Go Woo-suk Pitches Scoreless Inning After Escaping Bases-Loaded Jam; Song Sung-mun Records First 3-Hit Game in MLB

Go Woo-suk (Minnesota Twins), who reached the Major League Baseball (MLB) stage after a long journey, delivered a scoreless performance in his first appearance of the 2026 season's second half.
Go took the mound in the bottom of the 8th inning during the 2026 MLB regular season game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, on July 20, with his team trailing 1-10. He pitched one inning, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out two batters.
In his third appearance since his big league debut, he lowered his season ERA to 3.00.
Go, who allowed one run in one inning during his debut against the Cleveland Guardians on July 10 and pitched a scoreless inning against the Los Angeles Angels on July 12, returned to the mound after an eight-day break.
He struggled with his command against the first batter, Justin Dean, allowing a walk, but then struck out Michael Conforto swinging with a slider.
However, he then gave up consecutive singles to Michael Busch and Alex Bregman, finding himself in a bases-loaded jam with one out.
Go regained his composure and struck out Kevin Alcantara swinging on just three pitches, then induced an infield ground ball from Nico Hoerner to end the inning.
The Cubs won the game decisively with a score of 10-1.

San Diego Padres' Song Sung-mun recorded his first three-hit game since his big league debut.
Song was brought in as a pinch hitter for starting catcher Luis Campusano with one out and a runner on first in the 8th inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, with his team leading 8-2.
He hit a clean single to center field off Beck Way and scored during Ty France's grand slam, marking a smooth start.
Thanks to the San Diego lineup's explosive performance, scoring five runs in the 8th and six runs in the 9th, Song had the opportunity to bat three times despite entering the game late.
In the 9th inning, he added two more hits as the opponent conceded the game and put a position player on the mound.
Leading off the inning, he hit a double against Tyler Tolbert, and after the batting order cycled through, he faced Tolbert again with two outs and the bases loaded, delivering a two-run RBI single to extend the lead to 19-2.
Entering the game late, he finished with 3 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored, raising his season batting average to 0.239 (21 hits in 88 at-bats).
San Diego secured a 19-2 blowout victory thanks to Song's late-game performance.
San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo resumed his hitting streak after two games.
Lee started as the 6th hitter and right fielder in the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, finishing with 1 hit in 4 at-bats.
His season batting average dipped slightly from 0.304 to 0.303 (104 hits in 342 at-bats).
After flying out in the 1st and 4th innings, Lee reached base with a single to center field in his third at-bat in the 7th inning.
In his final at-bat in the 9th, he was out on an infield ground ball.
San Francisco lost 3-6 after a comeback.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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