Doosan Bears left-handed pitcher Kim Ho-jun made his fourth consecutive appearance on the 4th. Although he is known as a left-handed specialist with a limited pitch count, this was a rare occurrence of pitching four games in a row. However, Doosan fell into a losing streak, suffering four consecutive defeats.

Doosan lost 0-4 to LG in a game held at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium on the 12th. They struggled in the starting pitcher duel, with LG's ace Chi-rinos facing Doosan's fifth starter Kim Yu-sung.

Before the game, Kim Yu-sung had struggled this season with a record of 1 loss and an earned run average of 12.79 over 3 games. In the game against Lotte on the 6th, he allowed 3 hits, 3 walks, and 5 earned runs in 1⅓ innings before being taken out early. Kim Yu-sung struggled in the first inning, throwing 30 pitches and giving up 2 walks but did not allow any runs.

The second and third innings were three up, three down. However, in the fourth inning, with one out and runners on first and second, he gave up a timely hit to Oh Ji-hwan. Moon Seong-joo's single was caught by Cave, who made an accurate throw to home to tag out the runner at second. Kim Yu-sung hit Park Dong-won with a pitch to bring the bases loaded with two outs before being replaced. Relief pitcher Lee Young-ha allowed a walk that forced in a run, and Kim Yu-sung finished with a line of 3⅔ innings, 3 hits, 3 walks, 1 hit batter, and 2 earned runs.

Lee Young-ha came in as the second pitcher and allowed a walk that forced in a run. After that, Lee Byeong-heon and Park Chi-guk took the mound in the 6th and Park Jeong-soo in the 8th. After one out in the 8th, Moon Bo-gyeong reached base on a walk, prompting the Doosan bench to replace Park Jeong-soo with left-handed pitcher Kim Ho-jun on the mound.

However, this was Kim Ho-jun's fourth consecutive appearance. He began this streak against Hanwha on the 9th. His pitch count had not been high in previous outings, throwing 7, 26, and 11 pitches over three games. He faced left-handed batters Oh Ji-hwan and Moon Seong-joo in a lefty-lefty matchup. However, before taking the mound, he had also thrown in the bullpen, and even though his pitch counts were low, the pressure of consecutive appearances builds up.

In his fourth consecutive appearance, Kim Ho-jun allowed a double to Oh Ji-hwan, putting him in a jam with one out and runners on second and third. Doosan's infield played in, and Moon Seong-joo's hit resulted in a two-run, timely hit that slipped past second base. The score became 0-4. Kim Ho-jun was replaced without recording an out.

# Kim Ho-jun's fourth consecutive appearance log
On the 9th against Hanwha: ⅔ inning, 7 pitches, 3 batters, 1 walk, no earned runs
On the 10th against Hanwha: ⅔ inning, 26 pitches, 4 batters, 2 hits, 1 earned run
On the 11th against LG: ⅔ inning, 11 pitches, 3 batters, 1 hit, 1 earned run
On the 12th against LG: 0 innings, 9 pitches, 2 batters, 2 hits, 1 earned run

On the 9th against Hanwha, Kim Ho-jun came in during a crisis with one out and runners on second and third with the team trailing 4-5, managing to get two ground balls to prevent inherited runners from scoring. On the 10th against Hanwha, he came in during the sixth inning with two outs and a runner on first while trailing 0-5, ending the inning and was replaced in the seventh with one out and a runner on first, allowing a run to score from an inherited runner.

In the game against LG on the 11th, he was replaced after giving up a double to Kim Hyun-soo in the eighth inning with one out while trailing 2-4. Relief pitcher Park Jeong-soo allowed a double to Austin, resulting in one earned run. In the game on the 12th, he did not record a single out. He has now allowed earned runs in three consecutive games, bringing his season record to 10 games, 1 loss, 1 hold, and an earned run average of 10.80 (5 innings, 6 earned runs).

After graduating from high school and not receiving a professional draft, Kim Ho-jun continued his career in an independent league before signing with Doosan as a developmental player in 2018. He made his first-team debut in 2023, recording 4 earned runs in 3 innings over 3 games. Last year, he appeared in 16 games (13⅓ innings) with a record of 1 win, 2 losses, and an earned run average of 8.78, achieving his first professional win. This season, he is included in the opening roster as a left-handed specialist.

Doosan deployed six relief pitchers on this day. Kim Ho-jun made his fourth consecutive appearance. Lee Young-ha, Lee Byeong-heon, and Park Jeong-soo pitched in three games over four days.

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