Lim Notches 21st Save
By Yoon Chul
Staff Reporter
Yakult Swallows closer Lim Chang-yong added his 21st save of the season, preserving his team's 3-1 road win over Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Sunday.
Lim needed just 10 pitches to finish off Hiroshima in the ninth inning.
The 33-year-old side arm pitcher allowed a single to Kenta Kurihara to lead off the ninth but got Scott McClain to fly out.
The veteran closer used his sinker to get Carp catcher Tsubasa Aizawa to ground into a double play to end the game.
Lim reduced his ERA to an incredible 0.24, having allowed just one run in 37 2/3 innings of work this season.