Will the foreign pitcher Yoni Chirinos of the professional baseball team LG Twins continue his remarkable record of allowing two runs or fewer in every game?

Chirinos is scheduled to start against the Kiwoom Heroes on the 13th at Jamsil Stadium.

Chirinos, who signed with LG last winter, has recorded 5 wins and 1 loss with an earned run average (ERA) of 1.62 over 8 games. He is ranked first in ERA, tied for fifth in wins, first in WHIP (0.88), and third in opponent batting average (.186).

Chirinos consistently shows stable pitching as an ace. He has prevented 2 runs or fewer in all 8 games. He has thrown 1 scoreless game, 4 games with 1 run, and 3 games with 2 runs. He became the losing pitcher in the game against NC on April 24, where he allowed 2 runs (1 earned) over 5 innings, which was the only game where he did not pitch more than 6 innings. He recorded 6 innings 4 times and 7 innings 3 times.

LG has signed Chirinos, a pitcher with 20 career wins in Major League Baseball (MLB), at the aggregate of $1 million, the upper limit for new foreign players. He was signed with expectations as a number one starter, having played for the Miami Marlins last year. Coach Yeom Kyung-yup noted, "He can definitely achieve 15 wins."

Chirinos employs a variety of pitches, including four-seam and two-seam fastballs as well as changeups, sweepers, sliders, and curves. His two-seam fastball, exceeding 150 km/h, is particularly effective. Catcher Park Dong-won mentioned, "The movement of the ball is better than expected. When the ball is fast, it’s usually hard to have a lot of movement, but Chirinos has both speed and movement."

He is the most stable in the league. Hanwha's Ponce (7 wins, ERA 1.68 over 9 games), competing for the title of top pitcher in the league, had a game where he allowed 4 runs over 6 innings. KIA's Nail (2 wins, 1 loss over 9 games) collapsed in the first game of a doubleheader against SSG on the 11th, allowing 7 runs over 4 innings, doubling his ERA from 1.09 to 2.18.

Chirinos was replaced after pitching only 5 innings against NC on April 24 due to muscle tightness symptoms during the game. He was replaced for player protection due to fatigue in his right forearm. In his next start on April 30 against Hanwha, he performed well, allowing 1 run over 6 innings, and became the winning pitcher against Doosan on the 6th, throwing 7 innings with 1 run allowed.

Chirinos mentioned, "I had some tightness in my elbow a while ago, but with the management of the training coaches, my physical condition has improved now."

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