'Now it's time to get two home runs' Ko Woo-seok, Triple-A is also tough...ERA 4.29↑, reality of 140km fastball
Jul 05, 2024
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Ko Woo-seok appeared in relief in an away game against the Charlotte Knights (under the Chicago White Sox) at Charlotte Truist Field in North Carolina on the 5th (Korea time), giving up two hits and allowing two runs on five batters in one inning. Jacksonville knelt 3-8.
Ko Woo-seok, who took the mound as the team's third pitcher in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 2-6, was hit with two solo home runs.
Ko Woo-seok, who hit right-handed batter Michael Chavis as the leadoff hitter, allowed a home run to the left-center as the 79.4-mile curve at the first pitch drove into the middle. It was a large home run with a shooting angle of 33 degrees, a batting speed of 104.6 miles, and a distance of 440 feet.
Ko Woo-seok, who caught left-handed batter Oscar Colas with a 91.8-mile fastball to the first baseman, then handled left-handed batter Edgar Cuero with a straight hit to left field to go to the two-out.
However, the next left-handed hitter, Colson Montgomery, threw a 91.5-mile fastball on the fourth pitch to the high center course and was hit with a solo shot to right-center. It was a 417-foot home run that flew well over the fence.
This is the first time Ko Woo-seok has given up two home runs in a game with his fourth home run this season. Ko Woo-seok managed to finish the inning by catching left-handed batter Brooks Baldwin with an 88.7-mile body cutter to center field.
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Ko Woo-seok, who gave up two runs in the home game against Charlotte on the 2nd, gave up six hits and allowed four runs in the last two games, including three home runs in three innings. The ERA soared from 3.60 to 4.29. He gave up 23 hits and seven walks in 21 innings with two wins in 16 Triple-A games, one hold, and struck out 14. WHIP 1.43 and hit rate 0.280.
Jacksonville had 40 wins and 45 losses, accounting for 57% of its 150 games. It's already around the halfway point of the season. Miami in the big league also played 54% of its schedule with 30 wins and 57 losses as of the day. However, it still seems unlikely to call Ko Woo-suk. Ko Woo-seok is silently on the mound waiting for a Major League call-up, but his ball power has been falling more recently.
jhno@sportschosun.com
