Daejeon Jesus, who suffered from the failure to complete the shutout, why couldn't he take the mound again when there were only 90 in the 8th inning?

Jun 17, 2025

The game between Hanwha and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 17th, and Weiss, with two outs and a runner on first base, struck out Kim Min-sung in the bottom of the seventh inning and finished the inning. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.06.17/

Why couldn't Weiss stand on the mound again.

Hanwha Eagles Weiss presented the team with a valuable victory with overwhelming pitching.

Weiss started the first game of a three-game series during the week against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 17th, and led his team to a 6-0 victory with three hits, nine strikeouts and no runs in eight innings. 9th win of the season. He will be on par with his teammate Ponce, who used to run many wins alone.

It was a huge pitch. The power of the fastball, which shot a maximum speed of 156 kilometers, only said that the sweeper angle was crazy. It was bent outside the right-handed batter, but Lotte batters couldn't even touch it.

Hanwha won 5 consecutive games with a 6-0 victory at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 17th. Weiss and Ponce sharing the joy of victory. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.06.17/

The question is why he didn't take the mound in the ninth inning. He had 90 pitches until the eighth inning. The score difference was also ample. It was a situation enough to challenge the shutout. Coincidentally, Weiss also failed to take the mound in the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes match on the 11th of last month in a situation where he was able to complete the shutout. At that time, he gave up his mind on manager Kim Kyung-moon's recommendation and expressed his intention to go back up ahead of the ninth inning, but the decision had already been made. Considering that it was a long-term race, it was a cold decision made by manager Kim and pitching coach Yang Sang-moon.

Still, the opportunity to shut out in a professional career does not come often. And now that the same situation has been created, from Weiss's point of view, it's a situation where we can say strongly that we're going to go up. However, the attempt to shut down the team failed again.

Hanwha won 5 consecutive games with a 6-0 victory at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 17th. Director Kim Kyung-moon and Weiss share the joy of victory. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.06.17/

It wasn't that I didn't talk about it again this time. I told coach Yang "I want to go up". But Yang shook his head firmly. Coach Yang is scheduled to take four days off and go to the Kiwoom Heroes game again on Sunday. I thought it would be too much if I threw more than 100 balls"I explained the reason for the replacement.

Weiss said after the game "It's a bit of a bummer, to be honest. However, I thought the manager and the pitching coach were considerate of having to throw after a four-day break. I trust the manager, the pitching coach. I believe and respect the decision. So I didn't think much after the decision was made. The most important thing is health. The season is long. I think it's more important to stay healthy and finish the season" said daintyly.

Weiss laughed when asked "Wasn't he able to say it more strongly this time?" and "Team victory is more important. I'm satisfied because the team won. I knew today's game was 'Big Match' he replied.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.