Kiwoom Heroes' left-handed starter Heisus shut out the LG Twins bats until the top of the seventh inning.

With a 4-0 lead, Joo Seung-woo came to the plate, but LG made a difference. After a leadoff double to left-center by Moon Bo-kyung, pinch-hitter Moon Sung-joo singled to left center to score a run.

Then, Koo Bon-hyuk laid down a bunt single to put runners on first and second. Park Hae-min hit a well-hit ball to center field, and the runner from second moved to third on a wild pitch. Seung-woo Joo's pitches were not looking good as he kept hitting the ball hard.

Now that they were batting top of the order, Kiwoom brought up left-hander Kim Sung-min.

He became the new Hansoo Shin. Kim doesn't have a lot of velocity, but he uses his two-seam fastball and curveball with good movement. In 2B1S, Hong Chang-ki pushes a four-pitch, 132-kilometer pitch well over the plate, but the line drive is caught in front of the shortstop. Two outs.

Then, against Shin Min-jae, a four-seam curveball in the 1B2S curved away from the body for a strikeout. Just when the LG bats were trying to catch fire, Kim Sung-min extinguished it.

In the top of the eighth inning, Kim had to face LG's center fielders, but his slow velocity was no 19가이드 problem. Kim Hyun-soo hit a 133-kilometer pitch at 3B1S that was grounded to the shortstop, and Austin's 137-kilometer pitch was grounded to the second baseman. Park Dong-won hit a 136-kilometer pitch that was grounded to the third baseman. He went 1⅔ innings with 20 pitches, no hits and no runs. He completely shut down LG's top lineup.

Added a hold on the day, his 10th of the season. This is his second straight year with double-digit holds after 11 last year.

This year, he has definitely established himself as a bullpen arm. In 29 games, he is 2-1 with 10 saves and a very solid 1.78 ERA.

"I went up (to the mound) without thinking too much about the situation in the top of the seventh inning," Kim said, "Seung-woo (Joo) was doing a good job, so I wanted to keep him out of scoring position." "I threw confidently, thinking that I had to do everything I could to pitch according to the situation," he added.

He also explains why he switched to throwing. "In the 2020 season, my shoulder got worse, so I changed my form during the season. I watched a lot of videos of myself pitching and studied the grip of the ball coming out of my hand," he said. "When I realized that I needed to change my form, I always had two-seam in mind. I'm not a fastball pitcher, so I chose the two-seam because it's a pitch that I can win games with."

He doesn't care about the record. When asked about the 10 holds, Kim said, "I had no idea," adding, "Holds are not important to me. I don't even have a season goal." The only goal is to block. "I only have the thought of blocking in the situation that the coach puts me in," Kim said, adding, "My goal is to do my best in every situation and throw with 100%. If the result is good, I'll be grateful, and if it's not, I'll prepare harder for what I lack. That's what I'm going to do," he said.