Coach Sutton Claps for Wilkerson's 7 innings, 1 earned run, and all-out effort in '5 consecutive losses'..."A good pitch to win." Thumbs up!
Wilkerson, who took the mound as a starter, defended the mound until the seventh inning and gave up only two runs (one earned run). He became a losing pitcher due to the silence of the batters, but it was a pitch that was not enough to be applauded.
Sutton, who met with reporters ahead of the match on the 26th, said, "Wilkerson showed a good pitch to take the victory yesterday. However, he did not receive scoring support and did not win, but he carried out his plan well on the mound, and especially all the pitches were well ordered, he said.
Wilkerson, who joined Dan Straily as a substitute, is 2-1 with a 1.96 ERA in six games this season. Coach Sutton said, "It is not easy to join the team and show good performance during the season, but confidence is the most important among various factors. He said, "I know what style of pitcher he is and what is possible."
He added, "The ball control he uses is doing well and knows how to throw the ball as a pitcher, not just a person who throws the ball." You can put it in and take it out when you want. He added, "He can read the opponent's swing and raise his plan to his performance and modify it during the game."
Among the five consecutive losses, the batters are not playing their part. In response, Sutton said, "I order the players to always be simple." He pointed out, "When I have a good sense of hitting, I do it with confidence as I planned, but if I don't, my hand comes out easily even with a bad ball." He also said, "Especially in a bad 0B-1S or 1B-1S situation, even if I eat a one-strike, I have to wait to enter the zone I want and hit it, but I'm in a hurry and I can't reach the bad ball."
Lotte formed the starting lineup with right fielder Yoon Dong-hee, second baseman An Chi-hong, left fielder Junghoon Lee, designated hitter Jeon Joon-woo, first baseman Ko Seung-min, third baseman Koo Drum, shortstop Noh Jin-hyuk, catcher Jung Bo-geun, and center fielder Ahn Kwon-soo. Park Se-woong, the "glasses ace," will take the starting mound.