In 6 consecutive wins, 'Daejeon Jesus' once again...Hanwha, are you tied for first place on Children's Day?
In 6 consecutive wins, 'Daejeon Jesus' once again...Hanwha, are you tied for first place on Children's Day?
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The Hanwha Eagles is closely chasing the lead as they continue to win consecutive games. It is Ryan Weiss (29)'s turn again.토토사이트
Starting from May 5, Hanwha will hold three consecutive home games against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon. Since Children's Day (May 5) has been set for Monday, nine consecutive games have been arranged, and each team is under considerable burden.
However, Hanwha is the least burdened among the 10 teams. First of all, he took a rest when it was appropriate. The risk of nine consecutive games was virtually eliminated as both the LG Twins match on the 1st and the KIA Tigers match on the 3rd were postponed due to rain. The must-win group Debs (player-base) is thin, but thanks to the proper rest day, he is in charge of winning the game without long consecutive games. Second, the starting lineup is good. Hanwha, which had won eight consecutive starts earlier, is currently playing without collapsing all five starting pitchers.
With a good result, the team relatively reduces fatigue. After winning eight straight games, the team lost two straight games, but is on a winning streak of six games.
Weiss will start again with enough atmosphere. Weiss has 4 wins and 1 loss with a 4.35 ERA in seven starts this season. It doesn't seem spectacular, but it's a different story if you narrow it down to the last four games. After losing one game and posting an ERA of 6.89 until the game against Samsung on April 4, he has won all four games since then. During the period, Weiss had an ERA of 2.81 and played 25 and two thirds of innings, averaging more than six innings.
Above all, his strikeouts are steeper. Weiss has recorded 32 strikeouts in his last four games, with the number of strikeouts per nine innings reaching 11.22. He also ranks seventh in the league with 47 strikeouts this season. While fellow Korean Cody Ponce (66) is unrivaled as the No. 1 player, Weiss' ball power is also deteriorating. Since his recruitment by Hanwha last year, he pitched a combination of sweeper and knuckle curves in fastballs, but knuckle curves are not important in recent four games. He increased the proportion of fastballs and sweeper the most, but only after the game against LG on Tuesday last week, he increased his rate of change-up and knuckle curves to a certain extent.
The team has strong opponents. Samsung is one of the best hitting teams in the league this season. It ranks first with a batting average of 0.280 (second) and the number of home runs scored by LG at 32nd. Its score (206) exceeded 200 points alone, and its on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) also reached 0.810, exceeding the 0.8 mark alone.
Weiss was also beaten hard by Samsung. Weiss met with Samsung on Wednesday in Daegu and showed sluggish performance by allowing four and two thirds of innings, seven hits (two homers), four walks, four strikeouts, and five runs. He became a losing pitcher, and this is his only loss in this season.
What is promising for Weiss is that Samsung's batting strength is limited to its home ground. Using batter-friendly Daegu Samsung Lions Park, Samsung's batting average is 0.236 (6th) and OPS 0.665 (8th).
The opposing starting pitcher is also formidable. For Samsung, Choi Won-tae, who signed a contract with Samsung as a free agent for a total of 7 billion won (approx. Choi also has poor performance with three wins and one loss and an ERA of 4.94 in six games this season, but he has displayed good pace recently. He garnered his third win this season by pitching 5 1/3 innings and two runs at the match against KIA on April 23, and also pitched 6 1/3 innings and one run at the match against SSG Landers on April 29.
For Hanwha, the "carrot" in the game is not light. If LG, which meets the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the same day, loses and Hanwha wins, both teams will have 22 wins and 13 losses. Hanwha won consecutive games and ranked first in the beginning of last season, but immediately lost consecutive games and ended up in eighth place in the final. If it can regain the lead, the meaning will be different this year.