The graves of pitchers That reputation hasn't gone anywhere

 The graves of pitchers That reputation hasn't gone anywhere

The Pitcher's Grave is located in downtown Denver, the Rocky Mountains, Colorado. Located on a high altitude of 1580m above sea level, the air density is about 10% lower than that of the flatland, resulting in 8-10% more distance of the ball. For this reason, the distance from the home plate to the fence is designed to be longer than other stadiums. The fence length is 106m on the left, 126m in the center, and 107m on the right. In addition, official balls are stored in a "humidor" called a cigarette storage room to maintain humidity.

The Colorado Rockies' home coors field, which opened in 1995, is famous for its high-scoring stadium. This is because home runs and hits explode. This is why it is called a batter-friendly stadium and the tomb of pitchers.

The most famous incident in Coors Field is the stadium's only no-hitter written by Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo. On September 18, 1996, when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he gave up only four walks in nine innings and pitched eight strikeouts and no runs, achieving the first no-hitter of his two career.

It is also where "Korean Express" Park Chan-ho threw a 100-mile fastball. Park Chan-ho once threw a fastball with 100 miles on the electronic display in a game against Colorado on June 28, 1996. It was in 2008 that a unified, advanced tracking system called Statcast was introduced.

I looked into Coors Field's Park Factor this season analyzed by Statcast. It ranks first in almost all indicators. First of all, PF for scoring is overwhelmingly No. 1 with 123. In other words, the score is 23% higher than other stadiums. The hit PF is also ranked first with 115. Double (124) is third and triple (209) is first. The home run is 108th, which is 9th, lower than the "famous." As mentioned, it is interpreted that the distance to the fence is 5 to 8m away from the average stadium.

PF, which comprehensively evaluated these items, ranks first with 111. Second place is Boston Red Sox's home Fenway Park, 109.

I also saw the performance of pitchers who recently took the mound at Coors Field. The game between Colorado and Atlanta Braves was held on the 31st. Colorado starter Kyle Freeland allowed seven runs after getting eight hits, including three home runs, in 5⅔ innings. On the other hand, Atlanta starter The Liars Vines showed off his quality start in his major league debut with two runs in four unters in six innings.

The previous day, Atlanta starter Bryce Elder allowed eight hits and four runs in six innings, and Colorado gave up 14 points with a total of 18 hits in five pitchers. Colorado pitchers have a 6.13 ERA in home games this season, ranking last overall in this category.

Toronto Blue Jays' Ryu Hyun-jin will take the mound at Coors Field for the first time in four years. September 2 at 9:40 a.m. against Colorado for the fourth win of the season. Ryu Hyun-jin won three games of the season with four hits and three runs (two earned runs) in five innings at home against the Cleveland Guardians on the 27th. He is on a three-game winning streak following the Chicago Cubs match (two hits and two runs in five innings) on the 14th and the Cincinnati Reds match (four hits and two runs in five innings) on the 21st.

Ryu Hyun-jin also struggled at Coors Field. He pitched 26⅔ innings in six career games, recording one win and four losses, a 7.09 ERA, WHIP 1.95, and a batting average of 0.342. I got a hard hit. However, the most recent memory of Coors Field's appearance is good. It was August 1, 2019, when he was with the Dodgers. At that time, he pitched well with three hits and one walk in six innings.

Still, it's a place where you can't be relieved. Chris Flexen from the KBO will be the starting pitcher for Colorado on the day. Flexen, who played for the Doosan Bears in 2020, joined the Seattle Mariners in 2021 and became a top starter with 14 wins, but was assigned to the New York Mets on June 28 after going downhill without continuing his momentum, but was immediately released. Then Colorado, whose starting lineup collapsed, signed a minor league contract with Flexen and recruited it.

Since moving to Colorado, Flexen has recorded one win and two losses and a 5.87 ERA in six games. However, he has been stabilizing with 11 hits and five runs (three earned runs) in a total of 11 innings in the last two games 안전놀이터

Colorado's offense is weak in the second half, with its team batting average (0.233) ranking 11th in the NL, team OPS (0.695) ranking 12th, average score (4.43) ranking 8th, and team home runs (52) ranking 9th. However, Ryan McMahon (0.249, 22 home runs, 67 RBIs, OPS 0.790), Elias Diaz (0.271, 13 home runs, 62 RBIs, OPS 0.741), Ezekiel Toba (0.255, 15 home runs, 62 RBIs, OPS 0.714), and Charlie Blackmon (0.288, 7 home runs, 32 RBIs, OPS 0.33).

Toronto beat the Washington Nationals 7-0 on the 31st to mark 73 wins and 61 losses, narrowing its gap with the Texas Rangers, the third-ranked AL wild card, to 2.5 games. Toronto's fall baseball fate could be determined in three consecutive Coors Field games from the 2nd to the 4th when Ryu Hyun-jin takes the lead.