Reading list: Lotte's Kim Jin-wook “Focused on the batter in front of him” despite giving up 5 hits and 1 run
Kim Jin-wook (22-Lotte Giants) was in trouble often, but he didn't fall apart.

Thanks to Kim's five innings of work, the [Giants](https://zexyl.com/) were able to extend their winning streak to three games without much blood loss.

Kim started the game against the visiting Doosan Bears on Thursday at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, allowing one run on three hits and five walks over five innings.

Although he gave up a lot of walks, he pitched hard with runners on base to minimize the damage.

“In the past, I used to collapse after giving up a walk, but lately, I've been trying to stop thinking about it and focus on the batter I'm facing,” Kim said after the game. ”Today, I didn't dwell on the past batter and threw my best at the batter I was facing.”

In the bottom of the first inning, Kim gave up back-to-back singles to Jared Young and Yang Ji-hyun to put runners on first and second.

However, he got Yang Seok-hwan to fly out to shortstop to end the threat.

In the second inning, Jeong gave up a run on a single to right field to Jung Soo-bin, but he got Kang Seung-ho to fly out to shortstop with runners on first and third to prevent further damage.

In the fifth, he walked the leadoff batter, Jung Soo-bin, and then got Kang Seung-ho to fly out to center field.

“Today, the hitters scored runs early in the game, and I also got help from the defense,” Kim said. ‘I gave up a lot of walks, which increased my pitch count, but I wanted to go five innings and minimize the runs,’ he reflected.

After five innings with 102 pitches, Kim took the mound in the sixth inning with a 5-1 lead, and Lotte went on to win 12-2.

“Kim Jin-wook pitched well for five innings,” said Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung, who included Kim's name in the official record.

This season, Kim has had his ups and downs.

He was pulled early against the [SSG Landers](https://gamegusto.xyz) on July 31 (4 innings, 5 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned) and the NC Dinos on August 7 (2⅓ innings, 4 hits, 4 earned).

“I thought those two games were in the past, and I was ready to pitch today,” Kim said. ‘My coaches and seniors advise me, ’Don't have any regrets,‘ ’Clear your head,' and so on. I'm going to follow their advice and look ahead as much as possible.”

His good fortune also helps him to “prepare for the next match.

Kim has won four games without a loss.

“So far, I've gotten a lot of help from my hitters. I've been lucky this season,” he said, ”and now I want to help the team.” [파워볼실시간](https://www.outlookindia.com/plugin-play/2024%EB%85%84-%ED%8C%8C%EC%9B%8C%EB%B3%BC%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8-%EC%B6%94%EC%B2%9C-%EC%88%9C%EC%9C%84-%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%ED%95%9C-%ED%8C%8C%EC%9B%8C%EB%B3%BC%EC%8B%A4%EC%8B%9C%EA%B0%84-%EA%B2%8C%EC%9E%84-%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8-top15-news-334143)