He is an LG pitcher who came out after five years of "I'm afraid," and he also followed the bench decision to replace the sword, which left him one out. "Because the team has to win."

He is an LG pitcher who came out after five years of "I'm afraid," and he also followed the bench decision to replace the sword, which left him one out. "Because the team has to win."

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Lim Chan-kyu (33) still showed his team-first spirit even though he became a native ace with a shutout win for the first time in five years by the LG Twins.

At an away game of the regular season of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, Lim gave up seven hits, three walks, five strikeouts and one run during five ⅔ innings against the KT Wiz, securing his second win of the season. LG defeated KT 5-1 and maintained its lead with eight wins and one loss thanks to Lim's strong pitching and well-organized offense by its team's batters.
His pitching was as clever as the previous games. At the match against Hanwha in Jamsil, his first game of the season on April 26, Lim gave two hits, two walks and five strikeouts, allowing no run during nine innings with 100 pitches, making it his first complete victory in his professional career and a shutout victory. It was 14 years since he was named by LG as the second pick in the first round of the 2011 KBO Rookie Draft. It was the first shutout victory for a Korean pitcher since Ko Young-pyo (KT) against the Suwon Lotte Giants in 2022, and five years after Chung Chan-heon, the current first team bullpen coach for Kiwoom in the 2020 Jamsil Hanwha Eagles game. 메이저사이트

Before the game, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also lowered his expectations, saying, "It would be nice if we could give two runs in six innings."

Lim almost lived up to those expectations. He only gave up one point through the sixth inning, leading LG to a two-point lead. KT's batters, who scored eight points in the first inning of the previous day alone (29 pitches) were often deprived of timing due to Lim's maximum speed of 144 kilometers per hour slow fastball (28 change-up pitches, 25 curveballs, and 14 sliders), were a good mix of various breaking balls (28 pitches, 14 pitches). Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop also praised Lim after the game, saying, "He played a good role as a starter by increasing the slider ratio and showing his crisis management ability."

Lim Chan-kyu said, "Yesterday (on the 2nd), we lost a lot and the opponent had an ace, so we tried to block it with the least number of runs. The defense helped us a lot, so we were able to drag it out for a long time," adding, "Pinez pitchers like me need a lot of help from defense, so I threw the ball with confidence." It was a great help because seniors helped us a lot regardless of whether it was (Park) Dong-won, (Oh) Ji-hwan, and (Park) Hae-min. I want to thank the fielders from the bottom of my heart," he said, giving credit to his teammates.

If he had been greedy to start quality games (more than six innings as a starter and three earned runs or less), he could have done so. He allowed a walk to Moon in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first base, but pitched only 96 times and the next batter was Bae Jeong-dae, a right-handed hitter. However, Lim Chan-kyu left the mound without hesitation at all due to the bench's decision.

Lim Chan-kyu said, "The last slider (5th pitch in 2B2S) thrown to Moon Sang-chul was the decisive ball. As it fell out, various emotions came and went and he eventually gave a walk. I thought it was right for a better player to come up because the team was more important to win, and it was encouraging that I handed it over to the bullpen when the team was winning."

Soon, he became a pitcher with four wins (77 wins) and left a clear mark in his team's history, but his mind was not much different from the past. "I always wanted to change it, but I never threw more. I always followed the bench decision," Lim said, smiling. "I told my coach that I would deal with Moon again this time. If I can't do anything, I should go with another good pitcher." "Because it was a match where the opponent's ace came out and we had to win unconditionally. (Kim) Jin-seong was also preparing, and I told him in advance (that I would only face Moon Sang-cheol)," he said.

Rather, he became more mature mentally and was moving on to become a true ace. Lim Chan-kyu was weak on the day, as he only walked Kang for two consecutive times and hit an RBI single. Even though he was able to skip the third batter's box, he said with a big smile, "I wanted to compete in that scene rather than deal with Kim Min-hyuk due to the accumulated number of runners. I think Kang Baek-ho hit the ball well across the borderline, and I admit it because he is a good hitter."