KT Wiz starter William Cuevas pitches against the Doosan Bears during the teams’ Korea Baseball Organization wild card game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct. 2, 2024. (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, Oct.
3 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Wiz ace William Cuevas lived up to his reputation as a big-game pitcher Wednesday, delivering a scoreless gem in a wild card game of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason against the Doosan Bears on Wednesday in Seoul. Cuevas’ counterpart, Gwak Been, failed to flip the narrative as a pitcher who can’t get it done in high-stakes affairs. The Wiz blanked the Bears 4-0 in the wild card game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul.
With this victory, the fifth-seed Wiz forced another wild card contest against the fourth-seed Bears for Thursday. The Bears only needed at least a tie Wednesday to advance to the next round but now face the possibility of becoming the first No. 4 seed to be eliminated in the wild card stage.
Based on their regular-season performances this year, Gwak seemed to have an edge over Cuevas. Gwak had been 5-0 with a 1.51 ERA against the Wiz, by far his lowest ERA against any team this season.
Cuevas, on the other hand, was 1-2 with a 5.79 ERA against the Bears this year. KT Wiz starter William Cuevas celebrates after retiring the side in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Doosan Bears during the teams’ Korea Baseball Organization wild card game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Oct.
2, 2024. (I.