"The Korean Series I imagined in my bed" Nail made it with victory..."You played a great game"
"The Korean Series I imagined in my bed" Nail made it with victory..."You played a great game"
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KIA Tigers ace James Nail has laid foundation for V12 team. He silenced the Samsung Lions' batting lineup and tasted the joy of the winning pitcher in Game 4 of the Korean Series.토토사이트
In Game 4 of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Korean Series (four wins out of seven) against Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th, Nail led the team to a 9-2 victory by allowing six hits, one homer, seven strikeouts, and two runs in five ⅔ innings.
After Game 4, Nail said, "It was a great game. I was able to throw with a very comfortable mind because the batters scored nine points. Thanks to this, it led to a good result."
On the day, Nail took the mound in a good mood as Kia's batters gave him the first run in the top of the first inning. Though facing a crisis of one out and second base in the bottom of the first inning, she grounded out Kang Min-ho to shortstop and struck out Lewin Diaz to keep her team's 1-0 lead.
Nail continued to pitch well in the bottom of the second inning. She grounded out leadoff batters Kim Hun-gon and Park Byung-ho to the third base and quickly secured two out counts. After striking out Kim Young-woong, she roared loudly to boost the mood of the dugout.
Kia's batters gave Nail a roaring shot. In the top of the third inning, Socrates Brito's two-run timely hit and Kim Tae-gun's grand slam made the score 7-0, completely changing the tide.
Nail has overcome hardships wisely. After getting Park Byung-ho on base with runners on the first and second bases with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, she was hit by an RBI timely hit by Kim Young-woong, but she quickly stabilized. With runners on the first and third bases with two outs, she struck out Lee Sung-kyu, who swung and missed, and blocked additional runs.
Nail remained firm even after allowing a solo home run to Lee Jae-hyun, the leadoff hitter, in the bottom of the fifth inning. She kept the mound firmly in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs. She silenced Samsung's batters with a combination of a fastball with a maximum speed of 150 kilometers, a two-seam fastball, a main weapon sweeper, and a cut fastball.
Nail also showed her ace form in Game 4 on the 21st (declared suspended due to rain and resumed on October 23), following four hits, one homer, two walks, six strikeouts and one run in five innings.
With this victory, KIA washed away the pain of losing Game 2-4 on the 25th and recorded 3 wins and 1 loss in the series, leaving only one win to win the 12th Korean Series. If they win Game 4 at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 28th, they will be able to lift the trophy.
"Every time I struck out today, the big roar of Game 4 seemed to prove that it was a really big game," Nail said. "Depending on the results of Game 4, it was decided whether we go to Gwangju with 3 wins and 1 loss or 2 wins and 2 losses. Daegu is such a hot place, so I threw the ball with the right passion."
Nail was hit in the face by Matt Davidson's ball against the Changwon NC Dinos on August 24. He underwent surgery for a broken jaw amid the fast movement of the KIA team, but he could not guarantee his appearance in the Korean Series.
Nail, however, committed to rehabilitation with strong determination. With the goal of starting the first round of the Korean Series, she focused on gradually recovering and boosting her ball power. As a result, she took charge of the first and fourth rounds of the Korean Series, and won all of them.
"When I was in bed, I did what I imagined. Physically and mentally, I continued to prepare well," Nail said. "I was able to concentrate more on the match today thanks to fans' enthusiastic cheering and cheering. I was able to concentrate more and endure whenever I was shaking."