Kwang-hyun kim of the St. Louis Cardinals of the American Major League (MLB) achieved his fourth win of the season with three straight wins with a sharper changeup.Kwang-hyun kim, who finished the first half on an upward trend, expressed his determination to continue the good mood in the second half.

Kwang-hyun kim started against the Chicago Cubs in the MLB visit game held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois,USA on the 11th and played 6 innings, 5 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts and no runs. After that, as the bullpen did not concede, St. Louis kept the score 6-0, and Kwang-hyun kim took the win.

At the end of the first half,Kwang-hyun kim showed off his good condition. Starting with one run in five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 1st,Kwang-Hyun kim played 7 innings without a run in the San Francisco Giants on the 6th.And so far, they have completed three straight wins.It is a free throw for 15 consecutive innings from the 4th inning against Arizona.In the first half of the year, the record was 4-5 in 16 games, and the ERA went down from 3.39 to 3.11. It was the sharp changeup pitch that led to the victory that day.Kwang-hyun kim threw 93 balls by mixing his main weapon,a fastball and slider, with a changeup and a curve, and his top speed was 147.6km (91.7 miles). Among them,Kwang-hyun kim used a changeup at every turn to tie up Chicago batters for 6 innings.

The end of the 4th was the highlight.He hit the infield hit at shortstop to lead hitter Javier Baez and then hit second base with a heavy throw.After two games, Ian Happ went to the plate.After a full-count game with Happ,Kwang-hyun kim threw a changeup that fell at a deep angle to the outside and drew the bat.

Regarding the secret to the survival of the changeup,Kwang-hyun kim said,I think I am using it well now that I continued to train for pitches other than the fastball and slider in Korea.He seems to have signed a lot of autographs because he liked the changeup.

After striking out Happ,Kwang-hyun kim clenched his fists and roared, revealing his feelings openly that day. When asked about this,Kwang-hyun kim said,As many Korean fans know,I tried to fix my freehand expression of emotions, but it didn't work.He said,I want to enjoy the game, and my emotions seem to be expressed outward.This is my way, and I hope that there will be many more days of laughter.

Kwang-hyun kim worked hard to play the base in the at bat, producing sacrifice bunts and hits.After hitting a double in the final against Arizona on the 1st,he has been continuously improving his hitting sense.Regarding this,Kwang-hyun kim said,It was a two-out situation,so I thought it would be safe if I ran with all my might,but I thought a lot about whether or not to run while running, he recalled.

Kwang-hyun kim's fierce fighting also saved his teammates.After Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo home run in the beginning of the 5th inning,St. Louis added two-run homers to Tommy Edman and Paul Deong, respectively, and solidified the victory by scoring 5 points. Génesis Cabrera,Giovanny Gallegos, and John Gant and other bullpen members also managed to keep 3 innings without a run after Kwang-hyun kim went down.

Kwang-hyun kim said,I am grateful to them for helping the team hit.I don't seem to know baseball.It's a really unpredictable sport.I will take good care of my body so that this atmosphere can continue in the second half.