He dreamed of recording his first KBO record in seven innings, which was overwhelming, but 6 outs through...But Hyun Bin was cool! Good swing
Apr 06, 2025
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Reyes allowed one hit, no four outs, and six strikeouts in seven innings in a home game against the Hanwha Eagles at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th.
There has never been a perfect game in KBO history. Many pitchers were frustrated at the last hurdle.
On May 23, 1997, Jung Min-chul, a member of Binggrae, continued his perfect march to one out in the top of the eighth inning against Daejeon OB, but he failed to achieve a perfect score due to the strike not-out on base during Shim-soo's at-bat.
On October 3, 2007, Doosan's foreign pitcher Daniel Rios made a perfect score in the ninth inning against Hyundai in Jamsil, but Kang Gwi-tae's hit blew the record away. Recently, LG Casey Kelly marched perfectly until the 8th inning against Samsung in Jamsil on June 25 last year. However, it was canceled due to Yoon Jeong-bin's hit in the ninth inning.
A milestone in which many pitchers swallowed their regrets at the last minute. Reyes also failed to overcome the last hurdle.
On the same day, Reyes perfectly tied the Hanwha lineup by mixing the sweeper (30), cutter (15), change-up (10), and two-seam (8), along with the maximum speed of 150km fastball.
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Hanwha's batting lineup began to catch fire, but Reyes' perfect pitching continued. From the 1st to the 7th inning, he erased it with three outs. Reyes threw 90 pitches after the seventh inning.
The batters also burst early and lightened Reyes' shoulders. He supported a total of five runs until the sixth inning.
Reyes took the mound for the record, though he pitched a rather high number. However, the cutter of the second pitch thrown to Moon Hyun-bin, the first batter, became a hit to the right, and eventually went down the mound.
Lee Ho-sung, who took the mound after Reyes, finished the inning with a double play and strikeout.
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After the game, Reyes said "It was a little disappointing when he allowed a hit. Still, I was satisfied that I was able to play my part as a starting pitcher."
In fact, Reyes was not in 100% physical condition on this day. During spring camp, he returned home early due to pain in his foot and had to go through the build-up process again. He played five innings against Doosan on the 30th of last month, and the game was also scheduled to be about 85 pitches. As the KBO's first record was taken, he took on the challenge even if it exceeded the number of pitches. Reyes recognized that he needed time to build up, but now that he had a good chance, he first thought of concentrating and challenging himself"If I didn't get a hit, I think I would have tried until the end" he said.
Although the record was not achieved, the harvest was clear, confirming that he was in good shape. Reyes is "I have to do better, but I think it's proof that I'm doing well. I think today will be a good process because I have to throw up to 100 at any time. There are also areas that need to be developed further."
Is there anything you want to say to Moon Hyun-bin who made the record fly. Reyes congratulated Moon Hyun-bin on his hit, saying "Good swing."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
