Does it hurt? I proved it on the mound...Aces, 158km, 8K QS who came back
Jul 30, 2025
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Cody Ponce (31, Hanwha Eagles) pitched six innings of six hits, one walk and eight strikeouts in a home game against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 30th.
Ponce pitched 14 quality starts (three earned runs in more than six innings) in 20 games this season, recording 12 wins, no losses and an ERA of 1.75.
His 12th consecutive start since the opening was the fifth in history after Hyundai Unicorns Jung Min-tae in 2003, KIA Tigers Hector Noesi in 2017 (14 consecutive wins), Doosan Bears Seth Frankoff (13 consecutive wins) in 2018, and KT William Cuevas (12 consecutive wins) in 2023.
Although he is making a name for himself as the best pitcher this season, Jangman, who made Hanwha dizzy in the previous appearance, came out. On the 24th, he continued his cruise by pitching two hits and seven strikeouts in six innings against Doosan, but failed to take the mound in the seventh inning. There were symptoms of clumping in the shoulder, and it came down as a management.
It wasn't a major injury. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said " (Ponse said he had a bad shoulder at the time) so he didn't throw any more and replaced it right away."I don't think you have to worry. I also played catch."
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The start of the first inning was a bit unsettling. He caught the leadoff hitter Lee Jae-hyun with a fly ball, but he got a hit by Kim Sung-yoon. Koo Ja-wook turned it to a fly ball, but Lewin Diaz's infield hit gave him a runner on the first and second bases with two outs. However, he did not lose a point by striking out Kim Young-woong with a 156km fastball.
Pitching in the top of the second inning was the highlight. All three batters struck out. Cutter, fastball and change-up all worked effectively.
The top of the third inning was the biggest crisis. Yang Yang-geun and Lee Jae-hyun hit back-to-back hits, making it a crisis with no outs and runners on the first and third bases. However, Kim Sung-yoon drew a double play leading to a first baseman-striker-first baseman, and caught Koo Ja-wook with a fly ball to center field.
A walk came out after two outs in the top of the fourth inning, but Ponce, who struck out, also neatly arranged with three batters in the top of the fifth inning.
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Ponce, who threw a total of 99 pitches, finished the day by handing over the mound to Joo Hyun-sang in the top of the seventh inning with a 4-0 lead.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
