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Even after three consecutive losses, he remained tied for first place. However, the problem is becoming more and more prominent. The poor performance of the starting pitchers is painful. This time, the first starter also collapsed.
SSG Landers foreign pitcher Mitch White (32) started the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League away game against the LG Twins at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 10th, and was substituted after throwing 96 pitches in three ⅔ innings, allowing eight hits (one homer) and four strikeouts with five strikeouts and five runs.
White, who started as the first starter this season, collapsed with five runs in four innings in the opening game against the KIA Tigers, but won his first win against the Lotte Giants on the 3rd by pitching two runs in seven innings. However, he threw a disappointing pitch again that day.
Before the game, SSG manager Lee Sung-yong said, "We are managing bullpen pitchers as much as possible. I think we'll have to play bullpen baseball again this year. So I keep saying that the selection is very important," he said.
In the game against the Hanwha Eagles on the 8th, all four must-win teams were put in, and the decision was made because there have been many games with a big difference in scores and rain was forecast across the country on the 9th, but "Our bullpen should not rest too much." Until the day before yesterday, it was a four-day break. Then, I was thinking of releasing it from the sixth inning a little faster because the pitching balance would also be problematic. If I narrow down the score, I thought there was a lot of probability to score in the second half, so I pushed ahead," he explained.
Unlike last year, SSG, which had an overwhelming number one bullpen ERA (ERA) of 2.78, has been on a roll with tremendous power to the lineup. However, as the batting lineup's enthusiasm has cooled somewhat, real concerns are emerging. It is a slump in the starting lineup. That's why I brought up that I think I should play bullpen baseball.
Of the seven wins SSG has won, only three are starting wins. Only once has he achieved a quality start (more than 6 innings, less than 3 earned runs), which is called the basic virtue of starting. Until now, it has been possible to manage the bullpen somewhat leisurely due to the performance of the batters, but the difficult game continues as the batters' firepower has faded.
White also got off to a shaky start in the first inning, giving up infield hits and a hit ball, and gave up a sacrifice fly to Oh Ji-hwan after hitting back-to-back timely hits by Austin Dean and Moon Bo-kyung.
In the second inning, he loaded the bases with two outs due to unstable control, and in the third inning, he also had a double. It was a relief that I didn't lose a point.
In the end, he failed to pass the fourth inning. He got a hit by Chun Sung-ho with one out and was hit by Austin's fastball with two outs, allowing a two-run home run to the left. After that, when Moon Bo-kyung walked and Oh Ji-hwan hit, SSG chose to replace him.
Due to the gap in scores from the beginning, SSG was unable to operate the must-win group and eventually lost 2-10 with the bullpen giving up five more points.
White's maximum speed on the fastball was 153 kilometers per hour and the lowest was 148 kilometers, but his control was rarely made.
Due to White's poor performance, SSG's starting ERA fell to 5.96 and the bottom. Kim Kwang-hyun, who won 10 games for two consecutive years, and rookie Kim Min-joon, who gathered expectations, are staying away due to injuries, raising manager Lee Sung-yong's concerns.
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