Was appearing twice a week too much? The MLB pitcher with 112 wins who threw a perfect game over seven innings was crushed by the KBO's ninth-place team → Allowed two home runs and gave up five runs

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Carlos KARA SCO (39), an overseas pitcher for the LG Twins with 112 wins in Major League Baseball who had dominated the KBO League in his previous two appearances, suffered an unexpected blow.

KARA SCO started against SSG Landers at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 16th but collapsed after being hammered by the SSG lineup in consecutive fifth and sixth innings. He was pulled from the mound before completing the sixth inning after allowing five runs.

In fact, prior to this appearance, KARA SCO had been boasting of an overwhelming pace. In his previous two games, he recorded one win with no losses and an ERA of 1.38. Notably, on the first, he delivered a shocking seven-inning perfect game against Jamsil Doosan, and on the 11th, he achieved a quality start with six innings and two runs allowed against Gocheok Kiwoom, earning the win as the winning pitcher.

However, the SSG lineup's focus on this day shattered KARA SCO's perfect performance. KARA SCO had maintained a scoreless game through the fourth inning but suddenly faltered at the start of the fifth.

After giving up a walk to leadoff hitter Madris in the top of the fifth, KARA SCO allowed a two-run double to Jo Hyung-woo into left field, putting him in a bases-loaded, no-out crisis. He then struck out Hong Dae-in but surrendered a two-run infield single to Jung Jun-jae. Although he got Choi Ji-hoon to fly out, seemingly catching his breath, he again gave up a one-run infield single to Park Sung-han, allowing three runs in the fifth inning alone.

The nightmare continued into the top of the sixth. While he caught Jeon Ui-san with a fly ball to left field, he was hit hard by Han Yu-seom on his second pitch, surrendering a massive 135-meter solo home run over the center-field fence. A 141.8 km/h two-seam fastball ended up right in the middle of the plate. This was Han Yu-seom's second home run of the season and his second consecutive game with a homer.

Shaken, KARA SCO allowed another solo home run over the right-field fence to the next batter, Madris, on his fourth pitch (a 134.8 km/h changeup), giving up back-to-back home runs. Madris's home run was not due to a mistake but still cleared the fence. It was Madris's fourth home run of the season.

After allowing two consecutive home runs and recording his fifth run allowed, KARA SCO was ultimately pulled from the mound before facing Jo Hyung-woo, handing the ball over to relief pitcher Kim Young-woo while bowing his head in defeat. KARA SCO threw 87 pitches, with his fastball reaching a maximum speed of 148 km/h. He mixed his fastball with curveballs, sliders, changeups, cutters, and two-seamers, but still allowed five runs to the SSG batters.

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