'KKKKKKK+7 innings no hit' Daejeon Jesus' birth? Hanwha Weiss, who drew a standing ovation, pitched 7.2 innings

Sep 04, 2024

The Hanwha-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Hanwha starter Weiss pitches. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.4/

The Hanwha-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Weiss is celebrating as he is replaced at the first and second bases with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.4/

Perfect pitching, but he couldn't overcome the last crisis.

Hanwha Eagles foreign pitcher Ryan Weiss pitched the best since his KBO League debut. Weiss allowed three hits (one homer) with no four outs, eight strikeouts and one run in seven ⅔ innings against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. The total number of pitches is 92.

On this day, Weiss pitched a no-hitter until the seventh inning.

Weiss, who started with two strikeouts in the bottom of the first inning with a 3-0 lead, and three batters in the second inning, followed by a three-out turn in the bottom of the third inning. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he continued his good flow by making a three-out inning.

The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Hanwha starter Weiss is preparing to pitch. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.4/

The Hanwha-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Hanwha starter Weiss pitches. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.4/

The perfect march was broken by an error. In the bottom of the fifth inning, with two outs and no runners, third baseman Noh Si-hwan caught a missed ball hit by Kim Sun-bin and connected it to first base, but the throw fell back. The official record is Roh Si-hwan's throwing error. Weiss, who continued the no-hit requirements, caught Lee Woo-sung with a fly ball to shortstop and finished the inning. Weiss finished with a three-and-out error following the bottom of the sixth inning until the bottom of the seventh inning. Until now, the number of pitches was only 69. Everyone could think of the word 'no hit'.

But Weiss collapsed in the eighth inning.

The match against Na Sung-bum, the first batter in the bottom of the eighth inning. A 132-kilometer slider sprayed from 2B1S rushed into the center, and Na Sung-bum kicked it up. The high-flying ball became a solo shot to the middle wall falling under the electronic display. It was the moment when Weiss's no-hit pitch broke.

The Hanwha-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 4th. Weiss, who was facing Park Jung-woo at first base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, is regretting the ball decision. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.9.4/

Weiss caught Kim Sun-bin and Lee Woo-sung one after another, but gave up a right-handed hit to Han Jun-su. Hanwha pitcher coach Yang Sang-moon took the mound, but Weiss wants to throw more' expressed his intention, and both coaches walked on the condition that 'one batter' However, as Weiss also gave up a left-handed hit to Park Jung-woo, coach Yang eventually took the mound with the ball received by the referee. Weiss' face coming down the mound was red-colored. He seemed to be more disappointed that he couldn't finish the inning on his own than a broken no-hit.

Hanwha fans, seated in the stands on the first base side, all stood up and greeted Weiss with a standing ovation as he headed for the dugout. Although the no-hit record did not continue, Weiss's strong pitching was enough to give Hanwha a great boost, which continues its last-minute run of the pennant race with hopes of the fifth round.

Weiss, who made his KBO League debut as a substitute for Ricardo Sanchez's injury in June, won only one game in six games until July. However, starting with the match against Incheon SSG on August 16, he won three consecutive games against Doosan in Jamsil on August 23 and Lotte in Busan on August 28. On this day, he pitched a near-perfect pitch against the leading KIA to announce the birth of a new foreign ace to Hanwha.

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'KKKKKKK+7 innings no hit' Daejeon Jesus' birth? Hanwha Weiss, who drew a standing ovation, pitched 7.2 innings

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