Wouldn’t it be a luxury to think about renewing the contract now? Rather, it is not an exaggeration to say that the player is giving the ball. He also promised to make the team realize better than its future.
Weiss started the game against the Lotte Giants in the regular season of the “2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League” at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th and led his team to a 7-0 victory by pitching one hit, three walks, and 10 strikeouts in six ⅔ innings.스포츠토토
In the game against Lotte Giants for the first time this season, Weiss treated Hwang Sung-bin with a fly ball to the center field in the first inning, and then struck out Ko Seung-min and Son Ho-young to start the inning with three outs. In the second inning, he hit a grounder to the catcher, Jeon Jun-woo with a fly ball to the right field, and Yoon Dong-hee with a fly ball to the left field. In the third inning, he hit a grounder to the first baseman and Park with a fly ball to the center field. He hit eight hitters in a row.
With two outs in the third inning, he gave up a walk to Son, breaking his perfect streak. However, he handled Hwang with a ground ball to the second base and safely passed the game. He struck out Ko Seung-min again in the fourth inning, hit out Son Ho-young with a ground ball to the pitcher, and Rayes again. He pitched in 41 pitches through the fourth inning.
From the fifth inning onwards, he lost physical strength and increased the number of pitches. He handled leadoff hitter Jeon Joon-woo with a fly ball to the second base, and struck out Yoon Dong-hee. However, with two outs, he gave up a walk to Na Seung-yeop and a hit to the right field to Park Seung-wook. He allowed his first hit. His no-hitter streak was also broken. With two outs and runners on the first and second bases, his team was in danger of losing his first run. However, he gave a strikeout to pinch hitter Roh Jin-hyuk to overcome the crisis of losing his first run.
He threw out the sixth inning with three strikeouts. He pitched 77 pitches, and he was able to come up well in the seventh inning. However, he allowed Reyes, the leadoff hitter, to get on base thanks to Chae Eun-sung’s Upstrike (interference on base running). Manager Kim Kyung-moon had chaotic situation with his protesting for a long time, but he struck out Jeon Joon-woo and Yoon Dong-hee. However, he gave up a walk to Na Seung-yeop after two outs and left the mound. He tried to give in to Na by pitching in the borderline, but slightly deviated from all ABS zones.
He already threw 94 pitches. Yang Sang-moon, the pitching coach, came to the mound and replaced pitchers. Park Sang-won, who followed, grounded out to second base with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, to overcome the crisis. Weiss’ players all remained on the mound.
[OSEN = Busan, Reporter Lee Seok-woo] On the 28th, the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League Lotte Giants and Hanwha Eagles played at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan. Barnes started for the home team Lotte and Weiss started for the Hanwha Eagles. Hanwha Eagles is shaking hands with coach Yang Sang-moon as Weiss is replaced in the bottom of the seventh inning. 2024.08.28 / foto0307@osen.co.kr
On this day, Weiss clearly overwhelmed Lotte hitters by throwing 41 four-seam fastballs, 28 sweepers, 19 curves, and 6 folk balls up to 153 kilometers. In particular, he has completed the second double-digit strikeout record on the Korean stage since 12 strikeouts (two hits in six ⅔ innings, one homer, two walks, 12 strikeouts, and one run) against Munhak SSG on the 16th. He perfectly fulfilled manager Kim Kyung-moon’s winning move, which is a four-day break.
After the game, Weiss explained, “When I heard that I was going to the four-day rest rotation, I prepared by pouring 100% of my energy into the Lotte match without spending energy with the stamina.”
He admitted that he had lost physical strength since the end of the game. “I was physically burdened since the sixth inning. I think that’s why I allowed walks,” he said. “I trusted our bullpen pitchers, including Park Sang-won, Han Seung-hyuk, and Lee Sang-kyu, who blocked Weiss. I want to thank the bullpen.”
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He requested a four-day rest rotation. Weiss considered it a testament to his belief. “The coach asked me to give him a four-day rest turn for the semifinal match, and I think I received trust from him,” he said. “I threw with all my might to repay him at the mound. So I’m satisfied.”
Weiss is from the independent league. He has no experience in major leagues. However, he joined the team as a temporary substitute for Ricardo Sanchez, and has now become a complete substitute. Based on the fastball that is over 150 kilometers long, a sweeper that flows out of the batter, a curveball that falls from a high RBI, and a forkball that is thrown once are all powerful. His earned run average for this season fell to 3.25, and he had a quality start in eight of 11 games. He excels in digesting innings and has struck out 69 times during 63 ⅔ innings, one of the best in strikeout ability.
At this rate, it is natural to renew the contract, and it is up to Weiss. “Re-signing is something we will think about later,” he said, emphasizing that “Our ultimate goal is to reach the semi-finals and present good gifts to our fans. We have about 24 games left, and I want to focus on the starting pitcher and continue to win the game.”