The pros and cons were clear. Alec Gamboa, a new foreign pitcher brought by the Lotte Giants in place of Charlie Barnes, made his first-team debut in the KBO.메이저사이트

At a game between Lotte and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Sunday, Samsung manager Park Jin-man openly predicted a baseball game for the Lotte Giants.

Samsung had faced Gamboa in the Futures League on the 21st. The analysis had already been completed.

"I heard he had good pitching. However, I have weaknesses. I am going to dig into those weaknesses. I am planning to play baseball mostly played by young players," coach Park Jin-man said.

Gamboa's ball was fast from the first inning. He seemed to throw easily, but he easily exceeded 150 kilometers. The maximum speed on the day was 155 kilometers. Due to his powerful fastball, he managed to reach a breaking ball.

However, the problem was the bending of the waist significantly before pitching. At the bottom of the second inning, Samsung successfully stole Gamboa's home plate when she bent down before pitching. It even completed the KBO's first triple steal this season. Gamboa was shaken to four runs in the second inning alone, and this was when Samsung finally laid the groundwork for a 7-3 victory.

After the game, I asked Samsung batters about Gamboa's ball. Kim Ji-chan, who had an infield hit to Gamboa as Samsung's No. 1 hitter, said, "I think there is a high probability that I can live when I steal because I have a big form. Still, I think I need to steal at the right time because I can check it because I am a left-handed pitcher."

"Whether I'm at first base or second base, I think I should be more aggressive. I think I should be ready to run (when facing Gamboa)," he added.

"First of all, I felt that my fastball pitching was good. That's why I got the impression that my breaking ball was okay," he said.

The same was asked of Park Seung-gyu, who also lost one hit to Gamboa. Park Seung-gyu had the experience of facing off when Gamboa took the mound in the Futures League on the 21st.

"I saw Gamboa once in the Futures League. The trajectory of the ball was familiar. It was helpful," Park said. "I talked about it all during the power analysis meeting. I shared it with all the players. That's why I think I played well today (27th)."

When he said that he seemed to hit the ball easily, he said, "I'm glad it looks like he hits it easily," and added, "I didn't see Gamboa bending down in the second division. After coming to the first team, the older brothers said they could play at third base because they had a big form. The coaches also accepted this, and the results came out like this. Even before the game, the coach ordered a bold base run. I was ready, so I implemented it right away."

Against Samsung batters, Gamboa pitched 89 pitches in four ⅔ innings, allowing five hits with nine strikeouts, three outs, and four runs (four earned runs). He has a lot of homework to be solved until he takes the mound.