Ch 171

One.

100 miles.

A dream ball for any pitcher who plays baseball.

The moment Lee Jin-yong threw such a dream on the mound, the Nationals hitters had no choice but to panic.

It wasn’t a simple embarrassment.

The feeling of realizing that the person you thought was a hyena and exposed its teeth was a stronger lion than you.

Beyond the surprising level, the spine is chilled, the liver is cold, and the popliteal numbness is felt.

Tight!

‘shit!’

Naturally, there were no good results for the Nationals hitters.

– The bat is broken, shortstop catches the ball, throw first base!

– It’s out.

– lee! He once again finishes the second with a triplets in the fourth inning.

– You’re stealing the Nationals hitter’s timing by using both fastballs and sliders.

In front of Jinyong Lee’s left hand, the Nationals’ 4th inning passed meaninglessly.

‘100 miles?

‘It’s a nonsensical monster.’

For the Nationals hitters, it’s a nightmare more terrifying than you can imagine.

But it was the Mets fans who filled Citi Field who were more shocked than the Nationals hitters.

“100 miles!”

In front of Jin-yong Lee, who now has no flaws, Citi Field had no choice but to surrender beyond recognition.

“Oh my God, what the hell is a Howman?”

“Well, you’re the ace of our team.”

“Yeah, the ace you only see in your dreams.”

It was the moment when Jinyong Lee was forced to rule over Citi Field.

2.

In the beginning of the fourth inning, after Jinyong Lee hit 100 mph, Steven Strasberg no longer squeezed the restraint.

Realizing that it was meaningless to threaten Jin-yong Lee with restraint any longer, instead of throwing a fast ball, he made steady control of the Mets’ hitters again.

It was the same with Jinyong Lee.

With only a revolver capable of throwing 100 mph, Lee Jin-yong repeatedly outsmarted Nationals hitters who feared it rather than overuse it.

He literally cooked Nationals hitters preoccupied with 100 mph by mixing a 90 mph slider while throwing the ball in the low 90s with his left hand.

“Strike out!”

– Go down the mound by striking out the remaining two batters in the 6th inning of Liga. He recorded a scoreless run without a single hit and no walk in 6 innings, and at the same time increased his scoreless innings record to 42 innings.

“Swing Strike Out!”

– Steven Strasberg struck out his last out in the 6th inning, striking out his 8th today!

In front of those two pitching, the batters of both teams were no different from dead bodies that had already stopped breathing.

– The Mets and the Nationals, the aces of both teams are literally showing ace-down pitching.

Naturally, the score on the electronic board was not even moving from 0-0.

– Today’s match looks like it will be a match by one point.

– Yes, 1 point will divide victory or defeat.

And in the future, the number that the electronic signboard allowed was 1, and it seemed that there would be no more.

In front of that fact, there was honestly nothing other players could do.

‘Both pitchers have water.’

‘I can never pull out more than two points.’

‘You can’t get it off the mound.’

As I said before, the batters were no more than dead bodies, and the two pitchers on the mound now support each other, because they were demonstrating more than 100% of their abilities.

Untouchable.

As the saying goes, the hitters at Citi Field now dare not touch the two pitchers.

– The batters just gave up the game.

Only two pitchers can touch each other.

– What did I tell you to do at a time like this?

In this situation, Jinyong Lee had already been taught by Jinho Kim.

“He told me to believe in the team, have courage and have hope.”

– Don’t play around. What did I tell you to do?

“The pitcher came up and told me to change the mood of the game.”

– Okay, so how do you change it?

Jin-yong Lee said to Kim Jin-ho’s repeated questions.

“I have to go with Kim Jin-ho’s style.”

– my style?

“I kill you.”

3.

The more a batter faces a pitcher, the more he gets used to the pitcher’s ball.

Therefore, if the match between the batter and the pitcher continues, the probability that the batter will get a hit gradually increases.

The hitter who didn’t know that fact wasn’t at least at the pro level.

‘This is your last chance.’

The Nationals’ second hitter Bryce Harper, who took the lead in the early seventh inning, couldn’t have known that.

‘I will solve it.’

Naturally, he was planning to see a game against Lee Jin-yong for sure in this at-bat, which could be the last.

‘Come with any hand.’

Moreover, as he had already faced Jinyong Lee’s right and left hands alternately in the 1st and 4th innings, he was confident that he would get a clear hit no matter which hand he drew.

One more step here, Bryce Harper was prepared to become a foundation as a lead hitter rather than being a perfect solver.

‘If necessary, you get a walk.’

It wasn’t self-defeating.

‘It will not be easy even for him.’

Bryce Harper felt the same way about Jinyong Lee, just as no one thought it would be a shame to get on base by walking against Greg Maddox or Randy Johnson.

He was recognized as the highest level pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Standing at the plate like that, Jinyong Lee put on a glove on his left hand as he watched Bryce Harper, who became a hunter and shone sharply in his eyes.

– Lee raised his right hand against Harper.

– This match is probably going to be a long one.

It was difficult to overpower Bryce Harper simply by force, so it was an expression of the will to win with sophistication.

‘come.’

Bryce Harper welcomed the decision.

And he was poised for it.

First of all, Bryce Harper saw his strike zone wide.

‘His right hand crosses the boundary of the strike zone at will. If you look closely at the zone, you’ll only get struck out looking.’

It was disadvantageous to the batter, but I had to accept that disadvantage against Lee Jin-yong.

‘Take it off somehow.’

With such a wide strike zone in front of him, Bryce Harper focused everything on himself.

Bryce Harper’s concentration was never easy for Jinyong Lee.

Of course, the fight between the two was fierce.

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pop! Perfect for the sound of digging into the catcher’s mitt! The sound of Bryce Harper kicking the ball filled Citi Field.

In such a situation, the ball count soon reached the full count.

right!

– Harper kicks the ball again!

– Incredible.

And in that full count situation, Bryce Harper kicked Jinyong Lee’s ball.

right!

– Kick it again!

It was removed three times in a row.

– Harper makes Lee throw 8 balls.

Bryce Harper, he made Jinyong Lee throw as many as eight balls.

That was the first time in today’s game.

– This is the first time Lee has thrown more than eight pitches against a Nationals hitter.

Jinyong Lee’s pitching today was a pitching that anyone could see, and a pitching that cares about pitchers, so he didn’t throw a lot of balls against the batter.

It’s the first time I’ve ever thrown so many balls against a single batter.

“great! Harper! I’m going to go!”

“Keep biting and stretching!”

In other words, it meant that the Nationals, including Bryce Harper, had a way to deal with Jinyong Lee.

right!

– Kick it again!

Bryce Harper even kicked off the ninth ball thrown by Jinyong Lee, making it difficult for Jinyong Lee.

That was more difficult from a pitcher’s point of view than I thought.

– If there was a walk here, that alone would be quite a shock to Lee.

It wasn’t that Jinyong Lee’s pitching count had risen to a dangerous level right now. Because I was good at managing pitchers before.

But fitness was not that simple.

Maintaining a proper rhythm and breaking that rhythm at some point are two completely different things.

To be honest, from the perspective of Bryce Harper, there is nothing to lose even if you step out like this.

Whoo!

“Swing strike, out!”

Therefore, when Bryce Harper struck out a swing on the 10th ball thrown by Jin-Yong Lee, the Nationals began to light up their eyes rather than vomit at the fact.

The Mets fans’ expressions hardened as they were empty-handed.

‘I didn’t catch this strikeout even if I caught it.’

‘Damn, do you feel bad for some reason? Do you think the game will be twisted?’

It felt like Lee Jin-yong’s relentless running had suddenly stopped.

In such a reaction from the crowd, Jinyong Lee shouted a little late.

“like······.”

He cheered for the strikeout he had caught.

“right······.”

But the sound was smaller and thinner than ever.

“I’m tired.”

“I’m tired.”

No matter who looked at it, Jinyong Lee looked tired.

Even after cheering, Jin-yong Lee, wiping away his sweat, looked miserable.

The mood of the Mets dugout changed as well.

Manager Collins gave the pitching coach an autograph, and the pitching coach immediately looked at the bullpen pitchers.

Because we can’t force Lee Jin-yong to be on the mound.

Moreover, Jinyong Lee had an element of anxiety. It wasn’t one either.

– Houman looks tired.

B I can’t help but be tired. He said he had a rest day, but he had a shutout victory in 4 games earlier!

ㄴ It’s also the first game to play as an ace after a four-game shutout.

B If you look at 100 miles, it’s clear that it’s overkill.

It is said that the pitcher, who is the first season in the Major Leagues this season, played four games without a break from the start and won shutouts in all games.

Today’s match is not a simple match, but the first match played as an ace.

Even the opponent is the Nationals, one of the strongest teams in the league, and today, Jin-yong Lee worked hard enough to renew his highest speed.

– It’s great that you threw it this far.

– This is enough to qualify as an ace.

– Even if we lose today, I have no objection to Howman becoming an ace.

B It’s strange that I was against it in the first place. If you play an ace with a pitcher like this, maybe it will be more burdensome?

It’s not that the Mets quickly turned Howman into an ace for nothing.

In this situation, Lee Jin-yong deserved applause for just pitching so far.

Of course, it was different for the Nationals.

“Finally, he is shaking.”

“Okay, rather than aiming for a big one by force, let’s make him fall tired.”

The Nationals hitters followed Bryce Harper’s instructions.

“Let’s bite and stretch as much as possible.”

Everyone chose a tenacious match against Lee Jin-Yong, not a clear one.

And the Nationals hitters got what they wanted.

“Strike out!”

“Swing Strike Out!”

Bryce Harper’s successor, Ryan Zimmerman, had Lee Jin-yong throw eight balls and then backed out with a looking strikeout, followed by fourth batter Daniel Murphy, who had Lee Jin-yong toss 9 balls before making a fuss swing. backed out with a strikeout.

It was three consecutive strikeouts, but it was a result that the Nationals had no reason to give up on.

“downpour.”

Therefore, the Nationals players were not offended by the torrential rain that Jin-yong Lee made every time he struck out.

“Hey, did you hear me now?”

“No, haven’t you heard? The sound doesn’t even reach here!”

“You’re forcing it.”

“Aren’t you going to collapse from shortness of breath during heavy rain?”

Lee Jin-yong’s tired voice, no matter who looked at it, sounded like a flurry.

On the other hand, Stephen Strasberg’s 7th inning was completely different from Lee Jin-yong’s early 7th inning.

Whoa!

Steven Strasburg, who started throwing the fastball again, stole the Mets’ three outs and two bats with only 11 balls.

– After all, it’s Strasburg!

– He’s a pitcher with God-given talent!

He showed off his overflowing stamina on the mound and showed what kind of talent God gave him.

In the beginning of the 8th, which started under such circumstances, of course, the Nationals’ bench order was the same as the 7th.

“To bite and sag as much as possible.”

Let’s get more pitchers from Jinyong Lee.

The Nationals’ efforts were immediately rewarded with results.

“Swing strike, out!”

The batter who came out with number 5 had Lee Jin-yong throw as many as eight balls.

“Strike out!”

The 6th batter also had Lee Jin-yong throw eight balls.

“Swing, strike out!”

The 7th hitter had Lee Jin-yong throw 11 balls.

The Nationals’ six batters ripped off 57 pitches from Jinyong Lee in the 7th and 8th innings, two innings combined.

By the end of the sixth inning, Lee Jin-yong’s pitching count, which had only 58 pitches, increased sharply.

So the Nationals bench was happy with that until the 7th hitter struck out.

I didn’t care about the strikeout number.

“downpour!”

Jinyong Lee, until his loud, volcanic eruption-like shout came into the dugout of the Nationals.

‘uh?’

‘what?’

The Nationals batters and all the spectators in Citi Field looked at Lee Jin-yong with surprised eyes at Lee Jin-yong’s cry that seemed to reach the outfield of Citi Field, which is famous not only for the dugout, but also for the widest among major league stadiums.

‘Aren’t you tired?’

‘Isn’t that the voice of a tired person?’

The camera also reflected Lee Jin-yong coming down the mound.

In front of such a gaze of the left, Jinyong Lee began to fold his open fingers one after the other, starting with the thumb.

One Two Three Four Five.

Then, from the fist to the pinky again, I started to straighten it one after the other.

six, seven, eight.

Jinyong Lee stopped counting there and came down the mound with a smile.

It was around that time.

– How many strikeouts do you have now?

– Isn’t it the 10th today?

b Only 10? You seem to have struck out a lot from the 6th inning, right?

Those who watched the game began to realize.

– It’s not like I’ve caught too much. From the 1st to the 8th in the 6th inning, I only caught all outs with strikeouts!

B Wait, then a few consecutive batters…

B Eight batter strikeouts in a row. That’s what How Man was strong a little while ago.

b Eight batters in a row? Wait, how many new streak strikeouts in the Major Leagues?

B Ten batters striking out in a row?

B Whose record is that?

b Tom Seaver.

Jinyong Lee, he is challenging the record of ten batter strikeouts that Mets legend Tom Seaver has left uniquely in MLB history.

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