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| Coach Lee Kang-chul comes to the mound to talk after Doosan and KT faced a crisis with one out and runners on first and third at the top of the first inning at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 28th. Suwon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.28/ |
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It's our 7th season in Korea. William Cuevas' slump follows.
KT Wiz Cuevas started the game against the Doosan Bears at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 28th and became a losing pitcher with six hits (one home run), seven strikeouts, two walks and six runs (five earned) in five innings.
Cuevas struggled, allowing consecutive hits from the first inning. He even allowed a runner to score with a balk, and he didn't follow his luck, overlapping shortstop errors. Against Doosan, which is ranked ninth in the team's ranking, he allowed four runs from the first inning, which rather saved the atmosphere.
Cuevas threw 93 pitches in five innings, but allowed the final six runs and went down the mound. The team also suffered a crushing 3-12 defeat.
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| The game between Doosan and KT at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 28th, KT Cuevas on the first and third bases with no outs in the top of the first inning, appeals to the referee after he balked at Doosan Yang Eui-ji's at-bat. Suwon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.28/ |
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It is Cuevas, which has not won for more than a month. He won two games (six scoreless innings) of the season against Doosan on April 29, but his performance is not good with three losses and an 8.25 ERA in five games he took the mound in May.
It's certainly not the performance you'd expect from an ace-class pitcher. There was never a quality start in May. There was only one game against the Kiwoom Heroes, four runs in six innings, four runs in five innings against the Lotte Giants, three runs in three innings against the LG Twins, and seven runs (six earned) in five innings against the KIA Tigers, but they are struggling with many hits and runs.
The season's performance is 2-5 with a 6.12 ERA among pitchers who have filled the regular innings, and is overwhelmingly last in the entire league. He has the only ERA in the six-point range.
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| The game between Doosan and KT at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 28th, and KT Cuevas is regretful after giving up a solo home run to Doosan Yang Eui-ji in the top of the third inning. Suwon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.28/ |
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In this situation, KT has no choice but to deepen its concerns. Among the 12 games Cuevas took the mound this season, KT's team performance also recorded 5 wins and 7 losses. With Enmanuel de Heysus also having ups and downs in his condition due to injuries, Cuevas, who should be the most reliable first starter, is shaken, and his stability is certainly falling. First of all, there are too many hits and hits. WHIP reaches 1.61, the hit rate is 0.291, and the hit rate reaches 0.303 when narrowed to the last 10 games. The number of home runs allowed in the last four consecutive games is also a decisive factor in the number of runs. Even before the shock of allowing 10 runs on 12 hits (three home runs) in four innings against SSG Landers on April 23, the number of runs allowed increased again.
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| KT Cuevas, who faced a crisis with one out and runners on first and second bases at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 22nd, talks with pitching coach Je Chun-mo on the mound. Suwon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.22/ |
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KT is Ko YoungpyoIt has a strong domestic starting lineup that leads to So Hyung-jun and Oh Won-seok. In terms of the performance of the 3rd to 5th starters, it is the strongest in the league. On the contrary, there is an unexpected event in which foreign pitchers lower their winning rates.
Cuevas, who is already in his seventh season in the KBO League this year. KT signed him again this season and gave him up to 1.5 million dollars (about 2.1 billion won) including incentives. Given that the team is aiming for more than the postseason, it may have to make a decision if the current slump continues.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
