Go Woo-suk (26) who is the biggest mystery of this season, has again shown his nervousness in the ninth inning. Go Woo-suk who plays in the minor league double-A lost a point in the ninth inning of the game as well. He has also lost no points in the past three consecutive games.
In the ninth inning of the game against the Mississippi Braves (under Atlanta Braves) of the minor league Double-A at the Blue Wahoo Stadium in Pensacola, Florida on the 30th (Korea time), Ko took the mound as relief pitcher for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (under the Miami Marlins) and allowed two hits, one strikeout and one run in one inning. Pensacola won 8-7.
After taking the mound in the eighth inning against Mississippi on Saturday, he got a chance to take the mound again in two days. The peculiarity was timing. Having taken the mound in the seventh, sixth and eighth innings earlier, he was called in in the ninth inning for the first time in 13 days since Saturday. With Penser Cola leading 8-6, in the top of the ninth inning, Ko took the mound with saves.
He got off to a bad start. Yolbert Sanchez, the second batter, threw the third ball at the count of 1-1, leading to a double that hit the fence behind the left field. Fortunately, he quickly stabilized. David McCabe, the third batter, had three strikeouts, and Ethan Wokinger, the fourth batter, had two balls to fly to shortstop.
Ko, who was nearing a scoreless save, failed to overcome the final crisis. Cody Milligan gave the ball count advantage of 1-2 but his fifth pitch was attacked and he escaped between the first and second basemen. Sanchez homered and Milligan quickly settled on second base. Ko, who sent out the tying runner, cheered up in the final minute. He also grounded out to shortstop with a single ball to end the game. He was helped by Jared Sena’s defense.
Ko Woo-suk, who challenged the big leagues by signing a two-year, $4.5 million (about 6 billion won) contract with San Diego on Jan. 4, wore his Miami uniform in a trade on May 5. After moving his team, Ko Woo-suk, who was demoted from Triple-A to Double-A on July 12, rarely took a place on the U.S. stage.
Notably, since joining Penser Cola in July, Ko’s performance has significantly deteriorated. At the beginning of the season, Ko had two losses and one save in 10 games at the San Antonio Mission (Double A) and a 4.38 ERA in 16 games at the Jumbo Shrimp (Triple A) in Jacksonville. However, he remained at the Penser Cola with a 12.21 ERA in 14 games through Saturday, with one win and one loss and two saves. He seemed to be recovering from the recent three games without allowing a single run, but he again questioned by allowing one run in one inning.
The biggest mystery to Ko, who has been mired in slump this season, is his performance by innings. When he takes the mound in the fourth to sixth innings, he has a good ERA of 2.07, while he also has a good ERA in the seventh (3.60) and eighth (4.00). However, he is showing signs of faltering performance in the ninth inning (11.65) and the extended game (9.00).
His ball control was not bad again on the day, and from the broadcast screen, he made several foul balls, and his ball power seemed to have risen considerably. Nevertheless, he allowed two doubles and made reluctant saves. It is a jinx that is even more difficult to understand because he has 139 saves in his seven-year career in the KBO League. 토토사이트