Oh Seung-hwan (40, Samsung), the “leader of the game,” will start as a starting pitcher for the first time since his debut.
The problem was that he showed limitations as a closer and a middle pitcher. The goal is to provide an opportunity to find confidence and balance by throwing longer innings.
The stage will be a match against Kiwoom Heroes held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 3rd. How many innings Oh Seung-hwan will be able to throw has become as important as the content.
The common opinion of experts is that 4 innings can be enough. In terms of stamina, it is possible because he is a player who has more power than any other closer.
Oh Seung-hwan was a closer, but he was a pitcher who showed a fighting spirit to the extent that he would not hesitate to play long innings if the team needed him.
The most representative example was Game 2 of the 2013 Korean Series.
On October 25, Oh Seung-hwan took the mound with 1 out and 1st base in the 9th inning against Doosan in the second game of the Korean Series, 1-1, and showed off his strength by striking out 8 in 4 innings.
It was the second 4 innings pitched since the Daegu Hyundai War on July 2, 2005 (4 innings, 2 hits, 6 strikeouts, no runs – 56 pitches).
The number of pitches was 53. He struck out 6 batters in a row and wrote the most tied record (Kim Gwang-hyun) in the Korean Series.
He also threw 12 batters in a row in the 13th inning, including lead batter Kim Hyun-soo, with excellent pitching. Although he became the losing pitcher after being hit by a home run by the next hitter Jae-il Oh, no one could throw stones at him.
Oh Seung-hwan played an active role as a closer even after advancing to Japan, but he did not hesitate to play multiple innings when the team needed it.
On October 12, 2014, in the match against Hiroshima in the second game of the Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series (CS) First Stage held at Koshien Stadium in Japan, he recorded 2 hits, 2 strikeouts, and no runs in 3 innings.
He pitched three innings, the most on the Japanese stage.
In an interview with the Japanese media, Oh Seung-hwan became a hot topic when he said, “I forgot the inning I threw before and thought the next inning was the first inning I pitched.”
In the domestic league, Seung-hwan Oh pitched 3 or more innings in 6 games in the regular league alone.
Of course, he may be physically farther than this period. However, Oh Seung-hwan is a player who has been trained more faithfully than anyone else. It is evaluated that his ball throwing stamina is not inferior to his juniors.
Because of this, he is expected to be able to throw his ball enough for about 4 innings.
It is said that Oh Seung-hwan promised manager Park Jin-man, “I will take responsibility for up to 5 innings.” Coach Park revealed that he did not expect such a long inning, but he said he was slightly shaken. It was possible because the pitcher was Oh Seung-hwan.
He was Oh Seung-hwan, who was a dedicated closer, but had the stamina to maintain his pitch without losing power even in multiple innings.메이저사이트
Will he be able to prove that his throwing stamina is still the same in his first start in his debut? Depending on how many innings Seung-Hwan Oh throws, there is a high possibility that the win or loss of the day will be different.
As much as Oh Seung-hwan’s game content, great attention is being paid to responsible innings.
Can Oh Seung-hwan be praised as ‘Oh Seung-hwan’? If he does his best in an inning without worrying about the result, he may arrive at his destination without realizing it.
How many innings can Oh Seung-hwan pitch? He became an important topic to heat up the three days of professional baseball.