QS 19 times and 7 wins, I'm sorry that I lost one to the OS for 2 consecutive games

Mar 30, 2025

QS 19 times and 7 wins, I'm sorry that I lost one to the OS for 2 consecutive games
The Hanwha-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 23rd. In the top of the seventh inning, with two outs and runners on first base, head coach Lee Kang-chul is coming out and replacing Cuevas. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.. 3.23/



Is he stuck.

KT Wiz ace Cuevas' bad luck is unusual. There have been two other chances to win this year. Is it a repeat of last year's nightmare.

Cuevas became a losing pitcher in a game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 29th. Did I get hit. No. 3 runs in 7 innings. Quality Start Plus. He played his part as a starter. However, he did not receive support from the batters. KT lost 1-3 on the day.




His first appearance was also unfortunate. The Hanwha Eagles match held on the 23rd. Cuevas also had a quality start with three runs in six ⅔ innings. At that time, he went down the mound with a winning requirement. However, in the top of the ninth inning, opponent Noh Si-hwan hit a dramatic solo shot and Cuevas' victory flew away.

Cuevas was crowned 'Unfortunate Icon' last year. It recorded 19 quality starts last year. Third place in the league. He had to win at least 10 games. But how many wins did he win. There were only seven wins. There were as many as 12 defeats. To my horror, my luck didn't go along.

QS 19 times and 7 wins, I'm sorry that I lost one to the OS for 2 consecutive games
The Hanwha-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 23rd. Starting pitcher KT Cuevas is pitching. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.. 3.23/
This year, Cuevas was expected to cruise in the power that has become stronger in ball-count, but if you look at the results of the first two games, it is no different from last year.




In the end, hitters have to help Cuevas. KT's Heo Kyung-min, Kim Sang-soo, and Kim Min-hyuk are hitting hard, but hitters such as Kang Baek-ho, Rojas, and Jang Sung-woo, who believed in them, are suffering from severe sluggishness. So it's hard for big innings to come out. He has scored 3-5-8-2-4-2-1 since the opening. Except for the eight-point game against the Doosan Bears, the bat has never been excited.

In addition, it cannot be overlooked that Cuevas has also been losing power little by little since last year. Cuevas is also 35 years old this year. As he did when he first arrived in Korea, he can't hit balls over 150 kilometers 'BangBangBang'. Recently, the average fastball speed is only in the mid-140km range. Since he is a pitcher with such good location and fighting, he holds out with quality start-up pitching, but runs continue to come out.

It's the 2nd consecutive quality start, but only 1 loss. How will Cuevas' 2025 season go. It is important to Cuevas as well, but it is also a factor that cannot help but pay attention to the KT team trying to win the championship.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.