Hanhwa defeated Samsung in pitching harmony.
Hanwha won the home game against Samsung in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, which took place on the 10th at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, 5-1.
Starting pitcher Felix Pena, who showed off his power with a no-hitter until one out in the 7th inning, earned his 3rd win (3rd loss) of the season with 1 hit (1 home run), 1 walk, 5 strikeouts and 1 run in 7 innings. Noh Si-hwan led the batting line with 2 hits and 3 RBIs in 3 at-bats, including a home run in consecutive hits, with a two-run gun in the 4th inning and a solo gun in the 6th inning.
9th place Hanwha, who avoided losing streak, stepped on the heights of 10 wins (19 losses and 1 draw) of the season. Samsung ended its two-game winning streak with 14 wins and 15 losses.
The beginning of the game was a tight pitching battle. Hanwha Felix Pena and Samsung Won Tae-in, starting pitchers from both teams continued their stable pitching, and the march of ‘0’ continued until the third inning.
However, in the 4th episode, Hanwha broke the silence. Leading batsman Jeong Eun-won picked out a walk after a persistent game that went up to 11 pitches. Five foul cuts after two strikes. Then, Noh Si-hwan hit Won Tae-in’s 118km changeup, which came in high on the fourth pitch, and passed it over the left wall. Distance 115m, season 5 two-run home run. It was the first home run in Daejeon.
Noh Si-hwan also hit a home run in the 6th inning. In a situation where there were no runners in the second company, Won Tae-in’s 128km changeup, which fell low on the 5th pitch, was pulled properly while kneeling on his right knee. The ball went over the left wall and went out of bounds. Distance 125m, season 6 home run. It was also his third consecutive home run in his personal career. On the 6th, following the match against Doosan in Jamsil on the 4th, he started the multi-four in 3 games and increased the home run pace.
Samsung, which was blocked by Pena with a no-hitter until the seventh inning, scored the first run with a home run. Kang Min-ho hit Pena’s 146km fastball high in the third pitch and decorated it with a left-handed solo shot. 120m distance, 2 home runs in a row following the 9th inning the previous day (9th). It was season 5 gun.
Penya broke a no-hitter with a home run, but he didn’t waver and got the next two batters out. Then, Hanwha added 2 points in the 7th attack and put a wedge in the game. In the 7th inning, lead hitter Choi Jae-hoon hit mid-right, and Oh Seon-jin’s bunt to send off became a foul fly to 1st base, and the flow was in danger of being cut off. However, newcomer Moon Hyun-bin revived the atmosphere by hitting a 1-run double in the middle left after a 7-ball game with Samsung reliever Kim Dae-woo, and Lee Won-seok’s timely hit in the middle of the match opened the score to 5-1. Lee Won-seok also performed well with 2 hits and 1 RBI in 4 at-bats. 토토사이트
Pena finished with 85 pitches with 1 hit (1 home run), 1 walk, 5 strikeouts and 1 run in 7 innings. He has a maximum of 152 km and an average of 149 km, centering on fastballs (44), curves (28) and changeups (13), and has played at least 1 walk all season with stable command. Pena, who won 2 games in a row in May and posted his 3rd win (3rd loss) of the season, also lowered his ERA from 4.97 to 4.25.
Samsung starter Won Tae-in had a quality start with 5 hits (2 home runs), 2 walks, 4 strikeouts and 3 runs in 6 innings, but suffered his 2nd loss (2 wins) of the season due to lack of support from other players.