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▲ Go Woo-suk, who recorded his first hold in the big leagues
Go Woo-suk of the Minnesota Twins has recorded his first hold in his second appearance in Major League Baseball (MLB).
On July 12 (KST), Go took the mound as the team's third pitcher in the bottom of the 8th inning with a 5-3 lead during a home game against the Los Angeles Angels at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He allowed one hit and one walk over one inning but finished his duty without giving up any runs.
Go earned his first hold, which is awarded to a relief pitcher who meets the requirements for a save.
Minnesota won the game 5-3.
Go retired the first batter, Vaughn Grissom, with a flyout to right field, then walked Jo Adell after a video review.
He induced a ground ball to second base from the next batter, Wade Meckler, to force out Adell at second, but then gave up an infield hit to Denzel Guzman, facing a scoring threat with runners on first and second.
In the critical moment, Go managed to end the inning by inducing a line drive to shortstop from Logan O'Hoppe.
He threw 21 pitches, 13 of which were strikes, and reached a top speed of 155 km/h.
Two days ago, Go made his big league debut against the Cleveland Guardians, two and a half years after arriving in the United States, becoming the 30th Korean major leaguer in history.
Go's brother-in-law, Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants), started as the seventh hitter and right fielder in a home game against the Colorado Rockies and went hitless in three at-bats.
Lee's season batting average dropped to .306.
Lee grounded out to first base in the 3rd inning and struck out in the 5th. In the 7th, he reached first base on a fielding error by the third baseman.
However, he was caught at second base during a double play by the next batter.
San Francisco won the game 4-2.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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