'Take out the stones that have rolled up.' 1 run until the 6th inning → 4 runs in the 7th inning, 1 loss for the first time, 152km replacement, but it's good... Shirakawa failed to stay, Weiss...
Jul 15, 2024
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Will Hanwha Eagles substitute Ryan Weiss have a different ending than Shirakawa.
Weiss started against the LG Twins in Daejeon on the 14th, his fourth appearance, and became a losing pitcher with nine hits, two walks, seven strikeouts and five runs in six ⅓ innings.
After overcoming the crises of the first and second innings, it was so good until the sixth inning.
In the top of the first inning, he gave up the first run amid the disappointment of defense. Weiss, who allowed consecutive hits to No. 2 Moon Sung-joo and No. 3 Kim Hyun-soo, seemed to end with a double play by inducing Moon Bo-kyung to hit a ground ball in front of the shortstop.
However, shortstop Lee Do-yoon failed to catch it properly, so only the first baseman was forced out of the second base, failing to double play. With two outs and runners on the first and third bases, Oh Ji-hwan gave up his first run after getting a hit to right-center.Fortunately, Weiss, who blocked additional runs and finished the first inning, was in a bigger crisis with a hit, a walk, and a sacrifice bunt in the top of the second inning. In addition, he has to face Hong Chang-ki and Moon Sung-joo, who are ranked first and third in on-base percentage. However, Weiss calmly escaped by catching Hong Chang-ki with a short left field fly and Moon Sung-joo with a ground ball in front of the shortstop.
Weiss then quickly deleted the inning. After three outs in the top of the third inning, all three players struck out in the top of the fourth inning and finished with three outs. In the top of the fifth inning, he allowed a hit to the leadoff Shin Min-jae, but all three were hit with a mistake. In the top of the sixth inning, Oh Ji-hwan faced Austin as a pinch hitter on the verge of scoring with two outs and a runner on second base with an infield hit and a stolen base, but he caught it with a fly to center field.
And the batters cheered up. He tied the game 1-1 with three consecutive hits in the bottom of the fourth inning, and in the bottom of the sixth inning, he succeeded in turning the tables 2-1 due to an opponent's error with two outs and runners on the second and third bases.
He allowed six hits, one walk, seven strikeouts, and one run until the sixth inning. He also took the mound in the seventh inning with 80 pitches. But it wasn't good.
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Weiss's four-game performance is 1-1 with a 3.20 ERA. It is very encouraging to throw more than six innings in all four games. It sprays fastballs, curves, sliders, sweepers, and changeups of up to 152km and an average of 150km.
There are only about two weeks left. After two weeks, Hanwha has to make a decision over Sanchez and Weiss. If Sanchez does not find his full form in the meantime, Weiss' contract period may be extended further, but in the end, he has to choose between the two.
Weiss is definitely pitching attractively. Although his ERA increased significantly by allowing five runs against LG, his previous three games had a 1.89 ERA with one win and no loss.
On June 25, he got off to a good start by taking his first win with four hits, two walks and seven strikeouts in six innings against Doosan Bears in Daejeon, and also recorded a quality start against KT Wiz in Daejeon on the 2nd with five hits (one home run) and two walks, five strikeouts and three runs in six innings. On the 9th, Gocheok Kiwoom played seven innings and recorded a quality start plus with five hits, two walks, six strikeouts and two runs (one earned run).
It is impressive that he shows his ability to play innings with aggressive pitching.
Even against LG, which has many good left-handed hitters, it deserved positive evaluation because he pitched one run until the sixth inning.
Sanchez was 7-8 with a 3.79 ERA in 24 games last year, and was 2-3 with a 4.22 ERA in 11 games this year.
indyk@sportschosun.com
