Hanwha and Samsung went toe-to-toe for the second straight day.
On the 23rd, the two teams played a seesaw battle that went back and forth. On this day, it was a breathtaking pitching battle between ace pitchers from the major leagues. Hanwha was the eventual winner. For the second day in a row, the team pulled off a thrilling late-game comeback to secure the series with two wins after seven straight losses.
Hanwha extended its winning streak with a 3-2 victory over the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on April 24, thanks to Peraza’s walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning.
It was Samsung who took control of the game the day before.
In the top of the second, Kim Young-woong singled and Lee Sung-gyu walked to put runners on first and second. Ryu Ji-hyeok laid down a bunt that Ryu Hyun-jin made a lightning quick throw to third base for the out. Kim Heon-gon struck out swinging on a sharp cutter from Ryu. Samsung’s chances were slipping away.
No. 9 Kim Hyun-joon saved the day.
With runners on first and second, he drove a 138-kilometer cutter from Ryu Hyun-jin down the left-field line. A 1-0 lead. The pitching battle between Samsung’s Connor and Hanwha’s Ryu Hyun-jin continued into the sixth inning.
In the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, Samsung’s bats allowed Ryu to strike out three in a row. In the seventh inning, it happened again.
Yoon Jung-bin, who came in to pinch-hit in the second inning due to Lee Sung-gyu’s thigh discomfort, led off with a single to left. Ryu Ji-hyuk laid down a sacrifice bunt to put runners on first and second. Kim Heon-gon singled up the middle to put runners on first and third. Once again, Kim Hyun-joon showed his fixer instincts.
On a 1B2S unfavorable pitch count, he drove a 145-kilometer fastball from Ryu Hyun-jin into left field for a sacrifice fly. The score was 2-0. The Hanwha bats were held to one hit, one walk and no runs through the sixth inning. 토토사이트 추천 Trailing 0-2 in the top of the seventh inning, the Hanwha bats came alive. After two outs, Ahn Chi-hong and Lee Jae-won singled to put runners on first and second. With Lee Do-yoon at the plate, pinch-hitter Moon Hyun-bin hit a slow grounder toward second base on a full count. The second baseman rushed the throw and made a bad throw to first base, allowing the runner to score from second. The tying run scored to make it 1-2.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Hanwha used another two-out rally to tie the game at 2-2.
After Kim Tae-yeon hit an infield single to center field, Noh Si-hwan singled to center field to put runners on first and second. Chae Eun-sung then hit a slider from Hwang Dong-jae to center field for an RBI single to tie the game.
Hanwha tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth when leadoff hitter Hwang Young-mook hit a slider from Samsung closer Oh Seung-hwan for a three-run triple over the center field fence. Choi Jae-hoon’s grounder to short put runners at first and third. Jang Jin-hyeok hit a line drive to the second base side that was overturned on video review. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon was ejected for protesting the video review.
But there was Peraza, the hero of the previous day’s game-winning hit. With two outs, he pulled Oh Seung-hwan’s ball and dropped it in front of the right fielder. It was a walk-off hit that sent the 11,882 home fans, who were disappointed with the call, into a frenzy. For the second day in a row, Peraza made a comeback against Oh Seung-hwan.
Win or lose, the starters from both teams took to the mound in the scorching heat of the stadium, and the pitching matchup was a dazzling display. Hanwha’s Ryu Hyun-jin mixed a changeup, curveball, and cutter with a top speed of 150 mph, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out five in seven innings to record his 12th quality start of the season and fourth quality start+.
Samsung’s Conner mixed a fastball that topped out at 159 mph with a cutter, slider, and changeup for three hits, one walk, six strikeouts, and one run (unearned) in seven innings for his eighth quality start of the season and seventh quality start.
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