Lotte Giants left-hander Kim Jin-wook (22), who started the season as a starting pitcher and went down to the second division due to sluggishness, took the opportunity to make a comeback as an intermediate pitching.

Ahead of the away game against Samsung at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 27th, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said, "I called Kim Jin-wook the first team because I couldn't keep him in the second team," and added, "I'm going to use him as a mid-game."안전놀이터

When asked Kim Jin-wook about the possibility of returning to the starting lineup, head coach Kim left room, saying, "We have to look at the situation of Lee Min-seok (fifth starter)."

Kim Jin-wook started this season as a fourth starter, but he went down to the second division after losing 1-3 with an 8.69 ERA in five games.

In all three games, he continued his stable pitching by taking charge of more than five innings, but he collapsed after failing to last two innings against the NC Dinos on April 13 and the Samsung on April 19.

He also did not display good performance in the second division. He had one win, three losses and an earned run average of 11.12 in six Futures League games this season.

Manager Kim Tae-hyung changed the bullpen because he believes that existing key bullpen players are losing their physical strength.

Jung Hyun-soo, the Lotte bullpen pitcher, played in 35 games, the most among pitchers in the entire KBO League this season, while Song Jae-young and Kim Sang-soo played in 32 games, respectively. He is tied for second in most games played.

Jung Cheol-won also played in 29 games, tied for fifth place.

Four of the six pitchers who have played in the most games in the KBO League this season are Lotte players.

"Honestly, I'm most worried about the bullpen," manager Kim Tae-hyung said. "I block short innings, but I play a lot. They say it's okay, but I'm worried."

At the same time, manager Kim also ordered the starting pitchers to work harder.

"The starting pitchers should be responsible for a lot of innings," he said. "In particular, I hope the new foreign pitcher Alec Gamboa will show good game management ability and play a lot of innings."

Lotte said goodbye to Charlie Barnes, who left on the 14th due to a left shoulder injury, and signed Gamboa.

Gamboa will make her first start against Samsung on the day.

Coach Kim Tae-hyung said, "Gamboa should play the role of the first starter," adding, "We will watch how he leads the game today."