Doosan Kim Jae-hwan. /OSEN DB
Hanwha Moon Dong-ju. /OSEN DB
[OSEN=대전, 이상학 기자] The Doosan Bears of the professional baseball team achieved their third consecutive winning streak by scoring 20 hits and 17 points. Fourth batter Kim Jae-hwan drove in six RBIs, including two three-run home runs.
Doosan graced the away match against Hanwha Eagles in the 2024 Shinhan Bank KBO League held at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 28th with a 17-8 comeback win.
Doosan, who recorded 19 hits and 17 runs this season with all his starting batters hitting for the second time this season, exploded with 3 hits and 6 RBI, including two doubles and two three-run home runs from Kim Jae- hwan, his 6th and 7th three-run home runs of the season, to Moon Dong-ju. Yang Seok-hwan also hit a solo shot in the first inning, followed by a multiple home run with the bases loaded in the fifth inning, scoring 5 RBI, and Yang Eui-ji also had 3 hits and 3 RBI. Rookie pitcher Kim Taek-yeon recorded his first win in his professional debut by allowing one run in 2⅓ innings.
Doosan, who avenged their loss against Hanwha the previous day (27th), recently completed three consecutive winning streaks and recorded 15 wins and 17 losses on the season. On the other hand, Hanwha, aiming for its first win in 28 days after snapping its six-game losing streak the previous day, suffered a losing streak as starting pitcher Moon Dong-joo collapsed after giving up nine runs, personal high since then. his professional debut. 8th place with 12 wins and 18 losses.
Meanwhile, on this day, the Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon was filled with 10,000 spectators. As of 1:38 pm, all 12,000 seats were sold. Since the last game of the season, against Lotte on October 16 last year, 15 consecutive games have sold out, including 14 since the home opener this year. He surpassed Samsung’s 12-game streak in 1995 and extended the record for most consecutive home shutouts in KBO League history by three more games.
Daejeon Hanwha Eagles Park Life. /OSEN DB
From the top of the first inning, Doosan gave Hanwha starter Moon Dong-ju a big 5-run inning. Su-bin Jeong’s hit and Kim Jae-hwan’s three-run home run on 2nd and 3rd base with one out, made by Heo Gyeong-min’s body-hit ball, took the lead. Kim Jae-hwan hit a 124km curveball that came into the center of Moon Dong-ju’s third pitch and flew over the right-center wall. 6th home run of the season with a distance of 130m.
Then, the next batter, Yang Seok-hwan, also hit back-to-back home runs with left-handed solo shots. On Moon Dong-joo’s 4th pitch, he drew the curve 126 km outside and sent the ball out of the left wall. Distance 115m, 5th home run of the season. It was Doosan’s first consecutive home run this season, and it had been 579 days since Yang Eui-ji and Yang Seok-hwan hit Suwon KT on June 2 last year.
Doosan’s first innings did not end here. Kang Seung-ho hit a grounder to third base, Henry Ramos doubled to right, and Park Joon-young walked with the bases loaded with one out added by Jo Su-haeng’s sacrifice fly to’ r right field to run away with 5-0. In the first inning alone, he gave up 5 hits, 2 walks, and walks, scoring 5 points for Moon Dong-ju.
Hanwha Moon Dong-ju. /OSEN DB
Hanwha also launched a counterattack in the bottom of the first inning. Against Doosan starter Choi Jun-ho, Hanwha followed up a point with Hwang Young-mook’s body hit and Noh Si-hwan’s walk and then Chae Eun-seong’s timely hit to left-center Hanwha took advantage of Doosan’s disorganized defense in the second inning to score 4 points and level the score at 5-5.
After Lee Jae-won hit a single to left, consecutive walks by Jeong Eun-won and Choi In-ho loaded the bases with one out. Young-Mook Hwang hit a slider up the middle of Choi Jun-Ho’s first pitch, but the ball went high. Second baseman Kang Seung-ho followed behind and fell, and center fielder Jeong Soo-bin, who had been following for backup, tried to catch him but failed. A lucky hit brought home the runner on third.
With the bases loaded and one out, Hanwha’s Jonathan Peraza struck out on a swing, but Noh Si-hwan hit a hard ball toward the shortstop. He came straight ahead, but it was a difficult shot with a short bounce, and it hit Park Jun-young’s glove and fell back. Meanwhile, Hanwha, who was up by one run as two runners came home, led to Chae Eun-seong’s loose ball landing in front of the center fielder. It was a timely hit that brought a runner home at third, and the score was tied 5-5 straight away.
Doosan starter Choi Jun-ho, who received no defensive help, could not last the second inning. 1⅔ innings, 4 hits, 3 walks, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, 5 runs (2 earned). The pitches totaled 49, and the strike (26) and ball (23) ratios were not good enough to be similar. In addition to fastballs (25), with a maximum speed of 150km and an average of 148km, he used sliders (13) and fork balls (11).
Hanwha Hwang Young-mook. /OSEN DB
Hanwha Kim targeted Taek-yeon from the Doosan bullpen in the third inning. It all started when Eun-Won Jeong drew a 6-pitch, full-count walk with 2 outs. After Eun-Won Jeong stole second, In-Ho Choi continued his tenacious battle all the way to the 9th pitch, scoring opportunities at first and second base. Here, Choi In-ho caught Kim Taek-yeon’s fifth pitch, a fork ball high on the outside, leading to a strikeout in the middle of the game. The score became 6-5 when runner Jeong Eun-won came home on second base. Hanwha, whose runners were up one base due to a catching error by Doosan center fielder Soo-bin Su, continued with 2 outs at 2nd and 3rd base, but Peraza was unfortunately struck out by a swing. missed on Kim Taek-yeon’s 5th straight fastball and failed to score an extra point.
Hanwha’s lead did not last long. Doosan produced another big 4 run inning for Moon Dong-ju in the 4th inning. Cho Soo-haeng made an infield hit with a surprise bunt to left of the pitcher and then shook Moon Dong-ju by stealing second base. Jeo Soo-bin’s sacrifice bunt led to a 6-6 tie with Heo Gyeong-min’s timely hit to left with one out and runners on third. Yang Eui-ji’s double led to Kim Jae-hwan’s three-run home run with one out and runners on second and third base. On Moon Dong-ju’s second pitch, he pulled a 137km slugger to the body and flew over the right fence. 120m distance, 7th home run of the season.
Moon Dong-ju, who allowed two three-run home runs and two doubles as well as three extra base hits to Kim Jae-hwan, slumped significantly, allowing nine runs in 3⅓ innings, allowing 10 hits (3 home runs), 1 walk, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, and 1 walk. Conceding 9 goals is a personal record since the first time. The total number of pitches was 75, with a top speed of 157 km/h and an average speed of 150 km, with a focus on fastballs (49), along with sliders (13), curves (10), and changeup speeds. (3). The strikeout rate was only 60%, and as breaking balls were focused on a flat, high course, he only gave up 5 long hits, including 3 home runs. Moon Dong-ju, who suffered his second loss (1 win) of the season, also saw his ERA soar from 6.56 to 8.78.
Doosan Kim Jae-hwan. /OSEN DB
Before Doosan’s strikeout in the top of the 5th inning, the game was stopped for 10 minutes due to an injury to the umpire. Umpire Oh Hoon-gyu, who was hit on the back of his left hand by a foul ball in the bottom of the fourth inning, was replaced during an inning change. As second base umpire Dong-gyun Moon moved to umpire, stand-in umpire Myung-hwan Koo entered second base. The game was stopped between 3:51 and 4:01 PM while the referee was replaced and the ABS receiver equipment was removed and put on. The Hanwha players who took to the ground to defend a new inning sat down or warmed up by stretching, but the waiting time in the scorching sun was too long. The pitcher’s pitching index also had to stand on the mound empty after pitching practice.
Hanwha coach Choi Won-ho came out and appealed to the referee and gestured for the players to enter the dugout, but the game resumed after the referees came out. Perhaps because of the long waiting time, Jang Ji-su gave up a double to right-center to Park Joon-young, an infield hit to Soo-bin Jeong, and a walk to Heo Gyeong-min, then was demoted after getting was hit by Yang Eui-ji with two RBI and a timely hit.
The pitcher was changed to Lee Tae-yang, but Kim Jae-hwan walked in the bottom of an 8-inning game, giving Doosan a chance to load the bases with two outs, and Yang Seok-hwan’s grand slam hit the net. On the 4th pitch, a 133km high cutter hit the body and went over the left wall. Distance 115m, 6th home run of the season. The victory was confirmed by extending the score to 15-6.
For Doosan, Kim Jae-hwan had 3 hits and 6 RBIs, including two three-run home runs, Yang Seok-hwan had 2 hits and 5 RBIs with multiple home runs, and Yang Eui-ji had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. With the exception of Ramos, the starting eight batters had two hits and multiple hits. Second pitcher Kim Taek-yeon earned his first win since his debut, allowing 2 hits, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts, and 1 run in 2⅓ innings. For Hanwha, Hwang Young-mook had 2 hits and 3 RBI and Chae Eun-seong had 2 hits and 2 RBI, but the pitching staff, including Moon Dong-ju, gave up a team-high 17 runs on the season. /waw@osen.co.kr
Lee Sang-hak (waw@osen.co.kr)
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