"Is it Hanwha's Weiss?"' Good ball, ERA 7.36 skyrocket... After "2 innings deleted," that was the problem

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I didn't expect to have this nightmare until just a few months ago. Ryan Weiss (30, Houston Astros), who was called "Jesus in Daejeon," is realizing the high wall of the Major League Baseball (MLB).

Weiss took the mound in the bottom of the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on the 11th (Korea time) and allowed four hits (one home run), two walks, four strikeouts and two runs in two ⅓ innings.

Weiss' ERA, who took the mound for the fifth time this season, increased from 7.27 to 7.36. He took the mound as a bullpen pitcher in all five games and has already taken his second loss without saves or holds.

Starter Tatsuya Imai stepped down after allowing three runs on three hits and four walks with only one out count, and Houston, which was being dragged 0-3, tied the game by scoring three points in the top of the second inning. Weiss took the mound in the bottom of the third inning.

Weiss, who turned Josh Naylor on a fly ball to right field, allowed Randy Arosarena to hit right, but struck out Luke Lilly and Cole Young in a row to end the inning. The crystal ball was 97.5 miles (156.9 kilometers) per hour and 97 miles (156.1 kilometers) four-seam fastballs.

He pitched well in the fourth inning. Weiss, who threw a change-up to Dominic Canzone to start the inning with a swing and miss strikeout, faced a crisis by allowing J.P. Crawford to walk after giving up a hit to the right side due to the concentration of four hearts thrown to Leonardo Rivas. However, after a 10-pitch match with Cal Raleigh, he induced a fly ball to right field with a main weapon sweeper and threw a body sinker to Julio Rodriguez to end the inning with a right field line drive.

The fifth inning was the problem. Weiss, who gave up a heavy hit as the four-seam thrown to Josh Naylor rushed to the center, was once again beaten by Arosarena. At the ball count 3-1, the four-seam of 94 miles (151.3 kilometers) per hour was concentrated again, and it was a hit that you could feel the home run as soon as it hit the center of the bat. Weiss didn't even look back the moment he was hit.

He completely blocked two innings, but in a moment, the ball tower collapsed and the bench eventually moved when Lily walked against Young even after striking out for the fourth time on the day. Handed the ball over to J.P. Frans and stepped away. The team later gave up four more points and later followed up with three points, but eventually lost. Weiss became a losing pitcher.

It was an even more regrettable ending because he was aiming to join the starting rotation. The Athletic delivered an article on Weiss' position on the 8th, and according to the media, Weiss said ahead of joining the spring camp, "I think the team will know." I signed as a starting pitcher, and I've been a starter for the past few years." It meant that he wanted to get a chance as a starter in the new team as well.

However, Weiss, who started the season as a bullpen pitcher behind outstanding pitchers such as Mike Burrows, Imai Tatsuya, Christian Javier, Hunter Brown, and Lance McCullers, failed to establish himself in an unfamiliar position in addition to the high walls of the big league.

Recently, Brown suffered a shoulder injury and SB Nation predicted that he could get a chance as a starter, saying, "This could be Weiss' time," but Weiss remains in the bullpen.

Manager Joe Espida also said, "He needs more experience as a bullpen pitcher, but he showed great performance when it comes to throwing his ball. We like his pitch. It's only a matter of time before he adjusts to his role as a relief pitcher."

Weiss also said, "Whether you've played a lot of relief lately or not, that's my job. Next time you just have to do better. The last two appearances have been good, but it's been a clean inning without runners. I have to throw better anyway," he said.

It is clear that he pitched the previous two innings well. Espida may have regretted that it would have been nice if he had only taken two innings. However, since Weiss is aiming to start, it is more painful to prevent two innings well and then collapse immediately after the next inning.

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