Star News Gocheok = Reporter Kim Dong-yoon | 2024.04.06 00:02
The ‘2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League’ Kiwoom-Hanwha match was held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 5th. Hanwha’s starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin is being replaced in the top of the 5th inning after suffering consecutive hits due to poor ball control and allowing a comeback. / Gocheok = Reporter Kim Jin-kyung ‘Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (37, Hanwha Eagles) became the losing pitcher, allowing as many as 9 runs in one inning. The bottom of the 5th inning at Gocheok Sky Dome shocked everyone. The shocking young heroes of Kiwoom Heroes were surprisingly calm.
Ryu Hyun-jin started the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League regular season visit game (total of 16,000 attendees) against Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 5th and recorded 9 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, and 9 runs in 4⅓ innings. His earned run average soared from 3.72 to 8.36.
Hanwha was unable to overcome a big inning in which they allowed 10 runs in the 5th inning, including 9 by Ryu Hyun-jin, and lost 7-11, giving up first place to KIA (8 wins, 2 losses), which won 5-2 over Samsung on the same day. On the other hand, Kiwoom recorded 5 consecutive wins and maintained 6th place with 5 wins and 4 losses.
On this day, Gocheok Sky Dome was filled with 10,000 spectators for a regular season game on a weekday for the first time in about 7 years. At around 7:11 p.m., all 16,000 seats were sold out, and this was 2,451 days after the KIA match on July 20, 2017 (17,000 seats at the time). This was possible because it was Ryu Hyun-jin’s first win since returning to Hanwha after 11 years and was expected to be his 99th win in total in the KBO League.
Kiwoom consists of Lee Joo-hyung (designated hitter) – Ronnie Dawson (left fielder) – Kim Hye-seong (second baseman) – Choi Joo-hwan (first baseman) – Kim Hwi-jip (shortstop) – Lee Hyeong-jong (right fielder) – Song Seong-moon (third baseman) – Kim Jae-hyun (catcher) – Park Su-jong (center fielder) ) was formed as a batting line. The starter is Ha Young-min. Hanwha, led by Ryu Hyun-jin, is Moon Hyun-bin (second baseman) – Jonathan Peraza (right fielder) – Chae Eun-seong (designated hitter) – Noh Si-hwan (third baseman) – Ahn Chi-hong (first baseman) – Ha Joo-seok (shortstop) – Lee Jae-won (catcher) – Choi In-ho ( Left fielder) – Lee Jin-young (center fielder) formed the batting lineup.
It went smoothly until the 4th inning. He received a heavy hit from Lee Joo-hyung in the first inning, but the next three batters were hit. He walked Lee Hyeong-jong with one out in the second inning, but showed excellent crisis management skills by turning in a double play to Song Seong-moon. In the 3rd and 4th innings, he succeeded in a three-way strike for two consecutive innings by using a fastball, slider, and curve, and the Hanwha batting line also supported scoring with 1 run in the 3rd and 3 runs in the 4th, smoothly moving toward becoming the winning pitcher.
The 5th episode seemed like a common crisis at first. Leadoff hitter Kim Hwi-jip kicked Ryu Hyun-jin’s outside change-up (123 km/h) and split the outfield in left-center. He gave Hyeong-jong Lee a straight walk with a fastball that was far out of the strike zone, and he also allowed Seong-moon Song to hit a ball that flew into the outfield, putting him in danger of being on first and third base with one out.
The ‘2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League’ Kiwoom-Hanwha match was held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 5th. Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin is allowing a comeback with five consecutive hits in the fifth inning. / Gocheok = Reporter Kim Jin-kyung
However, the atmosphere was unusual from Kim Jae-hyun’s at-bat. Kim Jae-hyun also targeted Ryu Hyun-jin’s outside ball and produced a timely double with an RBI over the left foul line. From this point on, the Kiwoom batters’ bats showed no hesitation. They aggressively attacked from the first pitch, and Park Soo-jong, Lee Joo-hyung, Dawson, and Kim Hye-seong hit four consecutive timely hits. Choi Joo-hwan again had the bases loaded with one out with a single to right, and Kim Hwi-jip, who was the first batter in the 5th inning, targeted a change-up on the first pitch (131 km/h) and brought Ryu Hyun-jin down the mound with 2 RBI and a timely hit. Afterwards, Kim Seo-hyun, who came on as a relief pitcher, called in all of Ryu Hyun-jin’s responsible runners, and Ryu Hyun-jin’s earned points amounted to 9.
On this day, Ryu Hyun-jin threw a total of 81 pitches (30 fastballs, 15 cutters, 13 two-seam fastballs, 12 curveballs, 10 changeups, and 1 slider). The highest fastball velocity was 147 km/h, and the average was 143 km/h.
Unusual control caused a disaster in the 5th episode. He threw a variety of pitches, including fastballs, changeups, and cutters, but all of them were inside the strike zone. With a pitch that was lower than in his prime, he could not compete with Kiwoom’s batting lineup, which has good contact ability.
Kiwoom’s strategy of erasing Ryu Hyun-jin’s name and simply targeting aggressively from the first pitch, combined with Ryu Hyun-jin’s disappointing pitch control, resulted in the worst result for Hanwha and the best result for Kiwoom. On this day, Kim Hwi-jip, who brought down Ryu Hyun-jin, played a leading role in the attack with 2 hits in 5 at-bats and 2 RBIs, and Lee Joo-hyung, who played the leadoff role, went 3 hits in 5 at-bats and 1 RBI.
The ‘2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League’ Kiwoom-Hanwha match was held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 5th. Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin is taking a breath after allowing a hit in the bottom of the first inning. / Gocheok = Reporter Kim Jin-kyung
Kim Hwi-jip, whom we met after the game, said, “I didn’t hit it aiming for the type of pitch. I just tried to hit it with the direction in mind and thought simply. When the ball count is high, the batter is under a lot of pressure, so I think everyone hit it actively.” He added, “We always try to miss when a good ball comes.” He said, “Let’s hit it with a low pitch. I don’t know about the other guys, but I have the right to score, so I approached it with the idea of taking a short swing.”
He continued, “They are seniors with high reputations, so I try hard not to be pressured by that reputation as much as possible. I thought I would fight today by focusing only on attack and victory without being too absorbed in a specific pitcher.” “Personally, because it was so bad in Daegu, I thought a lot about what was the problem and how to direct and hit. Also, Hanwha has a good atmosphere these days and the batting line’s destructive power is good, so I didn’t let down my guard until the end,” he said emphatically.
Lee Joo-hyung also said, “At first, I was embarrassed when I threw the first pitch because Ryu Hyun-jin had an aura, but as I gradually forgot about that and focused only on the game, I stopped being conscious of it. Senior Ryu Hyun-jin had the ability to put the ball in the zone as much as possible, so I tried to compete with a quick count. “I was lucky that it happened,” he explained.
Kiwoom was evaluated as a last-place candidate before the season, but has now risen to the middle rank with five consecutive wins. Regarding this potential, Lee Joo-hyung said, “Our team’s strength is that once we get into the mood, we can continue to do so. I think we showed that kind of concentration today as well.” He added, “There are times when we play well like now, but there will definitely be a cycle of decline in the future, so we just do what we always do. “I’m trying not to get excited or intimidated,” he said.
The 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League’ Kiwoom-Hanwha match was held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 5th. Kiwoom Kim Hwi-jip is cheering after hitting a timely hit with 1 RBI and getting on base with Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin in the top of the 5th inning. / Gocheok = Reporter Kim Jin-kyung
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