"'196cm big ball and head-on collision'... Chae Eun-sung is truly worried...'Wrapping up nicely without any injuries'
Aug 29, 2024
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The game between the Lotte Giants and the Hanwha Eagles at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th was a tight match amid good pitching by two starting pitchers, Barnes and Weiss.
Lotte was dragged 2-0 by Hanwha's starting Weiss until the second half of the game. Reyes, the fourth batter who entered the batter's box as the leadoff hitter in the seventh inning, did not give up even after a hit that was eaten and sprinted toward first base.
At the moment when it seemed to end with a ground ball in front of the first baseman, Hanwha Chae Eun-sung, who was running for defense, couldn't put the ball on the mitt and collided head-on with Reyes while trying to tag it.
With the acceleration, first baseman Chae Eun-sung, who collided with a giant Reyes, flew to his hat and glasses. The shock was so great that I was worried about the injury. Reyes' helmet, which collided with the first baseman, also flew away. Reyes, who rolled to the ground as it was, rose up again and stretched his arm out toward the first base. Two players who had a lot of conflict. Reyes, who first got up, complained of pain but was truly worried about Chae Eun-sung, who was lying down.
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Reyes, who was worried, breathed a sigh of relief and gave Chae a thumbs up. Chae Eun-sung and Reyes met again at first base, touching each other's bodies while head coach Kim Kyung-moon protested against the three-foot line to the referee, creating a heartwarming scene.
The surprising collision between the two teams' dugouts ended warmly without injury.
On this day, Lotte lost 7-0, as starting pitcher Barnes pitched well with six hits, five strikeouts, four walks, and two runs (one earned run), but the lineup failed to target Hanwha starter Weiss (6.2 scoreless innings).
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pjm@sportschosun.com
