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9.

At the beginning of the 4th, which started after the end of the 3rd inning, Shohei Ohtani stood on the mound.

A treasure from Japan, a player with all the talents that would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the son of a god.

– Episode 4 has started.

However, not many people were interested in that Ohtani Shohei.

I couldn’t help it.

– Shortly after the end of this inning, Lee will challenge a new history.

Now, the public’s attention was focused only on the time Lee Jin-yong appeared after the end of the 4th episode.

Shohei Ohtani’s pitching made in that indifference was powerful.

He walked two batters out because of the uneasiness of the ball, but nevertheless he kept his mound without conceding.

It was also the fault of the Mets hitters.

‘The next inning must be blocked.’

The Mets hitters couldn’t afford to concentrate in the beginning of the fourth inning.

‘You can’t make a mistake even if you die.’

‘If a goal is broken because of a mistake, I can no longer play in the major leagues wearing the Mets uniform.’

Now, one out in the 4th inning that Mets hitters will face as defenders is just as burdensome as the one they have to catch in the 2 outs in the 9th inning of the perfect game.

Of course, none of the beasts complained about the burden.

‘How much pressure will Lee feel at this moment?’

‘Even so, the burden we feel cannot be compared to the burden Lee feels.’

I couldn’t even imagine the pressure that Jinyong Lee would feel in front of this historic moment.

Of course, everyone looked at Lee Jin-yong’s feelings. He focused on his every move.

And when the beginning of the 4th inning was over, when Lee Jin-yong had to get on the mound, everyone in the world paid attention to Lee Jin-yong.

All the cameras, as well as the players and spectators who filled Dodger Stadium, looked at Lee Jin-yong.

In front of him, Jinyong Lee raised his left thumb to the camera looking at him and said.

“downpour! downpour! downpour!”

Major League Baseball fans were thrown into confusion at the sight.

– What is that?

– What do you mean?

– Something like a password?

B Wasn’t it just a joke?

Of course, Korean baseball fans were different.

Because Korean baseball fans knew better than anyone what Jinyong Lee meant.

– Seonho is out!

– Heavy rain forecast is out!

– Hou Lee had a heavy rain in advance!

Thus, with Lee Jin-yong’s notice, the end of the 4th episode began.

10.

At the end of the 4th, Jinyong Lee was heading to the mound with his glove on his side.

It looked nothing special.

Whether pitchers climbed the mound with gloves in their hands, on their sides, or in their crotch, there was no problem with the rules.

‘shit.’

However, for batsman Chris Taylor who faced Jinyong Lee, his appearance was like torture.

‘Which hand are you going to throw with?’

Torture similar to asking a young child to hate their dad, hate their mom.

Jinyong Lee, who finally climbed the mound in front of Chris Taylor, put his glove on his side and grabbed the rosin bag behind the mound.

‘Is it your left hand?’

He wet his left hand white with a rosin bag.

‘It’s left-handed!’

At that moment, Chris Taylor’s head began to fill with information about Jinyong Lee’s left hand.

Too much information to process in a short amount of time.

‘It’s better.’

Nevertheless, Chris Taylor welcomed Jinyong Lee’s left hand.

‘Strength versus strength, all you need to do is hit a 100-mile ball.’

Jinyong Lee’s left hand is more powerful than his right hand, which plays tricks like a devil, but he is honest.

‘I can play. you can do it.’

For Chris Taylor, who was still a rookie, it was a much easier opponent.

‘uh?’

In front of Chris Taylor like that, Jinyong Lee put on his gloves.

On the left hand soaked in a rosin bag.

“uh!”

At that fact, Chris Taylor looked at the referee with terrified eyes with a sound like his lungs would pop out.

He said with his eyes to the referee.

Isn’t that a rule violation?

But the referee didn’t even pay attention to Chris Taylor’s gaze.

It was quite natural for a pitcher to wet his hands with a rosin bag on the mound, and there was no rule anywhere in the world that prohibits wearing a glove on a hand soaked with a rosin bag.

‘ah······.’

Chris Taylor’s eyes began to shake when he saw the referee’s appearance.

It was a signal that a fatal error had occurred in his head, which had been overloaded with information about Lee Jin-yong’s left hand.

Kim Jin-ho, who recognized the signal, said a word.

– Demonic bastard.

To that, Jinyong Lee answered quietly.

“Isn’t that Kim Jin-ho’s style?”

Jinyong Lee’s eyes in reply were still directed at Chris Taylor.

And those eyes now resembled those of a beast that bit the nape of its prey.

Eyes that were sure that the hunt was successful.

In fact, the victory had already passed to Jinyong Lee.

‘At this point, I have no intention of giving a score. I’m afraid of the ground ball, so the bat won’t come out on the low ball, and I won’t swing with the expectation of a walk on the vaguely far ball.’

What Chris Taylor can do at this moment is extremely limited, and Jinyong Lee is seeing through everything.

‘I’ll kill you for sure.’

All that’s left now is to definitely end your life!

11.

“Strike, ow!”

Jinyong Lee, it was the three-ball strikeout that announced the achievement of the record for the most scoreless innings, which would be unique in MLB history.

ah······!

Dodger Stadium announced the birth of a new record with a deep sigh.

[Major league record for most scoreless innings has been achieved. A diamond roulette ticket is paid.]

And the baseball manager announced the birth of a new record with a sweet reward.

But Jinyong Lee on the mound was quiet.

– what? Why don’t you rain?

– What Happened to Howman?

– Why doesn’t the Howeman do the heavy rain?

Those who thought that Jin-yong Lee would give out cheers greater than any other cheers he had ever had doubted about that fact.

Some of the dogs thought.

– Houman is still polite. It’s about showing your manners for setting a new record.

– right. Manners make a man.

– Do you think Houman has this kind of manners?

Jinyong Lee is now showing manners for setting new records.

Of course, it didn’t take long for him to realize that he was mistaken.

– Damn it, if I had manners in the first place, I wouldn’t have gotten into heavy rain.

– Yeah, it’s because he’s full of manners, so the bat flip was awesome. Already over 1 million views on YouTube!

– You heard that the bat you threw at that time was flying all the way to New York?

First of all, some have already said it.

– The heavy rain did it before.

– You said it rained on the broadcast camera beforehand.

– Don’t know the heavy rain forecast? Oh, because MLB villagers can’t do this.

That Jinyong Lee had already been ahead of them and gave cheers in advance.

Naturally, to keep my words, Jinyong Lee prepared to catch the next hitter without any celebration or expression of emotion.

With that look, he spoke clearly to the Dodgers.

The nightmare is still going on.

12.

Jinyong Lee’s pitching, who set a new record in MLB history, was not rough.

The fact that the Dodgers had already set a new record was a situation in which the Dodgers’ determination had fallen to the bottom.

On the other hand, Lee Jin-yong, who was not satisfied with the fact that he had set a new record, did not lose any momentum.

“out!”

“Strike out!

Jinyong Lee, who caught two outs at once, came down the mound after making his scoreless innings 60 innings.

And at the beginning of the 5th inning, Shohei Ohtani met Jinyong Lee as the lead hitter again.

Truly a joke of fate.

Of course, Shohei Ohtani gave Lee Jin-yong, whom he met again, a much more intense gaze than before.

– Very sharp teeth?

This time, the will to catch you somehow.

The will to use all of the skills and strength that one possesses, not simply to compete by force.

At that fact, Jinyong Lee smiled instead of feeling nervous.

At that moment, a notification from the baseball manager was heard in Jinyong Lee’s ear.

[Multi-hit effect is applied.]

[Physical increases by 11.]

[The balance increases by 11.]

[Seonguan rises by 11.]

[Increases bat speed by 15%.]

‘OK.’

It was a smile of confidence, and Jinyong Lee immediately showed the reason for that smile at the plate.

Whoa!

Jinyong Lee, he hit a home run from Shohei Ohtani in the early 5th inning.

[You hit a home run in a row. Bonus points are paid.]

[You hit a home run in consecutive at-bats for the first time. A gold roulette ticket is paid.]

[You hit a home run in batting batting for the first time in the major leagues. A gold roulette ticket is paid.]

It was the moment when a home run came out.

13.

Jinyong Lee’s home run, the leading hitter, in the early 5th inning was like driving an iron stake into the chest of a dying beast.

fatal wound.

The aftermath of the wound was immediately evident.

– Hits in a row! The Mets score another runaway extra point!

At the beginning of the 5th inning, the Mets began to attack Shohei Ohtani in earnest.

After gaining momentum once, the Mets scored two more points from Shohei Ohtani after Jinyong Lee’s solo home run.

4 to 0!

The tense match was now clearly leaning to one side.

Naturally, the will and determination that soared like the Dodgers tower had to be tilted.

On the other hand, the mood of the Mets heated up.

“Let’s make sure we pay it back this time!”

“Let’s get really smashed!”

Every time I stood in front of the Dodgers, for the first time, the mood of the Mets, which was like a mouse in front of a cat, started to heat up properly.

No Dodger phobia was seen anywhere in the Mets’ dugout.

“The Mets are so excited.”

“Damn it, things I couldn’t even make a click in the previous game.”

The Dodgers’ mood, on the other hand, was subdued. Everyone was bowing their heads as if they didn’t want to show their face, with a complex face that was disrespectful of their previous 3 straight wins and 6 straight wins against the Mets this season.

“shit.”

“Pucking Howman.”

The Dodgers had nothing more to lose.

In fact, the Dodgers looked like they had nothing to lose in today’s game.

The team’s legend could not stop the challenger for the record, and even a pitcher who would become the Dodgers’ new ace hit a home run in a row against the challenger.

It feels like a robber has stolen your wallet, cell phone, and a bag containing important documents.

‘Today’s match ends here.’

And it was not only the players who made that expression, but the coaching staff as well.

‘It will be difficult to win today.’

The coaching staff of the Dodgers also felt it was impossible to come back in today’s game.

So they prepared.

“Who’s ready for the bullpen?”

“We’ll find out right away.”

“Let’s raise Otani up to the 6th inning, and start the pursuit team from the 7th.”

Prepare to face a better defeat.

“And prepare the big hitters.”

“Yes.”

To prepare for that, the bench coach started talking to the bullpen, the hitting coach started looking at the hitters, and the manager is now starting to weigh the remaining substitutions.

Jin-yong Lee and Jin-ho Kim, seeing the sight of such a Dodgers bench, smiled.

Of course, it wasn’t the smile of someone who foresaw victory.

– Jin Yong-ah, the faces of the Dodgers are the ones that will lose everything. what do you think about it?

“Oh no, that’s not good.”

– right? Isn’t it?

“Yes, I still have more to lose.”

– So what should we do?

“You have to let them know you have more to lose.”

It was not enough just to steal the bag, it was the smile of a vicious robber with the intention of robbing shoes, clothes, and even gold teeth.

14.

The Dodgers, who reached the bottom of the fifth inning, did not have a chance to turn around.

Three-way beom-toe and Lee Jin-yong finished the inning neatly.

And Shohei Ohtani, who came up on the mound at the beginning of the 6th inning, fought back.

– Strike out!

– That’s great.

He finished the inning with a triple strike, still throwing a fastball that went up to 102 mph.

But it was the last spark, not the spark of reversal.

At the end of the 6th inning of the Dodgers, where the batting order starts with the 8th batter, the big hitter was standing instead of Shohei Ohtani in the waiting bat.

– Where are you going, Ohtani?

– Ohtani is out.

– After all, he doesn’t even stand at the plate.

– If you stand against Howman, you will only be out.

The Dodgers have announced in the most certain way that Shohei Ohtani has stepped down.

At the same time, it was also a declaration of surrender from the Dodgers towards the Mets… to be exact, Jinyong Lee.

I have no intention of fighting any more in today’s game.

Jinyong Lee, I don’t know what you’re doing.

Of course, Jinyong Lee did not show any compassion towards the Dodgers.

“Swing, strike ooh ooh!”

Rather, he used both hands in earnest and ripped out outs from the Dodgers faster.

At the end of the sixth inning, there was nothing harsh about Lee Jin-yong’s pitching.

– lee! He breaks his scoreless innings record over and over again!

It was an overwhelming game, and the fact that the Dodger Stadium, which was filled with full spectators, began to show vacant seats as if suffering from severe stress-induced alopecia areata.

It was none other than the beginning of the 7th inning that held their ankles.

Again, Lee Jin-yong, who took the lead and stood at the plate.

15.

Any league is the same.

Managers of better-prepared teams now place the same spell on the pitcher in charge of the loss-handling role.

“It doesn’t matter if you score points. Just avoid walking. Put all the balls in the strike zone.”

It doesn’t matter how many points you give in a losing game anyway, so avoid prolonging the game by walking.

In fact, that’s what every pitcher should do on the mound.

Strategic pitching has no choice but to walk away, but walking and accumulating runners while pitching running away was something a pitcher had to avoid unconditionally.

Nevertheless, the reason for repeating such a spell was simple.

If he had been a pitcher who knew how to take an out with an aggressive pitching without walking without such an order, he would have been playing an active role as a winning team or a starting pitcher, not a losing game.

However, in the case of Jinyong Lee, the order did not end here. There was an additional order from the bullpen coach.

– You can’t just give it a home run, that’s what he said on the mound now.

An additional order to avoid giving Jin-yong Lee a third home run and a home run in three consecutive at-bats.

– I saw it clearly. I saw him say in Busan dialect that you shouldn’t give a home run to that scumbag pitcher. He spoke in the real Busan dialect. I risk my life and promise

Of course, Jinyong Lee knew that fact.

At the same time, Jinyong Lee knew something else.

‘If you want to hit a home run, make the pitcher aware of the home run.’

Kim Jin-ho’s secret to hitting a home run.

Of course, Lee Jin-yong prepared it.

‘John is suitable.’

He checked his strike zone and checked the pitch of the pitcher on the mound.

And he opened his mouth right away.

“I don’t want to get hit by a home run, so I don’t want to come out of a loss while attacking corner walks vaguely. Because today I am the best slugger.”

[The slugger mode is activated.]

Tuk-tuk with the horse and kicked the dirt on the home plate.

At that provocation, the catcher’s eyes grew cold.

Of course, at this moment, the catcher placed a reasonable order for the pitcher on the mound instead of falling for Lee Jin-yong’s provocation.

‘It’s okay if I walk. You don’t have to put it in the zone. One ball may be left out.’

Reasonable order.

But for the pitcher on the mound, it was different.

‘shit.’

The coach ordered that he be allowed to score, but not only walks, but put them in the strike zone, and the bullpen coach ordered that he should not hit only home runs because it is okay to get hits.

But now the catcher asked for the ball to come out of the strike zone?

contradictory situation.

There was only one ball the pitcher could throw in that situation.

‘OK.’

Loss in the middle of the strike zone.

Jinyong Lee swung the bat with all his might to the ball.

Whoa!

At that moment, there was a sound that everyone who heard could sense that it was a home run.

Perhaps that alone was not enough, Lee Jin-yong informed everyone that this was a home run.

“downpour!”

With that cry, Jinyong Lee threw the bat and raised both hands above his head.

[You hit a home run in three consecutive at-bats. Bonus points are paid.]

[You hit a home run in three consecutive at-bats for the first time. Platinum roulette tickets will be paid.]

[You hit a home run in three consecutive at-bats for the first time in the major leagues. Platinum roulette tickets will be paid.]

Jinyong Lee, it was the moment he hit a home run in three consecutive at-bats.

16.

– Let’s go! It goes over again! lee! He hits his third home run only as a lead hitter!

The moment Lee Jin-yong’s third home run came out, those watching the game burst into laughter.

– A pitcher hits a home run in three consecutive at-bats?

– That bastard pitcher, right?

– Isn’t Altuve dressed up? What kind of damage is coming from that body?

3 home runs at bat.

It was a laugh at the fact that the pitcher recorded a record that even the giants representing the major leagues couldn’t show.

But the laughter didn’t last long.

– Hang on, what will happen if the next Hooman hits a hoom run?

– Is it a home run in 4 consecutive at-bats? Isn’t a home run in a 4 at-bat tie a major league record?

– It’s the beginning of the 7th inning, so if the Dodgers don’t properly block the remaining two innings, do you think the 4th at-bat for Howman would be possible?

– If you have the momentum of Howman right now, will you be able to hit a home run in 4 consecutive at-bats?

If it goes on like this, I didn’t know the Dodgers would dedicate another really ridiculous record to Jinyong Lee.

– Isn’t this really a must-win?

– Jensen, what are you doing without relaxing?

– Fucking Orrell Hershiser’s record was also broken, but if you’re going to hit a homer in 4 consecutive at-bats by a pitcher, just don’t play baseball!

Dodgers fans, who thought they had nothing to lose, began to feel desperate.

As if realizing that a basement exists beneath what you thought was the bottom.

Even the basement was not on one floor.

– More than that, he doesn’t even hit Howman hits at all. It’s non-combustible garbage, right?

– It’s like a no-hit feature.

B No hit right?

b That’s not it. To be precise, it also hits a home run.

B No, it’s a no-hit game. Howman didn’t get a single hit today.

b what?

He informed me that there were dozens of underground floors below the floor.

– Really? Are you playing Howman No Hit?

– Crazy, two no-hit games in one season makes sense?

Then the Dodgers realized.

“Crazy, how is this going?”

“A home run in four consecutive at-bats? A pitcher?”

“A no-hit game?”

Jinyong Lee, he has no intention of condoning a better defeat to the Dodgers.

“no. If that’s the case, it’s over.”

“Damn it, I have to stop it somehow.”

The fact that if you make a mistake, you may face the most disastrous defeat by Lee Jin-yong.

In that situation, Jinyong Lee, who came to the mound after hitting a home run in the beginning of the 7th inning, said while looking at the camera.

“Heavy, heavy rain, heavy rain.”

Again, the rain forecast came out.

End