'How could this happen?' Go Woo-seok, a disastrous ⅓-inning performance with two home runs allowed and six earned runs; ERA skyrockets from 2.35 to 4.06

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Go Woo-seok (28, Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, the St. Paul Saints), who is aiming for another call-up to the Major Leagues, appeared as a relief pitcher but collapsed dramatically, bowing his head in disappointment. His ERA also surged sharply from the 2nd-point range to the 4th-point range.

On the 13th (Korea time), Go Woo-seok took the mound as the second reliever following starting pitcher Ryan Gallacher in a road game against the Iowa Cubs (Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) at Principal Park in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, with his team leading 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning and two outs with runners on second base.

Go Woo-seok allowed an equalizer immediately after facing the first batter, Kevin Alcantara, who hit a two-run home run over the center-field wall. He then got Chase McCormick to ground out to the third baseman, finally recording the final out of the bottom of the sixth inning with great difficulty.

However, in the bottom of the seventh inning when the score was tied 3-3, things continued to go wrong. After allowing a double to leadoff batter Justin Dean and following it up with a wild pitch that loaded the bases with no outs, Go then gave up a one-run single to Greg Jones and consecutive doubles to Ben Coulthard, creating a bases-loaded situation with no outs.

Although a mound visit from the bench briefly interrupted the momentum, Go Woo-seok could not regain control. He surrendered a two-run single to Jordan Nwogu, falling behind 3-5, and then immediately took a massive two-run home run over the left-center-field wall off BJ Murray, causing the score to quickly widen to 3-7.

Eventually, Go Woo-seok was replaced by Eric Orze and left the mound with a bitter taste in his mouth. His final line for the day was ⅓ inning, six hits allowed (including two home runs), and six earned runs. In just one out recorded, he endured an extreme slump, allowing six hits including two home runs. As a result, his season ERA jumped dramatically from 2.35 to 4.06. His team also lost 6-7, making Go Woo-seok the losing pitcher. This marked his second loss in Triple-A (with three wins).

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