Pro baseball Kiwoom left-hander ace Enmanuel de Heissus (28) has been suffering from a series of bad luck in the second half since the best first half.
Heysus started at a home game against Samsung in the “2024 Shinhan SOL Bank 토토사이트 KBO League” held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Monday, and pitched six innings, striking out five and hitting five, and allowing one run with a pitch. He played the role of starting pitcher by displaying quality start (three earned runs in six innings).
However, the team lost 0 to 1. Heissus won his 10th loss of this season. Samsung right-hander Connor Seabold pitched well, striking out 11 and having three hits in nine innings with a pitch. Heissus pitched well, but Connor was perfect.
As for Heyesus, bad luck has continued. In the game against KT on the 21st, Heyesus also lost despite six innings of good pitching with nine strikeouts, five hits and two runs.
Until the first half of the year, Heyesus had the pace to win multiple games. In the game against LG on June 3, Heyesus allowed four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings to secure 10 wins (four losses). He had his only 10 wins in the first half, and was two wins behind the group that tied for second.
However, his pace declined in the second half. Heissus showed strong performance in 17 games with 10 wins and 4 losses and an ERA of 3.14 in the first half, but deteriorated to 1-6 losses and ERA of 3.98 in nine games in the second half.
Heyesus, who debuted in the KBO League this year, had the best first half of the season, but seems to have been read by opponent analysis in the second half. Managing physical stamina is also not easy. He is coping with the heat with the help of his wife, a nutritionist, a doctor, but this summer was the worst heat wave ever.
However, the team lacked support for its batters. Heysus pitched better than starting quality in six games in the second half, but ended up with one win and three losses. Notably, he failed to secure a win or loss despite his strong pitching of five strikeouts, five hits and one walk in seven innings against Kia on June 28.
While slowing down like this, competitors for the most wins have overtaken Heyesus. Samsung’s Won Tae-in is the lone top-ranked player with 13 wins (six losses), while KIA’s James Nail is second with 12 wins (five losses). However, Nail has virtually ended the regular season after suffering a broken jaw joint after being hit in the face by a hit in a game against NC on the 24th.
Eom Sang-baek (kt), Kyle Hart (NC), and Kwak Bin (Doosan) are also on par with Heyesus with 11 wins. Heyesus is better than William Cuevas (kt), who has 5 wins and 11 losses in ERA 3.87, but he will have to engage in a funny competition to escape the disgrace of losing the most in this season.
Kiwoom has been at the bottom of the list this year due to departures of key players including Kim Ha-sung (San Diego Padres) and Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) in recent years. Still, the team has displayed spicy taste with a winning rate of 438.
At the center are Heysus and Ariel Furado (10 wins and five losses) and foreigners’ one-two punch. However, Furado also maintained a record of 2-1 despite outstanding pitching by ERA 2.85 in nine games in the second half of the year. It remains to be seen whether Heysus and Furado will be able to withstand tough conditions.