2024-04-06 08:12:43
Pitched scoreless until the 4th inning, then collapsed in the 5th inning.
Out of 9 hits, 7 were hit in a row.
Ryu Hyun-jin (37, Hanwha Eagles) shed tears again as he faced Kiwoom Heroes after 12 years.
Ryu Hyun-jin started the game against Kiwoom in the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 5th and pitched his worst, allowing 9 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 9 runs in 4⅓ innings.
The 9 goals conceded are Ryu Hyun-jin’s most goals conceded in one game. The previous record was 8 runs (2 innings) against the Daejeon Samsung Lions on August 18, 2012.
The season ERA soared to 8.36.
He completely collapsed, receiving 7 out of 9 hits in a row. On this day, Ryu Hyun-jin threw 81 balls using a combination of fastballs, curves, sliders, change-ups, two-seam fastballs, and cutters, and his highest speed was 147 km/h.
This is the third appearance of the season for Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned to Korea in February after 11 years in the Major League (MLB).
Ryu Hyun-jin appeared against the LG Twins on the 23rd of last month (3⅔ innings, 6 hits, 3 walks, 5 runs, 2 earned runs) and against the KT Wiz on the 29th (6 innings, 8 hits, 9 strikeouts, 2 runs), but failed to report a win.
Originally, Ryu Hyun-jin was scheduled to play against the Lotte Giants in Daejeon on the 4th, but as the game on the 3rd was canceled due to rain, his pitching schedule was pushed back by a day and he ended up meeting Kiwoom on that day.
Coincidentally, Kiwoom is a team with memories of preventing Ryu Hyun-jin’s ‘decisive’ victory.
Ryu Hyun-jin took the mound in the Nexen Heroes (now Kiwoom) game held at Daejeon Stadium on October 4, 2012. It was Hanwha’s last game of the season and Ryu Hyun-jin’s ‘farewell game’ as he was scheduled to advance to the United States.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who had previously recorded a total of 98 wins in the KBO League, gritted his teeth to win this day and bring his total number of wins to ’99’, the same as his uniform number. Ryu Hyun-jin did not break his will to win, allowing only one run until the 10th inning of extra innings. However, without support from the batting line, the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
So Ryu Hyun-jin moved to the United States without achieving his 99th win.
If Ryu Hyun-jin achieved victory on this day, he could have achieved his ’99th win’ against Kiwoom, which he did not have 12 years ago, but he was left with another ‘sad ending’.
The start was good.
In the bottom of the first inning, Ryu Hyun-jin, who was caught on a curve by first batter Lee Joo-hyung and hit a heavy hit, struck out Ronnie Dawson with no outs on first base. He then ended the inning by inducing a ground ball to Kim Hye-seong and a fly ball to center field to Choi Joo-hwan.
After one out in the second inning, he walked Hyeong-jong Lee after a 7-pitch match. The 7th fastball thrown in 3-ball-2-strike went into the body. However, with one out and two on second base, second baseman Song Seong-moon drew a double play, blocking Kiwoom’s attack.
The third inning, ahead 1-0, marked the first three-way strike of the day. Ryu Hyun-jin’s good pitching continued in the bottom of the 4th inning, when Hanwha’s batting line scored 3 points in the top of the 4th inning and ran further away. He struck out the first batter, Ronnie Dawson, and blocked Kim Hye-seong and Choi Joo-hwan with consecutive fly balls.
However, Ryu Hyun-jin’s scoreless pitching ended there.
In the 5th inning, when the team was ahead 4-0, Kim Hwi-jip hit a hit to left-center and gave Lee Hyeong-jong a straight walk. It was a rare sight to see Ryu Hyun-jin, who has good control, throw four consecutive balls. While Song Seong-moon was caught with a fly ball to right field with no outs on first and second base, second base runner Kim Hwi-jip advanced to third base.
And with one out and runners on 1st and 3rd base, the curveball he threw to Kim Jae-hyeon went into the middle and hit a timely double that fell to the left line. Starting with this, 7 batters in a row got hits from Park Soo-jong, Lee Joo-hyung, Dawson, Kim Hye-seong, Choi Joo-hwan, and Kim Hwi-jip. Kiwoom’s batters hit Ryu Hyun-jin’s balls regardless of the type of pitch, including curves, fastballs, cutters, and changeups.
In the end, Hanwha could no longer watch. In the 5th inning, when the team was down 4-7, Hanwha removed Ryu Hyun-jin at 1st and 3rd bases with one out and brought in relief Kim Seo-hyun.
However, as soon as Kim Seo-hyun stood on the mound, he was hit by a timely hit to left by Hyeong-jong Lee, and with the bases loaded and 2 outs, he gave up a walk to Lim Ji-yeol, allowing Ryu Hyun-jin’s two runners in charge to come home.
Ryu Hyun-jin’s runs increased to 9.
Hanwha, whose trusted ace collapsed, could not avoid defeat.
Hanwha pursued by scoring 3 more points in the 7th inning, but was unable to close the gap any further and lost to Kiwoom 7-11. Hanwha’s season record was 8 wins and 3 losses.
Ryu Hyun-jin was listed as the losing pitcher. He has yet to record his first win since returning and recorded his second loss of the season.
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2024-04-06 08:12:43