Walks, walks, walks… The 2nd starter with a bowed head, “Take care of yourself” mission failed

 The Lotte Giants won the game, but suffered from a headache due to the sluggish performance of foreign pitcher Charlie Barnes (28).

Lotte won the LG Twins 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League home game 6-4 at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 11th.

On this day, Lotte put Barnes as a starting pitcher. 메이저사이트Although it is his first appearance this season, he has already been on the mound once. He started as a starting pitcher in the match against SSG Landers held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 6th and fought hard with three strikeouts until the second inning, but had to throw a pitch due to a no game in the rain.

However, his pitching was not very good. From the beginning of the 1st inning, Barnes gave up 1 point with 3 consecutive hits from 1st Hong Chang-ki to 3rd Kim Hyun-soo. He could have given up one more run if No. 2 Seong-Joo Moon had hit and not run. He seemed to breathe a sigh of relief once the second episode ended with a triple strike.

However, Barnes’ pitch faltered from the third inning, causing a crisis. In particular, in the 4th inning, he piled up runners with walks and doubles, then gave up 2 runs with Seo Gun-chang’s timely hit and Park Hae-min’s squeeze bunt. After that, it was fortunate that he barely blocked it after making the bases loaded with two walks.

In the 5th inning, which was the last inning, Barnes struck out the first batter, Austin Dean, and gave another walk to Moon Bo-kyung. When the number of pitches approached 100 (98 pitches) at the point where he could not finish the 5th inning, the Lotte bench took him off the mound. Afterwards, second baseman Lee Hak-ju failed to properly catch Seo Geon-chang’s grounder, Moon Bo-gyeong scored, and Barnes’ earned run increased.

Barnes recorded 6 hits, 6 walks, 3 strikeouts and 4 runs in 4⅓ innings that day. In the rain, he struggled, but pitching was not good. He was rather fortunate that he gave only 4 points. Coach Larry Sutton (53) defended after the game, saying, “He wasn’t in the best condition, but he played the role he had,” but it was not the look he expected from Barnes.

Barnes, who joined Lotte last year, completed 12 wins and 12 losses with an ERA of 3.62 in 186⅓ innings. In particular, during the month of April, he recorded an excellent record of 5 wins and an undefeated average ERA of 0.65, and in the first half, he recorded 9 wins and 6 losses with an average ERA of 2.74.

However, in the second half, he went 3-6 with an ERA of 5.40. After giving up 26 walks in 124⅓ innings in the first half, his pitching was shaky enough to record 21 walks in 61⅔ innings in the second half. However, at a relatively young age, the power of his main weapon, the slider, was evaluated as outstanding. In the end, Lotte expressed anticipation by giving Barnes a renewal contract.

Barnes faltered slightly with an ERA of 7.36 in 11 innings pitching three exhibition games. It was unusual for manager Sutton to say bitterly, saying, “Barnes needs to pay more attention to his control and improve pitching efficiency.” He didn’t give up any walks, but it was because he failed to manage his pitch count.

Lotte has yet to get on track with the team’s first starter, Dan Strayley (35), with an average ERA of 5.73 in the first two games. In addition, even Barnes, the second starting pitcher, is shaking and struggling with pitcher management. In the end, Barnes was forced into a situation where he had to prove that the reason for his sluggishness was because of ‘Rain’ in his next appearance.

 The Lotte Giants won the game, but suffered from a headache due to the sluggish performance of foreign pitcher Charlie Barnes (28). Lotte won the LG Twins 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League home game 6-4 at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 11th. On this day, Lotte put Barnes as a starting pitcher. 메이저사이트Although…