The balance was not good. The butterfly effect of the monster voluntary steel plate in the fifth inning of 85 pitches, the early introduction of the pinch hitter closing rookie and the birth of the save in 2,942 days

May 06, 2025

The balance was not good. The butterfly effect of the monster voluntary steel plate in the fifth inning of 85 pitches, the early introduction of the pinch hitter closing rookie and the birth of the save in 2,942 days
Ryu Hyun-jin, who led his team to eight consecutive wins with four wins of the season. Daejeon = Sports Chosun Reporter Jung Hyun-seok hschung@sportschosun.com



Even in the worst balance, he lasted five innings with one run.

This is the dignity of 'monster'.

Hanwha Eagles Ryu Hyun-jin won four games this season, leading his team to its eighth consecutive victory.




Ryu Hyun-jin started the game against Samsung at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 6th and threw 85 pitches in five innings, allowing four hits, three four outs, and one run with six strikeouts to secure his fourth win (one loss) of the season. He threw a maximum speed of 146km and an average speed of 143km in 40 pitches, and overcame the crisis by mixing cutters, changeups, and curves.

Except for the fourth inning, it was a game operation where the worst balance of sending out runners in every inning and the skill of minimizing runs were outstanding.

Ryu Hyun-jin faced a crisis on the first and third bases with consecutive hits by Kim Sung-yoon and Koo Ja-wook after one out in the first inning. However, he struck out Kang Min-ho with an infield fly ball with a slow curve and a fast ball that caught Diaz off guard.




After two outs in the third inning, he gave Koo a walk to Koo Ja-wook and Kang Min-ho, and threw a slow curve to Diaz, allowing a timely hit and losing his first point.

However, Ryu Ji-hyuk handled the outfield fly ball with a changeup and prevented additional runs.
The balance was not good. The butterfly effect of the monster voluntary steel plate in the fifth inning of 85 pitches, the early introduction of the pinch hitter closing rookie and the birth of the save in 2,942 days
The Samsung-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 6th. Hanwha won 3-1, winning eight consecutive games. Ryu Hyun-jin getting ready to pitch. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..5.6/
The balance was not good. The butterfly effect of the monster voluntary steel plate in the fifth inning of 85 pitches, the early introduction of the pinch hitter closing rookie and the birth of the save in 2,942 days
Samsung-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 6th. Koo Ja-wook, with two outs, was hit by Ryu Hyun-jin's throw in the top of the third inning. Ryu Hyun-jin is approaching to apologize to Koo Ja-wook. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..5.6/
Ryu Hyun-jin, who caught his first three-out in the fourth inning, faced a crisis in the fifth inning by allowing an infield hit to the lead Lee Jae-hyun. He induced Kim Sung-yoon to ground out, but lived on first base, and stole second with one out. After striking out Kim Tae-geun with a fastball to his body, he allowed Kang Min-ho to walk again, but he handled Diaz with a fastball this time and finished the fifth inning.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who finished the fifth inning after 85 pitches, said "There were a lot of walks today because the pitching balance was not good, and there was a difference in ball and strike overall." "The coach asked me to throw it in the sixth inning, but the balance was so bad that I told him and I think I cut it off in the fifth inning." Koo Ja-wook's elbow dune also negatively affected his balance. Koo Ja-wook played base running after being hit by an elbow, but he was replaced by Kim Tae-geun at the time of the inning shift and was out.




He went to the batter's box to look at Koo Ja-wook, and he had no choice but to use his heart. Ryu Hyun-jin said "There seems to have been a little bit of (dune aftermath). I think it was a little burdensome to throw my body. It's a problem we have to work through in the future, and I think we have to prepare for a few days and throw it with a good balance in the next game."
The balance was not good. The butterfly effect of the monster voluntary steel plate in the fifth inning of 85 pitches, the early introduction of the pinch hitter closing rookie and the birth of the save in 2,942 days
Samsung-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 6th. Han Seung-hyuk, who took the mound in the top of the ninth inning, is pitching. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..5.6/
Closing day: Kim Seo-hyun's rest day. The Hanwha bullpen, which was expected to play six innings, has become busy.

Before the game, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon explained that Jung Woo-joo will replace Kim Seo-hyun's position, but strategic modifications became inevitable.

Park Sang-won, Kim Bum-soo, Jung Woo-ju, Cho Dong-wook recorded a series of holds, and Han Seung-hyuk won the save.

When Kim Bum-soo gave up a walk after one out in the seventh inning with a 3-1 lead, Jung Woo-joo, who threw a strong ball, was put in to deal with the two key batters of Kang Min-ho's Diaz with a fly ball. Jung Woo-joo blocked Samsung's batters based on a strong fastball until the second base in the eighth inning. Cho Dong-wook struck out Anju-hyung with two outs and a runner on first base.

In the ninth inning, Han Seung-hyuk made his third career save in eight years and 2,942 days since the match against Kiwoom (KIA) in Gwangju on April 16, 2017, and his first save since moving to Hanwha Eagles. A scene that showed the power of the strongest Hanwha bullpen, which was operated early.

The balance was not good. The butterfly effect of the monster voluntary steel plate in the fifth inning of 85 pitches, the early introduction of the pinch hitter closing rookie and the birth of the save in 2,942 days
The Samsung-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 6th. Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound with one out and runners on first base in the top of the seventh inning, is pitching. Daejeon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025..5.6/
It was a wonderful appearance that could not have been seen without Ryu Hyun-jin, who lasted one run in the fifth inning despite his worst condition.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said after the game that Ryu Hyun-jin played a good role as a starting pitcher with the minimum number of runs in five inningsAfter praising ", I would also like to praise our bullpen for keeping the opponent's batters scoreless and protecting the victory even when the closing pitcher was on a break."," he said, applauding.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.