‘Fireballer’ Moon Dong-ju (20), who returned from 11 days off, threw a fastball of up to 158km, but Hanwha’s losing streak could not be broken. On the day Moon Dong-ju came out, the batting line was scoreless for the third game. Moon Dong-joo suffered another defeat while not following the defensive help, and Hanwha fell into a 5-game losing streak.
Moon Dong-ju started the home game against NC in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park on the 30th, and blocked it with 8 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts and 4 runs in 6 innings, but as Hanwha lost 1-4, the season 2 losses (1 win) took the second. Moon Dong-joo, who recently lost two games in a row, also increased his ERA from 1.08 to 2.38.
Moon Dong-ju took a break for 11 days to manage his condition after the game against Doosan in Daejeon on the 18th. His first inning start was poor. NC No. 1 and 2 Son A-seop and Seo Ho-cheol were hit with doubles and timely hits, respectively, and gave the first point. However, he overcame the crisis without conceding any additional runs by striking out the next hitter, Park Min-woo, with an outside fastball, and striking out Kim Seong-wook with a curve ball.
In the 2nd and 3rd innings, he found stability with consecutive triplets. Oh Young-soo in the 2nd inning and Son Ah-seop in the 3rd inning both came in with fastballs, but struck out on a swing with a curveball that fell off.
However, four more runs were scored. Park Min-woo and Cheon Jae-hwan hit and continued with 1 company, 1st and 3rd bases. After a full-count match against Park Se-hyeok, he struck out on a swing with a curve, but the defensive judgment was regrettable in the process. While catcher Choi Jae-hoon threw to second base and aimed for first base runner Cheon Jae-hwan, NC third base runner Park Min-woo rushed home. Before Chun Jae-hwan was caught on the rundown and tagged out, Park Min-woo entered the home first and scored. Considering NC starting pitcher Eric Peddy’s ball was so good, it was necessary to defend against one point.
Even in the 5th inning, Moon Dong-ju did not receive any help from the defense. After Kim Joo-won got a heavy hit, Do Tae-hoon allowed a bunt hit. First baseman Chae Eun-seong failed to catch third baseman Roh Si-hwan’s throw. The record was a hit, but it was an error play. Son Ah-seop’s first base ground ball hit Chae Eun-seong’s mitt and bounced to second base. Second baseman Kim Tae-yeon, who started the backup, threw an out count to Moon Dong-ju, who came in for the base cover, and got an out count, but Seo Ho-cheol’s missed ball hit the ball in front of the center fielder in the 2nd and 3rd bases. Both runners on 2nd and 3rd base got home, and it was a timely hit with 2 RBIs.
In the 6th inning, Kim Seong-wook, the leader, was allowed the first walk of the day. Chun Jae-hwan got a heavy hit, and catcher Choi Jae-hoon caught the 2nd base checker with a bullet throw at 1st and 2nd base, striking out Park Se-hyeok on a swing and Oh Young-soo with a floating ball to left field.
Moon Dong-ju, who finished 6 innings with a total of 93 pitches (57 strikes, 36 balls), had a maximum of 158km and an average of 153km based on Trackman (35 fastballs), as well as curves (29), sliders (12), and change-up (7). dog) was used. 4 runs, the highest for an individual in a season. There were no errors recorded, so all were treated as earned points. 안전놀이터
On the other hand, Hanwha’s batting line is not bursting in the starting game for Moon Dong-ju. It’s already a weak batting line, but on the day Moon Dong-ju comes out, it’s even more difficult. Moon Dong-joo, the first game of the season, only hit Daegu Samsung (8-1) on the 6th, but Gwangju KIA (0-2) on the 12th and Daejeon Doosan (0-2) on the 18th. silence. 5 points in the 1st and 2nd innings against Samsung are the last support, so until this day, Moon Dong-ju is scoreless for 20⅔ innings while on the mound.
After being blocked by Sean Anderson against KIA and Choi Won-jun against Doosan, on this day, all were tied tightly with 7 scoreless innings by Peddy. However, in the NC game that day, Lee Won-seok scored a point in the 8th inning against Lim Jeong-ho of the NC bullpen with a right-handed timely hit. However, on the day of Moon Dong-ju’s selection, he had to swallow his regrets with three straight losses. /