Kiwoom Heroes’ ace Ahn Woo-jin ended the first half of the season with regret.
Kiwoom An Woo-jin started the match against KT Wiz in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 11th. The results were not good. He suffered his 5th loss of the season as he collapsed with 5 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts and 4 runs in 6.1 innings. He had a personal record of 120 pitches, but failed to laugh.
Kiwoom tried to break the losing streak in the game where Ace started, but he could not overcome KT. With 5 consecutive losses and 38 wins, 44 losses and 2 draws, it stayed in 7th place. There is no game difference with 8th place KT (35 wins, 41 losses, 2 draws), and the 9th place Hanwha Eagles (33 wins, 40 losses, 4 draws) was chased by a half game difference.
Ahn Woo-jin, who finished the first half, played 17 games and recorded 6 wins, 5 losses, and an ERA of 2.44. An Woo-jin, whose ERA was 0.97 in April, was not followed by Seung-woon, but he did not waver and acted like an ace according to his rhythm and everyone’s wishes, becoming a great force for the team.
However, the last three games in the first half were a series of disappointments. He appeared in three games after 8 scoreless innings against the Daegu Samsung Lions on June 22, but it was not the report card of An Woo-jin we knew.
First, on June 28, against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju, it collapsed with 6 hits (1 home run) and 5 runs in 5.1 innings. It was the first time this season that Ahn Woo-jin had 5 runs, and it was the first time since the LG Twins on May 25 last year (6 innings, 5 runs (3 earned)). At the same time, the average ERA of the season was in the 2-point range for the first time.
On the 4th, he won the game against the Gocheok NC Dinos, but he scored 4 runs in 6 innings, 9 hits, 2 walks, 1 hit ball, and 6 strikeouts. The 9-hit game is the most hit game of the season, and it was the game that allowed the most hits since the 10-hit game against Changwon NC on April 3, 2019. It was also the first time since 2019 that they conceded four runs in two games.
And on the 11th against KT, he did his duty with 6.1 innings, 5 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts and 4 runs. He also threw his personal best 120 pitches, but failed to laugh. As Yang Hyun, who came up next, failed to prevent the runner in charge whom An Woo-jin had put down, An Woo-jin’s run also went up. In addition, the other line also failed to prevent An Woo-jin from losing as it only scored 1 point.
An Woo-jin, who recorded an average ERA of 1.61 in the opening 14 games, has an average ERA of 6.62 in the last three games. Before he knew it, his season ERA rose to 2.44.
Of course, 2.44 is also a good number. He is ranked 4th in the league. 1st in the country Also, his strikeout rate was unrivaled in the league. There was no one to say anything about An Woo-jin’s performance right now.토토사이트
However, since he is Ahn Woo-jin, who is very greedy and wants to be the best on the mound, he must not be satisfied with his current performance. He will have a lot of regrets about not being able to lead the team to victory, regardless of overall performance.
An Woo-jin’s first half is over. He participates in the All-Star game as a coach’s recommended player. After that, after having time to reorganize, we will enter the second half. Will Ahn Woo-jin be able to smile again after the sluggishness at the end of the first half?