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Ryan Weiss (28), the first starting pitcher of the Hanwha Eagles, has made remarkable progress recently. Since August, when the team entered the fall baseball race in earnest, the team has been leading the team with three wins and two losses, 39 innings and an ERA of 2.08 in six games. Thanks to Weiss' solid performance as the first starter, Hanwha has advanced from ninth to sixth with 59 wins, 63 losses and two ties for this season. This is a distance that is far more than enough to reach fourth place, with a gap of one game against fifth-ranked KT Wiz and 1.5 games against fourth-ranked Doosan Bears.
Weiss started the game against the Kia Tigers in Gwangju on Sunday and made another achievement. He pitched just 69 pitches through the seventh inning against the Kia Tigers, who boasts the best firepower in the league, to continue his no-hitter streak. Weiss pitched hard enough 92 pitches, three hits (one homer), no four strikeouts, eight strikeouts, and one run in seven ⅔ innings, laying the groundwork for Hanwha to win 5-4 after a close game going into the 10th inning.
Weiss posted a maximum speed of 153 kilometers and an average speed of 150 kilometers. While pushing with 44 fastballs, he added 27 sliders with 131 to 140 kilometers of speed and 18 curves with 124 to 131 kilometers of speed with three fork balls. His aggressive pitching was effective as he had 66 strikes among 92 pitches.
With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Weiss had 14 consecutive hitters and a perfect score until he sent out Kim Sun-bin to the third base by throwing a grounder to the third base. He did not falter after letting go of the runner by mistake. Weiss also dreamed of becoming the 15th hitter in history by continuing his seven-base hitters streak through the seventh inning.
When Na Sung-bum, the leadoff hitter at the bottom of the eighth inning with a 4-0 lead, gave a solo shot to the center of the wall, Weiss' challenge to no run was over in no time. Na Sung-bum did not miss the fourth slider at the ball count 2-1.
After allowing a home run, Weiss quickly increased his out-count by striking out Kim Sun-bin and Lee Woo-sung. However, he allowed hits to Han Jun-su and Park Jung-woo in succession, putting him on the verge of being at the first and second bases with two outs. Yang Sang-moon, the pitching coach, visited the mound for the first time when Han Jun-su was allowed a hit, and gave Weiss a chance to take responsibility, but when Park Jung-woo had a hit, he immediately visited the mound and stole Weiss' ball. Weiss' face was full of regrets that he could not finish it in person. Park Sang-won, who took over Weiss' ball, quickly stopped the flow by grounding the next batter, Park Chan-ho, to the third baseman. At that time, third baseman Noh Si-hwan fell, caught a tricky ball, and threw it accurately to the first base.
Weiss' requirement to win was lost in the ninth inning. Park Sang-won allowed a timely hit, which was chased 4-2 by Na Sung-bum, and closer Joo Hyun-sang was hit by Kim Sun-bin with a tying two-run home run after two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. As the winning team was shaken, Hanwha felt like it would collapse to KIA as it was, but when Euro Gyeol struck out swinging with one out and third base in the top of the 10th inning, third baseman Jang Jin-hyuk scored a valuable run due to his bold rushing home.
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