Headshot exit failed to make atonement. Park Dong-won's three-run come-from-behind shot went up in smoke. Hernandez's early steel plate for four runs in four innings
Jun 21, 2025
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Hernandez allowed five hits, two walks, four strikeouts and four runs in four innings at home against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 21st. He was immediately replaced by Lee Jung-yong when he faced a crisis of first and second bases with no outs with a walk and a hit in the top of the fifth inning with a 4-3 lead, and Hernandez lost four points after giving up one run.
Hernandez, who is 3-3 with a 4.14 ERA in eight appearances this season, took the mound as a starter again after a three-day break. He started against the NC Dinos in Jamsil on the 17th and threw only 22 and was sent off with a head shot. He was sent off for throwing a head shot at Park Gun-woo in the top of the second inning.
As a result of the sudden exit, LG had to play a game with five pitchers 'Bulpen Day' and lost 2-6 to opponent starter Riley Thompson. This game can be seen as an atonement for Hernandez.
He has no appearance against Doosan this season, but he threw twice as a starter and once as a relief pitcher last year, and his performance was good. He has one win, one loss, one save and a 3.86 ERA in three games.
On August 8 last year, he made his KBO League debut against Doosan. At that time, he became a winning pitcher with two hits (one home run), one walk, seven strikeouts, and one run in five innings.
He started the first game of the doubleheader against Doosan on September 21, but he couldn't throw it properly because he was sent off by throwing a head shot at Heo Kyung-min, the second batter, in the top of the first inning. He became a losing pitcher with one hit and two runs in 0 innings. Then, in the second game of the doubleheader on the same day, he took the mound in the top of the eighth inning with a 2-0 lead and saved two innings with no hits, three strikeouts, and no runs, before making his first save in the KBO League. Thanks to the strong performance of the day, Hernandez pitched as a bullpen pitcher in the postseason and took the mound in all five semi-playoffs, earning the nickname 'El Dong-won' and re-signing with strong pitching.
On this day, Doosan deployed six left-handed batters to target Hernandez. The starting lineup was composed of Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Kim Dong-joon (designated hitter), Yang Eui-ji (capture), Kim Jae-hwan (left wing), Cave (right wing), Lee Yoo-chan (striker), Oh Myung-jin (second baseman), Park Jun-soon (third baseman), and Kim Min-seok (first baseman).
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He allowed only one home run to a right-handed batter but four to a left-handed batter. The slugging ratio is 0.322, for right-handed batters, 0.442, for left-handed batters. The on-base ratio is also higher for left-handed batters (0.299), than for right-handed batters (0.277).
He lost a point as soon as he started in the top of the first inning. He was hit by a double on the left-field line by the leader, Jung Soo-bin. Jung Soo-bin's ball bounced wide, and it became a double over the height of third baseman Moon Bo-kyung, who defended forward in preparation for a surprise bunt. Kim Dong-joon then immediately hit a right-handed hit to make it 0-1. However, after striking out Yang Eui-ji, Kim Jae-hwan also struck out and Kim Dong-joon, who stole second base, also got out, ending the first inning.
Moon Sung-joo's timely hit in the bottom of the first inning tied the score at 1-1, allowing Hernandez to throw again in a tie at the top of the second inning.
I found a sense of stability. Hernandez, who turned Cave to shortstop fly, Lee Yoo-chan to right field fly, and Oh Myung-jin to left field foul fly, made a three-out throw with 10 balls in the top of the third inning.
But he lost again in the top of the fourth inning. It became a source of concern to give Yang Eui-ji a walk after one loss. Kim Jae-hwan hit the right-handed hit and became the first and second bases with one out, and he was in a big crisis of the second and third bases due to wild pitches at the Cave at-bat.
In 2B1S, a high changeup outside of 137km on the fourth pitch became a two-run double that separates left-center. He then caught Lee Yoo-chan with a ground ball to the first base with one out and second base, and blocked additional runs by striking out Oh Myung-jin with a swing and miss with two outs and third base.
Fortunately, with Park Dong-won's come-from-behind three-run shot in the bottom of the fourth inning leading 4-3, Hernandez was in a situation where he would have a winning pitcher requirement if he blocked the top of the fifth inning. However, he gave up a walk to No. 8 Park Joon-soon, and was hit to the right by No. 9 Kim Min-seok, putting him on the verge of first and second bases with no outs. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop made a decision in a situation that led to the top batting line. It was Hernandez and Lee Jung-yong.
Since then, Jung Soo-bin's sacrifice bunt and Kim Dong-joon's ground ball in front of the second base have allowed one run to tie the score 4-4.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
