The '0-win pitcher' Lotte Na Kyun-An's first victory of the season has once again slipped away.
Na Kyun-An, the right-handed pitcher for the Lotte Giants, started in the second game of the doubleheader against the KT Wiz in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 10th, and was pulled early after 3 innings, allowing 8 hits (2 home runs), 1 walk, striking out 1, while giving up 5 runs on 71 pitches.
With offensive support, leading 4-3, Na Kyun-An allowed a tying home run to lead-off hitter Ahn Hyun-Min. The 4th pitch thrown on a 2B-1S disadvantageous count was a forkball (126 km) that didn’t drop as much as expected, resulting in a 144.1m left-field home run.
Na Kyun-An captured the next batter, Kang Baek-Ho, with a ground ball to the third baseman on the first pitch, taking a breath, but then allowed a go-ahead solo home run to Jang Sung-Woo. The 5th pitch thrown at a 2B-2S count, a low fastball (145 km), headed over the left field wall again.
Na Kyun-An struck out Kwon Dong-Jin with a Samjin and got Moon Sang-Cheol to ground out to the third baseman to end the inning, but unfortunately finished the game after handing off to Kim Gang-Hyun in the bottom of the 4th, trailing 4-5.
Na Kyun-An's pre-game record was 7 games, 0 wins, 1 loss, with an earned run average of 3.00. He challenged for his first victory after 7 tries but showed a lack of form by giving up as many as 5 runs in just 3 innings. He completely failed to capitalize on the early explosive scoring support from his team, effectively kicking away his own chance for victory. This marks 8 consecutive games without a win.
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