Go Woo Seok is still a minor... During the SD period, Japanese players lost 11 games without losing a point. Japanese Two-Tar Face-to-Face Wins
Jun 30, 2024
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Matsui, who played as an intermediate pitcher for the San Diego Padres, pitched as the second pitcher in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on the 30th (Korea time), allowing one hit, two strikeouts and no runs in one inning. Boston's designated hitter Masataka Yoshida also won.
Matsui, who played for the Rakuten Golden Eagles, became the youngest Japanese professional baseball player to make 236 saves, and after the end of last season, he announced his entry into the Major League and signed a five-year contract with San Diego for a total of $28 million (about 38.7 billion won).
Matsui, who received attention as Ko Woo-suk's rival in the spring camp, has been keeping the San Diego bullpen since he was included in the opening entry, beating Ko Woo-suk.
Matsui, who had one win and an ERA of 0.00 in four games in March, had one win and an ERA of 3.38 in 11 games in April. In 11 games in May, he also showed a steady performance with one win and an ERA of 3.48. In early June, it was suddenly in distress. He became a losing pitcher with two hits, one walk and three runs in ⅓ innings against Kansas City on the 3rd, and lost again against the Los Angeles Angels on the 5th by allowing one hit and two walks.
However, he has continued his scoreless streak since he allowed two strikeouts and no runs in one inning against Arizona on the 8th.
On the 30th, I came up from a relaxed situation. He took the mound as the second pitcher after starting pitcher Michael King in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 10-1 lead.
The first opponent was Japanese Yoshida. It was inevitable because it was a match against a former Japanese professional baseball player, but after a close game of 2B2S, he hit a ground ball in front of the first base with a high fastball of 91.9 miles (about 148 kilometers) on the sixth pitch. Matsui, who struck out No. 6 Connor Wong with a high fastball of 92.6 miles (about 149 kilometers), got a double from No. 7 Emmanuel Valdez on the right-field line, but struck out No. 8 Dominic Smith on three pitches to finish the mission. 11 consecutive scoreless games.
Matsui is 3-2 with a 3.50 ERA in 39 appearances this season. He pitched 36 innings and recorded 24 hits, 22 walks, and 33 strikeouts.
San Diego made 16 hits in the third and fifth innings, including Manny Machado's two home runs, to win an 11-1 victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
