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Minnesota Twins pitcher Go Woo-suk has recorded his first career hold in Major League Baseball, navigating through a high-pressure situation to toss a scoreless inning in his second big league appearance.
Reporter Bae Jeonghun has the story.
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Go Woo-suk took the mound as the team's third pitcher in the bottom of the 8th inning, with Minnesota leading 5-3.
He retired the first batter with a flyout to right field, but the battle against the next hitter proved challenging.
Facing Adell, Go worked a full count and appeared to strike him out with a 155 km/h fastball—the fastest pitch he threw today (July 12)—located at the bottom of the zone. However, following a challenge, the call was overturned to a walk.
Go induced a ground ball from the next batter for the second out, but then allowed an infield hit, putting runners on first and second with two outs. He escaped the jam when the final batter, O'Hoppe, hit a sharp line drive that was caught by the shortstop, ending the inning without a run.
With this performance, Go earned his first big league hold, and Minnesota maintained its lead to secure a 5-3 victory.
[Shelton/Minnesota Manager: Go is a rookie in Major League Baseball, but he is a player who recorded many saves in Korea. He wasn't overwhelmed by the situation and finished the inning well. Getting O'Hoppe (the final batter) out was a huge gain for us.]
Meanwhile, San Diego's Song Seong-mun also put on a stellar performance, contributing to his team's win.
After drawing a walk in his first at-bat in the 2nd inning, Song delivered a two-run single to center field in the 3rd inning with two outs and runners on second and third, hitting an outside breaking ball.
Song, who also successfully stole his 11th base of the season, made a spectacular diving catch on a potential base hit in the 4th inning with two outs and runners on first and third. His heroics on both offense and defense led the team to an 8-7 victory.
(Video Editing: Hwang Ji-young)
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