Is Lee Jung-hoo a stimulant? Did he wake up after hitting two home runs… Perfect ace mode after that, but no chance to avenge?

Is Lee Jung-hoo a stimulant? Did he wake up after hitting two home runs… Perfect ace mode after that, but no chance to avenge?

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Carlos Rodón of the New York Yankees is considered one of the most powerful left-handed starters in the Major League. He usually throws fastballs with speeds of mid to late 90 miles per hour, and sliders and changeups with similar speed but different trajectories.

In particular, the combination of high-fast balls and sliders flowing outside left-handed hitters is excellent. I started hitting thinking it was a fastball, because the slider was sharp and bent greatly. It is perfect for inducing swings and misses. However, if you focus on the lower side, you will get a fastball at an eye level that is difficult for batters to bear. Both left and right batters are good pitchers, but they are especially scary for left-handed hitters.
In fact, Rodon has had a reputation as one of the starting pitchers who are the best at catching left-handed hitters. Rodon's overall hit rate against right-handed hitters in the Major League is 0.233, and his overall hit rate against OPS is 0.705. However, he has shown much better performance against left-handed hitters with a hit rate of 0.217 and an OPS of 0.627. Notably, he has tended to show stronger performance against left-handed hitters in recent years. The Yankees did not just invest a total of 162 million U.S. dollars in Rodon over the past six years ahead of the 2023 season.

However, Rodon suffered humiliation once this year. It was a game against the San Francisco Giants held at his home stadium on April 14. Rodon allowed only three hits during five ⅔ innings, but allowed four runs after two of them were recorded as homeruns. And he hit two of those home runs by one player. It was Lee Jung-hoo (aged 27, San Francisco Giants).

Rodon has been hit twice by a certain player in a game before, but Lee Jung-hoo is the first left-handed hitter. For Rodon, who is proud to be good at catching left-handed hitters, it was a game that could hurt his pride in his own way as he was hit by two home runs a day by left-handed hitter Lee Jung-hoo. There was also a bad performance in the early part of the season. At that time, the game was Rodon's fourth appearance of the season, but Rodon failed to make a quality start in four consecutive games, raising his ERA to 5.48.

However, a big twist occurred afterwards. Perhaps due to his awakening, his pitching has become more stable and energetic than others. Immediately after Lee hit two home runs, Rodon pitched 42 ⅔ innings in seven games, displaying good pitching with five wins and no loss with an ERA of 1.48. He then started quality games in six of the seven games. He also played three scoreless games.

In an away game against the Los Angeles Angels held at Angels Stadium on the 28th (Korea time), he also led his team to victory with good pitching. Rodon started the day and won his seventh victory of the season with five hits, no walks, 10 strikeouts and no runs in seven innings, while lowering his ERA to 2.60. Since Lee Jung-hoo hit a home run, his ERA in eight games is only 1.27. However, it is unclear whether there will be a chance for a rematch as there are not many confrontations between the two teams. 먹튀검증

After overcoming some crises in the early days of the game, Rodon continued his strides. After disposing of his situation with one out and runners on the first base in the first inning, Rodon gave up a double to leadoff man Dano in the second inning. However, after hitting Langhipo with runners on the third base with no outs, Rodon struck out both Adele and Taylor, and did not allow any runs. In the third inning, he had consecutive hits after one out, and was at the first and second bases with one out, but this time he also struck out both Moncada and Ward, dampening the spirits of the Angels.

After overcoming the crisis in the early stages, Rodon retired with three outs in the fourth and fifth innings, and struck out two in the sixth inning as well as blocked with three outs. He did not allow any Angels hitters to get on base after one out in the third inning. Rodon hit a double by Adele after two outs in the seventh inning, but struck out Taylor swinging and finished his mission perfectly on the day.

With Rodon's awakening, the Yankees are also gaining strength. In fact, Yankees starters had too many anxiety factors. Ace Gerrit Cole is out for this season because of his elbow injury, and rookie Lewis Hill, who showed remarkable growth last year, is also out for a long-term injury. Marcus Stroman is also injured, and some players have just returned from injury. However, with left-hander Max Fried and Rodon playing hardball, the Yankees are cruising with 34 wins and 20 losses for this season. With Yankees' growing confidence, attention is focusing on what kind of reinforcement they will make ahead of the trade deadline.