Shocking! National team left-hander heading to AG, 2⅔ innings, 8 earned runs allowed, struggling → crushed by bottom-ranked Kiwoom

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KT Wiz left-handed pitcher Oh Won-seok (25) was hammered by the Kiwoom Heroes lineup and suffered the humiliation of an early exit.

On the 15th, Oh Won-seok started against the Kiwoom Heroes at Suwon KT Wiz Park, lasting only 2⅔ innings while allowing 6 hits (1 home run), issuing 3 walks and hitting 2 batters, collapsing with 8 earned runs allowed. He recorded just 3 strikeouts. Overall, there was a significant gap between balls and strikes. Throwing 73 pitches, Oh had 45 strikes and 28 balls. His fastball topped out at 145 km/h.

Oh Won-seok was shaky from the start. After giving up consecutive hits to leadoff hitters Seo Geon-chang and Hiura in the top of the first, he struck out Davidson, appearing to catch his breath, but then surrendered a three-run home run (110m distance) to fourth batter Park Chan-hyeok, immediately allowing 3 runs. He seemed to find stability by getting through the top of the second scoreless, but the nightmare came in the top of the third.

After issuing consecutive walks to leadoff hitters Hiura and Park Chan-hyeok in the top of the third, Oh allowed a two-run double to Kim Geon-hee with one out and runners on second and third. Shaken, Oh gave up a sacrifice hit to Kwon Hyuk-bin, then hit Lim Byung-wook with a pitch, and allowed a single-run RBI hit to Yeo Dong-wook, causing the runs to pile up like a snowball. During Lim Byung-wook's at-bat, the KT bench replaced catcher Han Seung-taek with Jo Dae-hyun, but it made no difference.

Eventually, after hitting Seo Geon-chang again with a pitch and creating a bases-loaded situation, the KT bench finally made a move. Oh Won-seok handed the mound to relief pitcher Bae Je-seong. Bae, taking over the baton, allowed a bases-loaded walk to pinch-hitter Ahn Chi-hong, pushing Oh's earned run total to 8.

This was the worst performance from a national team left-hander preparing for the Asian Games in September. Oh Won-seok, who left the mound before completing three innings, left a painful blow to the KT pitching staff.

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