It took 20 years to get 200 wins. Considering that Park Chan-ho, who has been playing as the ‘Korean Express’ in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for a long time and has the most wins in Asia, has 124 wins, you can feel how great this record is.아톰카지노
Adam Wainwright (42, St. Louis Cardinals) started the 2023 American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB) home game against the Milwaukee Brewers held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on the 19th (Korean time) and pitched 7 innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts, and no runs. He led the team to a 1-0 victory with a good pitch.
Wainwright, who debuted in 2005 and played only in St. Louis for 19 seasons, became the third pitcher in team history to reach 200 wins. He was also named the 119th pitcher with 200 wins in over 100 years of MLB history.
Wainwright has announced his intention to end his career at the end of this season. As he had far more losses than wins this season, there was some skepticism about his ability to break the record, but he roared at the end of the season with his best pitch of the season.
After being selected 29th in the first round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2000 rookie draft, he wore a St. Louis uniform through a trade in 2003 and only made it to the big league stage in 2005.
He reigned as one of MLB’s best pitchers, reaching the 20-win mark twice in 2010 and 2014. As of today, he has played in 478 games and has 200 wins, 128 losses, 3 saves, 17 holds, an earned run average (ERA) of 3.53, and 2,202 strikeouts. For his outstanding defense, he won the Gold Glove twice (2009, 2013), was an All-Star three times (2010, 2013, 2014), was a Silver Slugger once (2017), and also lifted the Roberto Clemente Award once (2020).
Before this day, he had been struggling this season with 4 wins, 11 losses, and an ERA of 7.95. Last year, he showed off his skills by posting 11 wins (12 losses), but some also said that it was time for him to step down. Even though he was only one win away from reaching his milestone, it was difficult to guarantee that he would achieve 200 wins because it was the end of the season.
Wainwright, who gave up 2 runs in 5 innings in the last game and tasted victory for the first time in almost 3 months, treated the Milwaukee batting line with an impressive display that day.
He started by allowing a walk in the first inning, but overcame the crisis by throwing a low cut fastball (cutter) to Carlos Santana, which induced a double play.
Wainwright, who finished the second inning with a three-way strike, was left with two outs and first and second bases due to a walk and a hit in the third inning, but he had to ground out William Contreras with an exquisite curve to continue the streak of zero.
In the 4th inning, he hit a double with 2 outs, but struck out with a low outside sinker after a 9-pitch match with Roddy Telles. In the 7th inning, after blocking the 5th and 6th innings in three batters each, he hit an infield grounder despite being hit by the first batter. After finishing the inning cleanly with two outfield fly balls, he came down from the mound.
Although he allowed himself on base in the 6th and 7th innings, he showed off his excellent crisis management skills as a veteran pitcher and came off the mound without allowing any runs. Although he was deceived on this day and his highest speed was only 87.6 miles (141 km), it was a resonant pitch that clearly showed that velocity is not everything for a pitcher.
Every time Wainwright escaped a crisis, the home fans stood and applauded, and were especially enthusiastic when victory was confirmed. For St. Louis fans, this was a moment that was very different from a simple one win. A video celebrating Wainwright’s 200th win was played on the home stadium’s electronic display, and fireworks were set off in celebration.
My physical condition was not normal. According to MLB.com, MLB’s official website, Wainwright, who played the game wearing protective tape due to arm and back pain, said, “At least for one night, I was a real pitcher and I still want to be that.” “It was a game. And I was me tonight,” he said.
It was an ending like a movie. A fantastic ending for a veteran pitcher who overcame the odds that promised to end. Excellent pitching despite battling injuries, and 200 wins as a result.
Wainwright became the fifth active player to enter the 200-win club, following Justin Verlander (255 wins), Jack Greinke (224 wins), Max Scherzer (214 wins), and Clayton Kershaw (209 wins).
It took 12 more starts to get 198 wins and add one more. “The fruit was sweeter because I worked so hard,” Wainwright said. “There were times when I wasn’t sure if it was possible, but I’m so glad I was able to turn it around in the end.”
The anecdote of Gwang-Hyun Kim becoming a training partner and helping him adapt when he entered St. Louis and was having a hard time due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is well known to domestic fans. On the news of his 200th win, Gwang-Hyun Kim congratulated him by posting a photo of him on his social network service (SNS) and writing ‘waino (Wainwright’s nickname), respect’.