He shot 151km from the first inning, and then 6 innings, 9K no-hit. L Dongwon is revived in Jamsil. I think I've overcome it
Apr 15, 2025
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LG Twins foreign pitcher Eliaser Hernandez proved his ability with six innings of no-hitter pitching.
Hernandez started at home against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 15th and threw 79 pitches in six innings, allowing no hits, one out and nine strikeouts. Although he was recording no-hitters, he was replaced by Kim Jin-sung in the top of the seventh inning with a 1-0 lead due to a light thigh clumping phenomenon, and the team won 3-0, marking his second win of the season.
After Hernandez's no-hitter, Kim Jin-sung, Park Myung-geun, and Jang Hyun-sik pitched one inning each, eventually securing a 3-0 victory with no hits, making LG the fourth team no-hitter ever. LG will record a milestone for the second time since Shin Jung-rak (7 ⅓ innings), Yoo Won-sang (1 ⅓ innings) and Shin Jae-woong (⅓ innings) recorded a team no-hitter for the first time against the NC Dinos in 2014.
Hernandez, who won his first game with seven innings of one hit, eight strikeouts and no runs against Hanwha in Jamsil on March 25, his first appearance of the season, has been sluggish in two games since then. On April 2, he failed to pass the first inning against Suwon KT and became a losing pitcher by allowing five hits (one home run), three walks, one strikeout and eight runs in two ⅔ innings, and on the 9th, he also lost again against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gocheok with four hits (three home runs), three walks, four strikeouts and four runs in five ⅓ innings. He has one win and two losses with an earned run average of 8.31 in three games this season. Only Hernandez had two losses until his third loss at the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on Tuesday. Naturally, Hernandez had no choice but to bear the burden.
The fourth pitch was in Jamsil, so I was looking forward to it. And Hernandez also recognized that it was an important game, so he faced Samsung batters with all-out pitching from the first inning. The maximum speed of 151 km was taken at one time.
After catching the lead Kim Sung-yoon with a straight hit to shortstop, he struck out No. 2 Ryu Ji-hyuk and No. 3 Koo Ja-wook in a row to end the first inning. In the 2, 3, 4, and 5th innings, he struck out every inning and ended with three outs, continuing his perfect pitching. By the 5th inning, 67 balls were sprayed, and no runner was sent out, so expectations for the first perfect game in history began to rise little by little.
In the top of the sixth inning, hope swelled as he struck out No. 7 Yoon Jung-bin and No. 8 Kim Young-woong in a row, but the 142-kilometer fighting spirit on the second pitch to No. 9 Lee Jae-hyun went too far into his body and eventually hit his right arm. The perfect game was broken by allowing the first on-base with a hit ball. However, he immediately caught Kim Sung-yoon with a foul fly to the third baseman and continued his no-hitter.
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On this day, Hernandez succeeded in quelling Samsung's batting lineup with various pitches, including 36 fastballs with a maximum of 151km, four with a 147km pitch, 21 curves, 10 sliders, and 8 changeups. Unfortunately, he failed to achieve the milestone, but it was a meaningful game for Hernandez, who achieved the true record of a team no-hitter with his teammates.
Hernandez said of his team's no-hitter after the game, `First of all, it's a very good win,' `I think it's because I did well, but I think it's because the pitchers behind me did well, too," he said, giving credit to his colleagues.
He pitched well in his first appearance, so I was curious about the next two games. Hernandez said, `I don't know why against KT, but I couldn't pitch aggressively. And it wasn't bad in the last game (against Kiwoom), but the game didn't work out as I hit three home runs. "In the previous two games, I was feeling like I didn't do what I had to do, but I think I overcame it because I showed the pitching I can do today. I still have a long season left, so I have a lot of work to do," he said, keeping an eye on the next game.
Physical condition is important. "I didn't feel it at the beginning of the game, but I felt uncomfortable on my thigh from about the fourth inning, so I was replaced after the sixth inning. The training coaches gave me a massage and I think it's okay after that. I hope it's not a big injury"I was disappointed when I came down, but I think the timing of coming down was right because the first thing to do is to be healthy."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
