The save instinct of Korea's top closer awakens.

Go Woo-seok, a member of the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, took the mound as a closer in a road game against the Omaha Storm Chasers (affiliated with the Kansas City Royals) at Warner Park in Papillion, Nebraska, on the 13th (Korean time), pitching 2 innings with 2 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts, and 1 earned run to secure his second save of the season.

Go Woo-seok took the mound in the bottom of the 8th inning with a 7-5 lead. He retired the leadoff hitter, Dairon Blanco, with a flyout to left field and struck out Harold Castro swinging with a splitter. He issued a walk to Tyler Gentry after a 6-pitch battle but concluded the inning by striking out Kyle Hayes swinging. On the 6th pitch, he induced a swing and miss with a high fastball at 94.3 miles per hour (151 km).

In the bottom of the 9th, still leading 7-5, he started by striking out leadoff hitter Nick Pratto swinging. After allowing a double to MJ Melendez, he recorded a groundout from Diego Castillo to the second baseman, setting up 2 outs with a runner on third base. He then allowed a 1-RBI single to Kevin Bijiot, suffering an unfortunate earned run.

With 2 outs and a runner on first, Go Woo-seok struck out Joey Wiemer swinging, closing out the game without allowing a tie.

It had been 13 days since Go Woo-seok recorded a save on the 30th against the Charlotte Knights. His fastball peaked at 95.4 miles per hour (about 153 km), as he reliably accounted for 6 outs.

Go Woo-seok, who was affiliated with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, a Triple-A team under the Miami Marlins, was abruptly released on the 18th of last month, becoming a free agent.

There were speculations about a return to the LG Twins of the KBO League, but Go Woo-seok chose to remain in the United States.

On June 24, Go Woo-seok visited the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A team affiliated with Detroit, based in Toledo, Ohio, where he met with officials and signed a contract with minor league terms.

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