Professional baseball LG Twins pitcher Song Seung-gi (23) continues to showcase impressive pitching that does not resemble that of a novice starter. He demonstrates stability comparable to that of a primary starter.

On the 3rd, Song Seung-gi took the mound as the starting pitcher in an away game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park, delivering a stellar performance with 6 innings pitched, allowing only 1 hit and 1 walk, striking out 7 batters, and not allowing any runs. This marks his 6th win of the season (3 losses), and he has recently achieved a 4-game winning streak. His earned run average has decreased to 2.56.

There were no significant crises, and he did not allow any base on second base. It was a nearly perfect pitching performance. He completely shut down the NC lineup that exploded for 16 runs against Hanwha on the 1st, utilizing a powerful fastball reaching up to 149 km, as well as sliders, change-ups, curves, and forkballs.

In the bottom of the first inning, he recorded 2 outs and then sent Park Geon-woo to first base with a walk. He finished the inning by striking out last year's home run king Davidson with a swinging strikeout. In the bottom of the second inning, after 2 outs, he allowed a single to Cheon Jae-hwan, which was the only hit of the day. He struck out Kim Hyung-jun with a swinging strikeout.

He finished the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th innings all in order. He ended the game with 13 consecutive batters retired. The NC batters did not step on second base even once. Song Seung-gi completely shut down the NC lineup with perfect pitching through the 6th inning, while the LG lineup exploded for 10 runs up to the 6th inning, leading to an easy victory while saving the bullpen. It was a 15-0 victory.

Song Seung-gi has recorded 6 wins and 3 losses with an earned run average of 2.56 over 11 games. His earned run average ranks 7th in the league, and he is tied for 7th in wins. He holds the best earned run average among LG's starting pitchers, lower than Im Chan-kyu (ERA 2.63), primary starter Chirinose (ERA 2.84), Son Ju-yeong (ERA 3.79), and Hernandez (ERA 4.32), who has returned from injury.

Drafted by LG in the 9th round with the 87th pick of the 2021 rookie draft, Song Seung-gi pitched 8 games for the first team until last year, totaling 9 and 1/3 innings. He had no starting experience. While serving in the military at Sangmu from 2023 to 2024, he pitched as a starting pitcher and recorded 11 wins and 4 losses with an earned run average of 2.41 and 121 strikeouts over 20 games, claiming the titles of most wins, earned run average champion, and most strikeouts.

Manager Youm Kyoung-youb designated Song Seung-gi, who returned from military service in November last year, as the 5th starter. Making his first opening day start in the first team, Song Seung-gi has continued to show the performance he demonstrated in the second team.

He has exceeded expectations. On March 27, he had an impressive starting debut against the Hanwha Eagles, pitching 7 innings with only 1 hit, 5 strikeouts, and no runs allowed. He recorded 5 shutout innings in 11 games. In his last 4 games, he pitched 23 and 2/3 innings with only 3 earned runs, achieving an outstanding earned run average of 1.14.

Since making his debut this year, he has made his first starting debut and is going through the rotation. As the season progresses, he typically shows signs of being analyzed by opposing hitters and reveals physical issues, but he is instead displaying even more powerful pitching.

After the game, Song Seung-gi said, “After pitching for the first time in 8 days, my physical condition had sufficiently recovered, and that’s why I was able to put strength into my pitches. I believe I can throw even stronger next Sunday,” and added, “I threw 79 pitches today, and if I wanted to throw more, I could have. However, since I have to pitch again on Sunday, I thought it was better to finish when I’m in a good flow rather than force it and throw over 100 pitches, so I decided to come down.”

Song Seung-gi pitches in a dedicated battery with catcher Lee Ju-heon. He expressed his gratitude to his close partner Lee Ju-heon, saying, “Above all, Ju-heon’s calling was really good today, and I believed that adhering to his calls led to good results. Just as Ju-heon said, my pitching went well, and managing the game was smooth.”

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