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| Hanwha Ponce, who silenced the loss crisis with a strong ball, roared. |
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| In the bottom of the fourth inning, Hanwha starter Ponce is talking with the referee, pointing to a ball that halves Doosan's Lee Yoo-chan's bat. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com |
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In short, Ponce was a monster.
Hanwha starter Ponce, who took the mound at Jamsil Stadium for the second time this season as a starting pitcher against Doosan, overwhelmed Doosan batters with strong ball power.
Ponce's pitching against Doosan hitters who entered the batter's box as if they were attacking was overwhelming. Ponce, who threw a 146km slider in the middle of the strike zone against the leadoff batter Lee Yoo-chan in the fourth inning when the 0-0 tight pitching match was taking place, was surprised.
Lee Yoo-chan, who hit a home run the previous day, turned the bat confidently without missing Ponce's real throw. It was definitely a breaking ball in the middle, but the bat broke in two due to strong ball power.
It is common to break against the weakest knob side of a wooden bat, but Lee Yoo-chan's bat broke in two the moment it hit the swing spot.
The first batter Lee Yoo-chan, who stepped down with a fly ball to center field. Ponce, who cut the opponent's bat in half with a 146km high-speed slider in the middle of the strike zone due to his strong pitching, smiled awkwardly.
Referee Park Jong-chul approached Ponce for a moment and talked a few words to check his palm and the official ball.
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| Ponce, who broke the batter's bat with a 146km slider thrown in the middle of the strike zone, points to the ball. |
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| Ponce, who had focused since the first inning, pitched six scoreless perfect innings. |
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Ponce explained the previous situation by pointing his finger at the official ball that broke the bat. Ponce, who broke the bat of leadoff hitter Lee Yoo-chan and caught the out count, quickly cleared the inning with eight balls in the fourth inning without much crisis.
Ponce, who was heading to the mound in the fifth inning, approached referee Park Jong-chul and carefully selected a public ball before entering the pitch. Ponce gave up a hit to the first batter Kim Jae-hwan, but he erased the crisis by overwhelming the follow-up hitter with a strong ball power.
Ponce, who was on the verge of losing a point with one out and second base due to Park Joon-soon's sending bunt with no outs, dealt with a ground ball with Oh Myung-jin in the ensuing match, with two outs and third base. During Yang Seok-hwan's at-bat, he was in a disadvantageous count of 3B 0S, but Ponce threw a 151km fastball to induce a swing and miss. Ponce, who threw a changeup to the decisive ball and succeeded in inducing a groundout to the third base, roared.
Hanwha batters began to cheer up in the seventh inning for starter Ponce, who kept the mound without losing a point until the sixth inning. Noh Si-hwan, the first batter, hit a double against the changed pitcher Park Chi-guk, creating a chance to score on the second base with no outs.
Chae Eun-sung entered the batter's box and changed to a bunt posture and hit, but it was a foul. Later, Chae Eun-sung, who failed to send a bunt, cut Park Chi-guk's body ball with a technical hit in the 0B 2S unfavorable count.
The missed ball fell between second baseman Oh Myung-jin and center fielder Jung Soo-bin, leading to a lucky timely hit.
Ponce, who finished pitching until the sixth inning, did not take the mound in the seventh inning for player management, but handed over the mound to Park Sang-won. Ponce, who had the requirement to be a 1-0 winning pitcher. As the bullpen shook in the seventh inning, Ponce's requirement for a winning pitcher was blown away.
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| Park Sang-won, who took the mound after Ponce in the seventh inning, allowed Kim Jae-hwan to make a come-from-behind two-run shot. |
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a four-to-four tie. The game between Doosan and Hanwha, which entered overtime, ended in a draw.
Hanwha starter Ponce, who threw 70 pitches in six innings and pitched two hits, no outs and seven strikeouts, left the stadium with a calm look on his face.
Ponce failed to add a win, but recorded his 14th quality start (three earned runs in six innings) this season. The season's ERA fell from 1.85 to 1.76, marking the top spot in the KBO League's ERA category.
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| Fonce, who smiled and took the mound. |
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| He overwhelmed Doosan's batters with strong ball power from the beginning of the game. |
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| Fonce explained the situation to referee Park Jong-chul, who visited the mound immediately after breaking the bat in the fourth inning. |
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| Fonce carefully chooses the official ball by finding the referee before taking the mound in the sixth inning. |
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| Hanwha, which couldn't avoid a close game in the 11th inning despite ace Ponce's six scoreless innings. |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
