Can Albert Suarez give Samsung a victory?
The Samsung Lions, led by coach Park Jin-man, will play the second game of the season against the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League NC Dinos at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 2nd.
Samsung lost 0-8 in the opening match against NC held the day before. The hit line I trusted was silent with 5 hits. Except for Kim Ji-chan’s multi-hit, Kang Min-ho, Lee Seong-gyu, and Lee Jae-hyun’s one hit, there were no hits.
Also, the mound also showed hunting. The starter on this day was David Buchanan, who was in his 4th year in the KBO. Buchanan, who was in charge of starting Samsung’s opening game for three consecutive years, was shaken with 8 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings, and suffered the disgrace of losing the opening game for 3 consecutive years.
Samsung’s selection on this day is Suarez, a 2nd year in the KBO. Suarez played 30 games last season, recording 6-8 with a 2.49 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 173.2 innings. It’s an outstanding performance. He also recorded 19 quality starts (three earned runs or less in six innings of starts) and had an on-base percentage of just 1.16 per inning. 4th in ERA,
Even though he consistently digested the starting rotation without injury, he could not build a multiplier. Even though he threw well, he couldn’t always laugh because he missed support on the line and set fire to the bullpen. Among the players in the top 10 ERA last season, Suarez is the only player who did not record a double-digit multiplier.
September was the only month when the average monthly ERA exceeded 2 points. It was also in the early 3-point range at 3.08 in September. He wasn’t bad, he was average. Of course, there were days when he was shaken, but he was a filial outsider who consistently threw his ball and digested innings.
Therefore, Samsung recognized Suarez for his contributions and gave him a maximum total of 1.3 million dollars (a contract fee of 100,000 dollars, an annual salary of 900,000 dollars, and an incentive of 300,000 dollars), an increase of 300,000 dollars from the previous year.
Suarez was in good shape during the exhibition match. He started 3 games and his 2-0 ERA was only 0.69. The power of his ball was still there. With 3 scoreless innings against SSG Landers on the 14th, 4 scoreless innings against kt Wiz on the 19th, and 6 innings and 1 score against the Doosan Bears on the 26th, he steadily prepared for the season by increasing the number of innings and pitches according to the schedule. 스포츠토토
Suarez followed Buchanan last season as a starter in the second game of the opening series with kt. The game at the time was also Suarez’s KBO debut. Suarez fought hard with 4 hits, 9 strikeouts and 2 runs in 6 innings, but withdrew without a win or loss.
The NC selection that Suarez meets on this day is Koo Chang-mo. Even though he played only 19 games last season, he was active with an average ERA of 2.10 with 11 wins and 5 losses, showing that he was the core of the NC selection.
If the batting line does not burst like the previous day, even if Suarez throws well, he may not be able to win like last season. All Samsung fans want to say goodbye to Sucry.
Will Suarez be able to laugh against the NC left-handed ace?