Lotte Momomon's local pitching staff performs well, ranking first in the league in defensive rating

[Reporter Luo Zhipeng/Taoyuan Report] In the second half of this year, Lotte Peach's local pitchers had an ERA of 2.30, including a starting pitching ERA of 2.32 and a bullpen pitching ERA of 2.29. All three statistics ranked first in the league, which also gave the Monkeys more capital to use dual foreign guns to challenge Weisheng and Wake.

Lotte has activated two foreign players, which means that only one foreign player is left in the starting rotation. In addition, bullpen generals Zhu Chengyang and Chen Pakho will be reimbursed for the season due to injuries. Lotte is still holding on and delivering outstanding results.

When making arrangements with limited pitching capacity, Rakuten's Japanese pitching coach Tsuyoshi Kawagishi said, "It cannot be said that the pitching arrangements are not tight. I have been thinking about how to plan the pitching capacity. Although it is not so easy, I still hope to get the pitchers on the plate in good condition." He emphasized that although the book results are not bad, there have been several games that have been reversed by opponents. He cannot be satisfied with the status quo and must continue to work hard.

This season, the league's starting pitchers have an ERA of 3.92, and Rakuten's starters have an ERA of 2.87, leading six teams. It is not easy in the mid-career field where foreign pitching is all over the world. Kawagishi believes that each team has many good local pitchers. He believes that pitching can definitely do it, and there will be a day when he can support the starting rotation.

In the second half of the season, Lotte's soil pitching was a success. Head coach Zeng Haoju said, "I have to thank the pitching coaches. They arranged the entire pitching group and schedule very well, and let the pitchers know their tasks on the court. (Such good results in soil pitching) should be said to be unexpected!"

Mr. Zeng emphasized that it is still too early to evaluate the effects of the double-foreign pitchers Wei Sheng and Wick. Many local pitchers are already close to the set number of innings. This part needs to be further observed to see subsequent game performance and whether the combination of foreign pitchers and local pitchers is successful.