Junwoo threw the bat! Ryu Hyun-jin's First Home Run Gift of the Year...145km fastball hit
Mar 13, 2025
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Lotte is playing an exhibition game against the Hanwha Eagles at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 13th.
On this day, Lotte's Davison and Hanwha's Ryu Hyun-jin started. Although the head coaches of both teams have not officially announced it, it is considered a rotation with the opening game in mind on the 22nd.
Lotte gave up the first run by allowing Hanwha Choi Jae-hoon to throw a pitch in the first full base crisis with one out that Davison faced with two hits and a walk in the second inning.
However, Davidson passed the ensuing one-out bases-loaded crisis without losing a run. He drew a series of double plays to An Chi-hong in the top of the first inning and Chae Eun-sung in the top of the third inning, and in the fourth inning, he grounded out Hanwha Lee Jin-young again with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, finishing the game with seven hits and one run in four innings without additional runs.
Before the game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said of Davison, `The more I played, the better the ball got. Deception (hidden action) is good, and there is also a ball that can press the batter with force. He praised the pitcher who will not be easily attacked, but failed to meet expectations.
On the other hand, Ryu Hyun-jin, who pitched well without allowing a run, allowed an unexpected shot in the fourth inning.
He finished the bottom of the first inning with three outs, and allowed Reyes to hit in the bottom of the second inning, but he doubled Jeon Joon-woo.
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However, he allowed a hit to Na Seung-yeop in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs and no runners, followed by Jeon Joon-woo's two-run shot in the left-center. It was a 145km fastball, but Jeon Jun-woo pulled it as it was and crossed the left fence. The angle of launch was 28.9 degrees.
Hanwha countered Lotte's Park Se-woong, who took the mound in the top of the fifth inning, with No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan's come-from-behind two-run shot, reversing the game 3-2.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
