'KKKK 2 innings in an instant'15 game without losing a point'Trade theory' Main character'Other, focus on winning the team'
Jul 11, 2024
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Kiwoom Heroes' closer Cho Sang-woo led the team to victory with two scoreless innings.
Cho Sang-woo took the mound in the top of the ninth inning, a 4-4 tie against the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 11th, and stopped two innings with no hits, four strikeouts and no runs until the top of the 10th inning. Kiwoom continued its overtime game with Cho Sang-woo's good pitching, and Dawson's walk-off hit in the bottom of the 11th inning led to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory and continued its run toward the last place with a 2-1 winning series in the first three consecutive games of the second half.
Cho Sang-woo is one of the most notable pitchers among baseball fans right now. This is because he is the number one pitcher who wants to bring in a trade if he needs to strengthen the bullpen among the teams who want to win this season. Trade rumors about Cho Sang-woo will likely continue until July 31, the trade deadline.
However, Cho Sang-woo's pitching continues to be good. It has been scoreless in 15 consecutive games since May 31. During this long period, Jo Sang-woo recorded six saves and one hold. He gave up 15 hits and eight walks in 14 ⅔ innings, but did not give up any runs while taking out 15 strikeouts. If you need to strengthen the back door, you have to drool.
On this day, he took the mound in the top of the ninth inning and struck out lead Hwang Young-mook. He had two hits, including a two-run triple in the top of the first inning, so he had a good batting sense, but Cho Sang-woo easily struck out three pitches. He then handled Lee Do-yoon with a shortstop fly at the first pitch, and struck out Ha Joo-seok swinging to end the ninth inning with three outs.
He also stood on the mound in the top of the 10th inning. He caught the first No. 9 Lee Jae-won on a fly to shortstop, and struck out Kim Kang-min and Jang Jin-hyuk in a row.
It was the first time in 1,429 days that Cho Sang-woo pitched two innings since the match against Hanwha in Gocheok on August 12, 2020.
After the game, Cho Sang-woo tried to concentrate more because it's been a long time since he pitched "2 innings."I thought a lot about maintaining my concentration because there are times when I can't concentrate when I come down after an inning."I worked hard to maintain my concentration between innings.
Cho Sang-woo, who struck out four and threw an overwhelming pitch, said, `My control was good for now. And I think the batters were a little confused because I showed them some breaking balls that I didn't use very well. I want to throw it to hitters in the futureAs for the scoreless streak in 15 consecutive games, "I don't want to care. In the past, if you think about continuing the good trend, the results came out bad. Right now, I'm just trying to focus on the batter and contribute to the team's victory," replied calmly.
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