with a scoreless inning and made his first save after transferring to LG.
As a result, Ham Deok-joo’s ERA fell from 2.77 to 2.57. Ham Deok-joo, who threw 16 pitches that day, made good use of his fastball and changeup.
In the bottom of the ninth inning with LG leading 5-3, Ham Deok-joo took the mound and treated the lead batter, Park Kun-woo, as a foul fly to the first baseman. Then, Han Seok-hyun, who entered the at-bat, was induced with a floating ball by the third baseman, but he was allowed to go on base due to a catch error by the third baseman. Afterwards, Cheon Jae-hwan, the follow-up hitter, got a hit in the middle right and was driven to 1st and 2nd base. 먹튀검증
Even in the crisis of conceding points, Ham Deok-joo showed a calm pitch. When he had a chance to score, he struck out Hyeong-Jun Yoon, who came into the plate, on a swing, and Sae-Hyeok Park, who came into the plate, was caught with a floating ball by shortstop, ending the inning without conceding a run. In the end, Ham Deok-joo, who maintained a two-point lead, kept the team’s victory.
The reason Deok-Joo Ham took the mound instead of Woo-Seok Ko as the finishing pitcher was Woo-Seok Ko’s injury. Ko Woo-seok collapsed with 0.1 innings, 4 runs, 3 hits (1 home run) and 2 walks against the KIA Tigers on April 30. Ko Woo-seok, who showed poor physical condition, was removed from the first group the next day due to back muscle pain. Ko Woo-seok was diagnosed that it would take more than a week to recover, and his long-term departure became inevitable.