{"id":253806,"date":"2026-03-29T17:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/29\/im-chan-kyu-finally-secure-first\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:37:33","slug":"im-chan-kyu-finally-secure-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/03\/29\/im-chan-kyu-finally-secure-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Im Chan-kyu Finally Secure His First Win in 2026 KBO League?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"view_article\">\n<div id=\"article\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" class=\"news_photo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2023-0081\/image-d0bec590-85a0-4c19-b9df-d046c1ba9d27.jpeg\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font color=\"#3522A4\">Im Chan-kyu \/ Photo=DB<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[Sports Today reporter Kang Tae-gu] Im Chan-kyu pitched well enough to qualify for the win but came up short of recording his 1st victory.<\/p>\n<p> Im took the mound on March 29 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in the 2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League home game against the KT Wiz. He worked 5 innings, allowing 6 hits, 1 strikeout, 2 walks and 3 runs. <\/p>\n<p> He threw 80 pitches, mixing 31 fastballs, 18 curveballs, 9 sliders and 22 changeups. His top velocity was 143 km\/h (88.9 mph).<\/p>\n<p> Im was shaky in the 1st inning. He surrendered a leadoff single to Choi Won-joon but erased the runner on a caught stealing. After issuing a walk to Kim Hyun-soo, he gave up a two-out RBI double to Ahn Hyun-min. <\/p>\n<p> He then fanned Hilliard, but allowed an RBI double to Jang Sung-woo, followed by singles from Kim Sang-soo and Heo Kyung-min, which increased the deficit to three runs. <\/p>\n<p> From the 2nd inning on, he settled down. He induced groundouts from Lee Kang-min, Choi Won-joon and Kim Hyun-soo to record a 1-2-3 inning. <\/p>\n<p> In the 3rd, Im continued to be efficient, retiring Ahn Hyun-min, Hilliard and Jang Sung-woo on just five pitches. <\/p>\n<p> In the 4th, he got the leadoff batter Kim Sang-soo to hit a grounder to third and, after allowing a single to Heo Kyung-min, escaped further damage by turning a double play on Han Seung-taek. <\/p>\n<p> With his team holding a 5-3 lead in the top of the 5th, Im issued a walk to Lee Kang-min but induced groundouts from Choi Won-joon, Kim Hyun-soo and Ahn Hyun-min, which made him eligible for the win. <\/p>\n<p> However, when reliever Kim Jin-sung, making his 2nd appearance, allowed the tying run in the top of the 6th, Im\u2019s chance at the victory vanished. <\/p>\n<p> [Sports Today reporter Kang Tae-gu <span><font color=\"blue\">sports@stoo.com<\/font><\/span>]<br \/> Your closest, most entertaining sports news \u24d2 Sports Today   <\/p>\n<div 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