He lasted until the fifth inning even if he lost a point due to an error and had a home run of 155km. 2 wins and 12 scoreless innings against LG 'Daejeon Prince', on the verge of losing five innings with four runs (Daejeon site)
Aug 14, 2024
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Hanwha Eagles' Moon Dong-joo lost a disappointing run, but he held on until the fifth inning and continued the game.
Moon Dong-ju started the game against the LG Twins at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 14th and recorded four hits (one home run), two walks, six strikeouts and four runs (two earned) in five innings. It was regrettable that he gave two points due to an error because he did not receive help from the defense, but he blocked the third, fourth, and fifth innings without losing a point to confirm his strong performance against LG. Trailing 2-4, he was replaced by Han Seung-joo in the top of the sixth inning and was on the verge of losing.
Moon Dong-ju has not been able to get a satisfactory report card this season. He is 6-7 with a 6.01 ERA in 17 starts.
Still, it was good against LG. He took the mound in two games and won two games without losing a point. In Daejeon on May 21, he became the winning pitcher with an 8-4 victory with one hit, one walk, four strikeouts and no runs in five innings. And in Daejeon on July 12, he became a winning pitcher with 8 hits, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts and no runs in 7 innings. At this time, I also got a lot of luck. There were many well-hit balls that flew in front of the fielder and led to double play.
The team has lost three consecutive games due to the upset loss the previous day, and has to break the losing streak on its own.
He gave up the first run in the top of the first inning. He caught the lead Hong Chang-ki well with a ground ball in front of the second base, but allowed No. 2 Shin Min-jae to hit a long ball through the left-center. Shin Min-jae ran all the way to third base. Safe for relay play leading to left field, shortstop, and third baseman. But the ball fell back. As Moon Dong-ju, who came as a backup in the third base foul area, failed to catch it, the ball rolled to the back of the home plate, and Shin Min-jae, who saw it, ran back to his feet and homered to score.
Still, Moon Dong-ju was not shaken. Austin was grounded out in front of third base, and Moon Bo-kyung struck out.
He also lost a point in the top of the second inning due to an error. Moon Dong-ju, who allowed Kim Hyun-soo to double to the right after one out, induced Park Dong-won to hit a ground ball in front of the third base. Third baseman Moon Hyun-bin grabbed it with ease and threw it with ease, but the throw was too high and went into the dugout. The runners were given the right to safety, Park Dong-won walked to second base, and second baseman Kim Hyun-soo homered. 0-2.
Soon after, Park Hae-min hit a two-run shot over the right fence. It was reasonable to throw a 155km fastball to 0-4.2B.
He caught his first three-and-out in the top of the third inning. The confrontation with the leader Shin Min-jae was important. Until the at-bat in the top of the first inning, Shin Min-jae showed a tremendously powerful 'natural enemy' with 8 hits in 11 at-bats against Moon Dong-joo. This time, Moon Dong-ju won. In 2B1S, he induced a series of swings and misses with consecutive curves to strike out. Moon Dong-ju, who handled Austin with a fast fastball to second baseman fly, struck out swinging with a fast fastball of 155km after a persistent full count match with Moon Bo-kyung.
In the top of the fourth inning, he got a hit by Kim Hyun-soo after one out, but Moon Dong-ju, who continued his stable pitching by catching Park Dong-won with a fly to center field and Park Hae-min with a ground ball in front of the first base, allowed Hong Chang-ki and Austin to walk in the top of the fifth inning, but he caught Moon Bo-kyung with a ground ball in front of the second base to end the last crisis without losing a point.
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