“Barnes, pay more attention to your control” bitter voice, ’12-win pitcher’ shakes 

The game was won, but the task was left. Second-year foreign pitcher Charlie Barnes (28, Lotte Giants) continued his uneasy pitching.

Barnes took the mound as the team’s 온라인바카라starting pitcher in the 2023 KBO league demonstration game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 24th. This exhibition match was his third appearance.

From the first episode, Barnes showed a somewhat shaken appearance. After striking out the lead batter Park Min-woo, he allowed consecutive hits to Seo Ho-cheol and Park Kun-woo, accumulating runners. Then, in the situation of 2nd 1st and 3rd base, Son A-seop was hit by a right-handed hit and gave the first run, and 6th Park Seok-min was allowed 2 RBIs and doubles to the left of the left fielder.

Barnes, who gave up three runs from the first inning, continued to pitch uneasy afterwards. In the second inning, he threw a hit ball to Kim Joo-won, and also allowed a double to Son A-seop in the third inning. In the 4th inning, after allowing consecutive hits, he even threw a wild throw, but with two strikeouts, he struggled through the hurdle. However, in the 5th inning, he gave up a solo shot to lead batter Park Kun-woo and went down the mound.

On this day, Barnes recorded 8 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 5 strikeouts and 4 runs in 4 innings until he handed over the mound to Choi Young-hwan. The batting line hit two homers and won 6-5, escaping a five-game losing streak, but Barnes couldn’t help but laugh.

The command tower also expressed disappointment. After the game, Lotte coach Larry Sutton (53) said, “Barnes threw well, but we need to pay more attention to his control and improve pitching efficiency.”

Barnes, who joined Lotte last year, stands out for his sharp slider from his three-quarter pitching form. During the month of April last season, he went 5-0, with an average ERA of 0.65, and marked 9-6 with an ERA of 2.74 before the All-Star game.

However, in the second half of the season, his earned run average rose to 5.40 in 11 games (final performance of the season was 12-12, an average ERA of 3.62). There was a lot of talk about renewing the contract, but Lotte, along with pitcher Dan Straley and outfielder Jack Rex, confirmed Barnes’ contract renewal.

Even in this year’s exhibition game, Barnes has not been able to show the first half of last season. Appearing in three games until the 24th, he is recording an average ERA of 7.36 with one loss and no win. He continues to give up more than one hit per inning and puts out runners out.

Initially, Lotte seemed to have no problem with the selection. In the Stray-Barnes one-two punch, local ace Park Se-woong is also in good health. As for the 4th and 5th starters, Na Kyun-ahn, FA (free agent) Han Hyeon-hee, and Lee In-bok, who is recovering from elbow surgery, are holding out. However, if Barnes is shaken, Lotte’s plans will go awry.

The game was won, but the task was left. Second-year foreign pitcher Charlie Barnes (28, Lotte Giants) continued his uneasy pitching. Barnes took the mound as the team’s 온라인바카라starting pitcher in the 2023 KBO league demonstration game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 24th. This exhibition match was his third appearance. From the…