Joo Seung-woo hasn't even had surgery yet, but he's already done three consecutive games. Acting Seol Jong-jin has decided not to do three consecutive games from now on.
Aug 17, 2025
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The desire to win and the need for player protection. It's the part that I always bump into when I play. In the past, bullpen pitchers used to play three consecutive games as well as four consecutive games, but recently, three consecutive games have almost disappeared. In a very important game, the decision is made to take the mound in consideration of the player's physical condition, such as the number of pitches in the previous game, but it is often taken out by setting a rest day before the game.
The Kiwoom Heroes recently had three consecutive bullpen pitches. Closer Joo Seung-woo did, and Pil Seung-jo Cho Young-gun did.
Joo Seung-woo didn't do well. He took the mound in all three consecutive games against the Changwon NC Dinos on the 5th and 7th, and after two days off, he took the mound against the Gocheok Doosan Bears on the 10th and voluntarily withdrew, complaining of elbow pain, and eventually decided to undergo surgery on the 22nd after damage to the elbow ligament was confirmed.
Joo Seung-woo, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning with an 8-5 lead on the 5th, blocked three outs and made a clean save, came out in the bottom of the 10th inning with a 9-5 lead on the 6th and pitched one inning. It wasn't a save situation because it was a four-run gap, but he came out to end the game after giving up four runs in the top of the 10th inning in overtime, and gave up a hit to the first batter, but then finished the game by getting all three out.
However, he also took the mound on the 7th. He took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning with a 12-10 lead. NC took the mound to prevent the centerline because it started with the third batter. To Joo, who threw 16 on Saturday and 14 on Sunday, this is the first time this season that he has pitched three consecutive games. The hit was not right, but he gave up three walks, including a walk to push, allowing one run in one inning. The number of pitches was 34. And after two days off, I felt elbow pain against Doosan on the 10th.
However, Cho Young-gun, who finished after Joo Seung-woo was injured, pitched three consecutive games. He took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning with a 2-0 lead against Incheon SSG on the 14th and recorded his first save by allowing one hit and one walk. The next day, in the game against KT Wiz in Gocheok on the 15th, Park Yoon-sung, who took the mound in the 9th inning, was immediately put in when he was anxious after receiving a home run and a hit. Cho Young-gun, who came up from the first base with a four-run gap of 7-3 and no outs, gave up one walk, but kept the win by allowing no hits.
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However, Cho Young-gun has already played three consecutive games once. He took the mound for three consecutive days with Joo Seung-woo in the NC match on the 5th and 7th. Cho Young-gun, who blocked all innings without losing a point at the time, will play three consecutive games a week later.
Joo Seung-woo has no choice but to worry about it,
Kiwoom's acting manager Seol Jong-jin consulted with the coaching staff before the KT match at Gocheok on the 17th "From now on, the middle and closing pitcher will not play three consecutive games."After Cho Young-gun pitched two consecutive games, he ended the meeting by leaving other pitchers such as Won Jong-hyun and Yoon Seok-won and Park Yoon-sung to finish even if the save situation came up." he said.
"Cho Young-gun should play an important role next year, and other pitchers should also take care of themselves."The team is also in the lower ranks, so we have to win the game, but we shouldn't overdo it. I want to win from the manager's point of view, but I talked to the coaching staff and decided" he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
