Is this the Cuevas effect.

KT Wiz's foreign pitcher Wes Benjamin is continuing his winning streak. Coincidentally, he is gaining more strength by recording all wins against the No. 1 team, the LG Twins.

Benjamin started the home game against the LG Twins at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 25th, tying the batting No. 1 LG batters with only three hits in eight innings and striking out nine. The team won 4-1, reaching the 40th place, and came in fifth. Benjamin became the winning pitcher on the day, recording his 10th win of the season with seven consecutive wins.

There was no particular crisis. All three hits and one walk came out in different innings, and no LG runner stepped on second base. That's how perfect the pitch was.

As many as four out of 10 wins came from LG. KT has four wins and four losses against LG, and all four of those wins belonged to Benjamin.

It was Benjamin who showed a lot of anxiety until May. He recorded 2 wins, 2 losses, and a 5.60 ERA in April, and 4 wins and 1 loss in May, but his ERA was 4.26, which was not good.

Coincidentally, Benjamin's pitching changed as KT broke up with Boschulser and recruited William Cuevas. Cuevas made his first appearance on June 17, and Benjamin has pitched in five games since that day, showing a complete change with four wins and an undefeated ERA of 1.99.

Benjamin was sluggish because he tried to throw too well. KT manager Lee Kang-chul always said while looking at Benjamin, "Benjamin is trying to throw too well. He said, "I tried to throw it perfectly, but instead, I got a walk and a walk came out." It is possible that there was a lot of pressure on him to throw as the first starter.

As Cuevas comes, he seems to come down from the ace and throw it without any burden.

Benjamin is also lucky in scoring. In 18 games, KT has a winning rate of .765 with 13 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. KT scored 118 points in Benjamin's 18 games, 6.6 points per game. KT's average score this season is 4.6 points, so if Benjamin comes out, he will score about two more points. KT had eight double-digit scores this year, four of which were when Benjamin took the mound.

"Lucky" Benjamin is now leading KT's rise by showing his skills last year. Benjamin is the "lucky" again. 토토