2024-05-21 21:16:28
‘Prince of Daejeon’ Moon Dong-ju was completely revived. Amid Moon Dong-joo’s sturdy efficiency, Hanwha went on a successful streak for the primary time since April. Hanwha followers sang a contented tune that began with “I’m pleased~”.
On the twenty first, Hanwha gained 8-4 in a house sport towards LG at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, led by Moon Dong-joo’s 5 scoreless innings and residential runs by Ahn Chi-hong and Kim Tae-yeon.
Hanwha, which rose to the only real lead with 7 consecutive wins in March, has by no means gained two video games in a row since April till this present day. Nevertheless, within the earlier sport towards Samsung on the nineteenth, they gained 12-2 based mostly on ‘Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin’s 5 innings of scoreless pitching, and on this present day, due to Moon Dong-ju’s good pitching, they recorded their second consecutive win in about 50 days.
For Hanwha, which had not too long ago been troubled by a sequence of exits from its beginning lineup, Moon Dong-ju’s return was like a miracle. Of the 5 pitchers who had been within the opening beginning rotation earlier than as we speak’s sport, solely Ryu Hyun-jin was taking part in the rotation usually. Minwoo Kim was out for the season as a result of elbow ligament joint surgical procedure. Lately, two international pitchers, Felix Peña (contusion on the again of the hand) and Ricardo Sánchez (elbow damage), had been additionally out of motion as a result of accidents.
Moon Dong-ju additionally had a shaky begin this 12 months. Moon Dong-ju, who gained the Rookie of the Yr award final 12 months with 8 wins, 8 losses, and a mean ERA of three.72, and who additionally performed because the nationwide workforce ace, suffered from excessive sluggishness this season. Earlier than this month, he had began 6 video games and had 1 win, 2 losses, and an ERA of 8.78. The Hanwha teaching employees gave Moon Dong-ju time to reorganize within the second workforce, and Moon Dong-ju stayed within the second workforce for 22 days.
Nevertheless, Moon Dong-ju, who stood on the primary workforce mound about three weeks after the Doosan sport on April 28, returned to the ace type of final 12 months that many followers bear in mind.
On this present day, Dong-ju Moon pitched 5 innings with solely 66 pitches, permitting 1 hit, 1 stroll, 4 strikeouts, and no runs. His highest fastball velocity was 157km, and his common velocity was 153km. Of the 66 pitches, 37, greater than half, had been fastballs. Because the fastball pitch is so good, the impact of the curve with a velocity of 126-130 km is doubled. Moon Dong-ju threw 22 curveballs that day, taking away the timing of LG batters.
On this present day, Moon Dong-ju earned his second win of the season with an ideal pitch that didn’t enable a single LG batter to achieve second base, aside from a stroll to Oh Ji-hwan within the third inning and a single to Kim Beom-seok within the fourth.
Senior hitters additionally gave power to the ace’s revival. Within the backside of the primary inning, with 2 outs and runners on first base, Ahn Chi-hong hit a 2-run residence run to the left of LG’s beginning pitcher Casey Kelly. Within the backside of the third inning, forward 2-0, Kim Tae-yeon’s superior solo shot allowed them to attain yet another level. Within the ensuing alternative with 1 out and runners on 1st and third base, 2 factors had been added due to Chae Eun-seong’s 1-run grounder and Moon Hyun-bin’s well timed hit. Hanwha scored 1 level within the 4th inning and a couple of extra factors within the fifth inning, main 8-0 till the fifth inning.
Coach Choi Gained-ho predicted Moon Dong-ju’s pitch rely to be round 80 earlier than the sport, however when the rating widened considerably, he changed Moon Dong-ju early. LG chased down 4 factors late, but it surely was not sufficient to show the sport round.
Kelly, who has been affected by a decline in pitching this season, suffered his sixth loss (1 win) of the season as he collapsed on this present day with 9 hits (2 residence runs), 4 walks, 2 strikeouts, and eight runs in 5 innings.
Doosan defeated SSG’s last-minute chase within the Jamsil sport and gained 8-6. Doosan took a big lead of 8-2 till the eighth inning, led by Kim Jae-hwan’s 2-run residence run (tenth) within the backside of the first inning. Nevertheless, within the final protection of the highest of the ninth inning, Park Jeong-soo allowed a 3-run residence run to SSG Choi Jeong, and Lee Younger-ha and Hong Geon-hee hit consecutive hits to the SSG batting line on fireplace, placing the workforce behind 8-6. Within the ensuing sport, with one out and runners on first and second base, Doosan coach Seung-yeop Lee put highschool rookie Taek-yeon Kim on the mound as his final card. In a determined disaster, Kim Taek-yeon lived as much as Coach Lee’s expectations by catching Kim Min-sik in a double play at shortstop. It was Kim Taek-yeon’s first save in his skilled debut.
Lotte defeated chief KIA 6-1 within the Sajik Anbyeong sport in Busan. Lotte coach Kim Tae-hyung was trailing 0-1, however when the workforce scored 4 factors within the seventh inning to show the tide, he introduced on highschool rookie Jeon Mir because the nearer within the eighth inning with no runners on base and two outs. Jeon Mir additionally recorded his first save in his skilled debut, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings as anticipated by Supervisor Kim.
NC broke away from a three-game shedding streak by defeating Kiwoom 5-3 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, led by nationwide workforce shortstop Kim Joo-won’s remaining two-run residence run. KT gained 8-5 over Samsung after a detailed sport that lasted till the eleventh inning.
Reporter Lee Heon-jae [email protected]
2024-05-21 21:16:28