Albert Suarez (35-Baltimore Orioles), a right-hander who spent two years with the Samsung Lions of the KBO, has maintained a sub-one ERA in the major leagues. He’s pitched even better than he did in the KBO, earning a spot in Baltimore’s top-tier starting rotation.
Suarez started against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 6, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four in five innings. He came in with the game tied at 2-2 and did not record a win, but continued to settle down.
He gave up a leadoff double to Dalton Bashaw in the top of the first, but struck out Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a low cutter outside, then got Bo Bissett to fly out straight to first base to get out of the first inning unscathed. After giving up a leadoff walk to George Springer, a double to Justin Turner and a sacrifice fly to Alejandro Kirk in the second inning, 카지노사이트 Suarez gave up an RBI single to Isaiah Canier-Palepa to tie the game at 2-2.
But he got the first three outs of the game in the third inning and settled down to get out of the fifth without incident to complete his start. He threw 84 pitches, mixing in a four-seam fastball (46) that topped out at 96.3 mph (155.0 km/h) and averaged 94.8 mph (152.6 km/h) with a cutter (24), changeup and curveball (seven over).
To date, Suarez is 2-1 with a 1.83 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 13 games this season.
He has kept his ERA under one run in seven games since April 13th. His WHIP (1.02) and batting average (.206) are both top-notch. It’s amazing that he’s maintained these numbers in nearly 40 innings pitched, even though he hasn’t pitched a full season.
Suarez, a Venezuelan right-hander, struggled to establish himself in 2016-2017 with the San Francisco Giants, going 3-8 with a 4.51 ERA, one save, one hold, and 88 strikeouts in 40 games (12 starts-115⅔ innings). 파워볼실시간 After spending only Triple-A in 2018, he moved to Japan in 2019, where he pitched for three years with the Yakult Swallows, and then in South Korea from 2022-2023.
In two years with the Samsung Lions, he went 10-15 with a 3.04 ERA and 247 strikeouts in 49 games (281⅔ innings), but was placed on waivers after suffering a left calf gastrocnemius injury while covering first base in a game against LG in Daegu on Aug. 6 last year and was diagnosed with a four-week rehabilitation. Samsung, which was in last place at the time, could not afford to wait four weeks.
Suarez left South Korea and signed a minor league contract with Baltimore shortly afterward.
Last winter, when the market for foreign pitchers was weak, several KBO teams pursued the proven pitcher. He was invited back to South Korea, but Baltimore didn’t want to let him go, and he was determined to give the major leagues another shot. Suarez was confident in his mid-30s and made his presence felt from the get-go with a fastball that topped out at 97.5 mph (156.9 km/h) in exhibition games.
He didn’t make the opening day roster and started the season in Triple-A, but after being called up on April 18, he seized the opportunity to be a replacement starter. He remained competitive with multi-inning relief in May and has started the last three games again. With two starters, John Minnes and Tyler Wells, out for the season with Tommy John surgery to repair a medial collateral ligament injury in their elbows, Suarez will continue to be given the opportunity to start for the foreseeable future. Baltimore, which is 39-21 and third in the American League (AL) in winning percentage (.650), boasts a top-notch rotation with the third-best overall starting ERA (3.06). It’s a wonder that Suarez is included.
Suarez has yet to pitch more than six innings. His longest start was 5⅔ innings in two games. He doesn’t go as long as he did in South Korea, but he still throws his powerful four-seam fastball, which averages 95.1 miles per hour (153.0 kilometers per hour), 에볼루션 바카라사이트 every inning. His other two pitches, a cutter against righties (.172) and a changeup against lefties (.148), are both in the high teens. His command is solid with 2.5 walks per nine innings, and his quick, aggressive delivery has improved since his days in Korea.