"4 innings and 7K as a starter against KIA." Barnes, there's no problem with the lowered fence
"4 innings and 7K as a starter against KIA." Barnes, there's no problem with the lowered fence
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Charlie Barnes, a foreign pitcher of the Lotte Giants, is a player with good strikeouts.
He only played in 25 games in the aftermath of his injury last year, but he struck out 171 to rank third in this category.카지노사이트
With 10.21 strikeouts per nine innings, it was second only to Kyle Hart (currently the San Diego Padres, 10.43 in the U.S. Major League Baseball) who played for the NC Dinos.
Barnes' strikeout ability has not changed this year as well. He started at an exhibition game against the 2025 KIA Tigers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on Sunday, and faced 15 batters during four innings, displaying seven strikeouts and allowing no runs.
In other words, one of the two batters he faced struck out.
He struck out Kim Do-young with a slider after a full count match with two outs in the first inning, and in the second inning, he struck out Patrick Wisdom, Choi Hyung-woo and Lee Woo-sung with three consecutive batters at first base with no outs.
He also struck out Kim Tae-gun and Choi Won-joon in the third inning, recording five consecutive strikeouts.
Barnes' maximum fastball speed was 146 kilometers per hour and his average speed was 144 kilometers. His breaking ball speed such as slider (maximum speed 137 kilometers) and two-seam fastball (maximum speed 143 kilometers) did not show much difference from his fastball.
Barnes' strikeout capability is expected to greatly aid Lotte, which underwent construction of the outfield fence. Lotte lowered the fence height at Sajik Stadium from 6 meters to 4.8 meters ahead of this season. The measure is taken to maximize the slugging power of its batters.
Batter-friendly stadiums with low walls or short distances from home plate to outfield fence are disadvantageous to hitters. However, pitchers with good strikeouts like Barnes are relatively less affected. If Barnes starts, Lotte will have more profit than loss.
Barnes is also aiming for a strikeout title in the new season. "All pitchers want a strikeout," Barnes told reporters after the exhibition game. "I think today's game went well with what I hoped for."
"It will be a great personal honor to win the strikeout title," he said. "First of all, I will focus on preparing for the next exhibition game to prepare for the new season."
Regarding the lower wall height, he said, "I will try not to be affected."