Blue Hanwha won again! 3:29 to NC to win at the end of the ninth inning
Aug 20, 2024
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Hanwha won the match against NC 3-2 at Cheongju Stadium on the 20th. In the bottom of the ninth inning, when the score was 2-2 tied, Jonathan Peraza, the leadoff hitter, decided the game with a walk-off shot over the right-center field. With the victory, Hanwha recently won four consecutive games. The season record was 53 wins, 2 draws and 59 losses. NC, which has been losing 10 consecutive games recently, tried to rebound by throwing a bullpen after starter Yokishi stepped down, but Kim Jae-yeol, who took the mound in the bottom of the ninth inning, bowed his head. NC had 49 wins, two draws and 62 losses.
NC took the first point. In the top of the second inning, he rolled up a 132-kilometer slider on the outside high course that came in from the 1B1S match against Moon Dong-joo and connected it with a home run over the left fence. 1-0.
Hanwha immediately tied the game. Choi Jae-hoon struck out after the leadoff batter Hwang Young-mook's triple to left-center in the bottom of the second inning, but it was tied 1-1 when Hwang Young-mook, who rushed home when Lee Do-yoon grounded out to second base, touched the home plate faster than the throw.
The match, which continued to balance, fluctuated again with a home run.
In the top of the fifth inning, with one out and no runners, Kim Joo-won pulled a 118-kilometer curve that was driven to the center in the 1B match against Moon Dong-ju and connected it with a home run over the right fence. 2-1. Hanwha succeeded in pulling Yokishi off the mound with a walk by Chae Eun-sung and an infield hit by Hwang Young-mook after two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, but Choi Jae-hoon stepped down with a fly ball on Kim Si-hoon, who took the mound in relief. Moon Dong-ju had nine strikeouts, the most in an individual game, until the sixth inning, but Hanwha was scoreless in the ensuing attack and eventually failed to reach victory.
Hanwha tied the game again in the bottom of the seventh inning. With no runners on with two outs, No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan pushed a 146km fastball that came into the middle high course in the 1B1S match against NC's third pitcher Ryu Jin-wook, leading to a home run over the right fence, and the game returned to square one 2-2.
Hanwha had a chance to turn the tables in the bottom of the eighth inning. Lee Sang-hyuk, a pinch runner who replaced Choi Jae-hoon, who walked after one against NC Lim Jung-ho, was caught in a run-down situation in the ensuing at-bat. However, NC's second baseman Choi Jung-won's throw entered the Hanwha dugout on the first base side, and the additional base was recognized, making it a situation with one out and third base. However, Hanwha's pinch hitter Kim In-hwan, Lee Do-yoon's pinch hitter, only grounded out to the first base, and Lee Won-seok also failed to score with a fly ball.
The game was suspended for about 20 minutes in the top of the ninth inning due to rain during NC's attack on first base with one out. With Hanwha's main phenomenon finishing the inning without losing a point in the resumed match, Hanwha won a thrilling one-run victory in the bottom of the ninth inning when leadoff batter Jonathan Ferraza kicked the ball in the 2B1S match against Kim Jae-yeol and connected it to a right-center finish.
ppark@sportschosun.com
