The proportion of foreign players in Korean professional baseball is quite large. Despite the struggles of foreign players, the Samsung Lions lost 1 win and 2 losses in three consecutive matches against Hanwha in Daejeon.
In the KBO League, foreign pitchers often take on the role of a ‘one-two’ punch. Most foreign hitters play in the center line. There are players who play an important role in defense or are mid-range types, but usually want a long-range gun.
Samsung’s farming of foreign players has been successful. David Buchanan and Albert Suarez are both excellent pitchers. Jose Pirella, who plays passionately, is a hotajun, which doubles Samsung’s offensive power.
Buchanan’s record was 3 wins, 2 losses, and an ERA of 2.56. On the 9th, he started the first game of three consecutive matches against Hanwha and led a 9-1 victory with 8 innings and 1 run. He blocked Hanwha’s batting line with various pitches. Pirella also started the attack with 2 hits and 1 point in 5 at-bats.
Suarez was a bit anxious at the beginning of the season, but gradually found stability. Before the game on the 11th, he recorded 1 win and 1 loss with an ERA of 3.72. In particular, he caught the impression by pitching 7 scoreless innings in the last two games in a row. It was the reason why I had expectations for the game on the 11th.
On the other hand, Hanwha’s foreign players were not satisfied. Birch Smith, who had tossed only 2⅔ innings in the opening game and suffered shoulder pain, was released, and batter Brian O’Grady (batting average of 0.127) went to the second group due to extreme sluggishness.
It is fortunate for Hanwha that Alex Pena, who was sluggish at the beginning of the season, is improving. In the second game against Samsung on the 10th, Pena threw well with 1 hit and 1 run in 7 innings. The new foreign pitcher Ricardo Sanchez needs to do well to make the mound run smoothly. It was for this reason that Sanchez’s debut match was even more eye-catching on this day.스포츠토토
On this day, Suarez fought hard with 6 hits and 7 strikeouts in 7 innings, with 3 earned runs (4 runs). It was Ok’s fault that his pitching was shaken, such as giving up two runs after giving up one consecutive walk. Sanchez, who was supposed to throw about 60 pitches in his first appearance, also threw well with 2 hits and no runs in 4 innings (53 pitches).
Suarez held up well, but the Samsung lineup could not properly attack the Hanwha mound. He ended up with only 4 hits and suffered a loss 0-4 without being able to pick up a single point.