You decided to throw away 100 miles? No 4G in a row, Skins is 100 miles away or not...What's his explanation?
Aug 17, 2024
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Skins started the home game against the Seattle Mariners at PNC Park on the 17th (Korea time) and led them to a 5-3 victory by allowing three hits, four walks, six strikeouts and two runs in six innings.
Skins, who added a win in five games after the Milwaukee Brewers match on the 12th of last month, recorded 7-2 with a 2.30 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 16 games of the season. Pittsburgh, which was led by Skins' strong pitching, snapped a 10-game losing streak and marked 57 wins and 64 losses.
However, Skins, who was drafted by Pittsburgh as the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of last year's draft with a fastball that exceeded 100 miles when he was at Louisiana State University, has a maximum speed of less than 100 miles these days.
On the same day, the speed of four-seam fastballs thrown 45 times was up to 99.4 miles and an average of 97.9 miles, which was 1 mile slower than usual. In the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the 11th, he had a maximum speed of 99.0 miles and an average of 97.7 miles, and in the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 4th, the maximum speed of his fastball throwing 40 pitches was 99.8 miles and an average of 98.0 miles.
Earlier on the 30th of last month, he had a maximum fastball speed of 99.6 miles against the Houston Astros. The last time Skins threw 100 miles was against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 24. He threw three 100-mile fastballs, including up to 100.8 miles at the time.
The maximum speed of four-seam fastballs distributed by Skins after his Major League debut this year is 101.9 miles. He threw against Cody Bellinger in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs on May 12. There are a total of 78 fastballs in the 100-mile range. The one that threw the most among the starting pitchers. The average fastball speed once reached 99.3 miles, but these days it has decreased to 97-98 miles.
After the game, Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said "His pitches didn't look as usual throughout the game, but he pitched well for the team and gave them a chance to win. He was given a victory as well."
Skins said in an interview with local media outlet DK Pittsburgh Sports that his maximum speed for four consecutive games did not exceed 100 miles. This is my first time pitching in August. I don't care about restraint. As he pitches, he just pays more attention to whether he can catch the ball. One hundred miles is a nice catch, but no matter how the catch comes out, it's most important to pitch competitively.'
As for the splinker, who goes by his trademark along with the fastball, "It went in as far as I thought. But it wasn't perfect.'
jhno@sportschosun.com
