Nam Woo-joo, who finally regained his form, pitched the first two scoreless innings of this season! His ERA dropped to the three-point range
Jun 15, 2025
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Hanwha bullpen Ju Hyun-sang finished the first two innings of this season without losing a point.
The match between Hanwha and LG took place at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. After 11 extra innings, they drew 2 to 2.
It was a disappointing draw for Hanwha. Last attack in the bottom of the 11th inning. Two outs later, An Chi-hong hit a double and saved his last chance. Catcher Lee Jae-won stepped up to the plate with two outs and runners on second base. At this time, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop replaced left fielder Choi Won-young with Song Chan. Song Chan's throw was judged to be better.
Hanwha's Lee Jae-won also did not give up until the end and pulled LG's last pitcher Park Myung-geun's five-ball 121km curve to create a left-handed hit. However, the ball fell in front of Song Chan, who was replaced by a logistical guard, and Song Chan-ui immediately threw home to catch Ahn Chi-hong, the second baseman who was rushing home. Second base with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning. The situation, which is likely to be Lee Jae-won's walk-off hit, ended in a 2-2 draw.
It was a disappointing draw for Hanwha. He created a chance by hitting 10 hits until the 11th inning, but scored only two runs. The double play hit four times and failed to create an additional point.
Hanwha's closer Kim Seo-hyun took the mound in the eighth inning with one out and the bases loaded. It was tied at 2-2 by allowing Park Dong-won an RBI sacrifice fly.
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Kim Seo-hyun also took the mound in the ninth inning to prevent additional runs. In the top of the 10th inning, Joo Hyun-sang, who played as a closing pitcher last year, was on the mound.
Joo Hyun-sang handled the three outs neatly in the 10th inning with his first batter Park Hae-min's infield grounder to first base, Shin Min-jae's infield grounder to first base, and Song Chan's strikeout. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Lee Do-yoon's double and Moon Hyun-bin's pitch eliminated Noh Si-hwan from the chance to play with a shortstop double play.
In the 11th inning, the main phenomenon appeared on the mound.Joo Hyun-sang pitched two scoreless innings to delete Hanwha's loss by dealing with leadoff hitter Kim Min-soo's right field fly, Moon Bo-kyung's second base infield ground ball, and Park Dong-won's strikeout in the 11th inning. Hanwha missed a chance to finish in the bottom of the 11th inning, but without Joo Hyun-sang's performance, the draw game was not easy.
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Joo Hyun-sang served as Hanwha's closing pitcher last season. He won eight games and made 23 saves in 65 games in the 2024 season. With an ERA of 2.65, he was firmly responsible for Hanwha's back door.
The main phenomenon started this year as well, but was degraded to the second division after showing sluggish performance at the beginning of the season. Joo Hyun-sang, who joined the first team again on the 15th of last month, began to gradually improve his condition and pitched the first two innings of this season.
Joo Hyun-sang has completely regained his form with four scoreless innings in the last three games. He also struck out six in four innings. His ERA, which soared to the six-point range, also fell to the three-point range.
Master manager Kim Kyung-moon said the closing pitcher was changed to Kim Seo-hyun, but he remained confident, calling the main phenomenon an `important player.' Did that trust work? The main phenomenon, which had been sluggish, began to add strength to Hanwha's bullpen.
Hanwha fans' long-awaited Namwoo'main phenomenon' is back.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
