As expected, a monster! But... already? Ryu Hyun-jin replaced LG with 88 pitches and 6 scoreless innings

Aug 08, 2025

As expected, a monster! But... already? Ryu Hyun-jin replaced LG with 88 pitches and 6 scoreless innings
A game between LG and Hanwha at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles is pitching as a starter. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/



Hanwha Eagles Ryu Hyun-jin pitched well against the LG Twins, where the fight for first place is at stake.

Ryu Hyun-jin started against the LG Twins in the 2025 KBO League at Jamsil on the 8th. He threw 88 pitches in six innings and recorded six scattered hits and no runs. He was replaced by Joo Hyun-sang in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 1-0 lead.

Ryu Hyun-jin sent out leadoff hitter Shin Min-jae with an infield single to third base in the bottom of the first inning. I didn't get off to a good start.




Moon Sung-joo and Austin were grounded out to second base to break the flow. He gave Moon Bo-kyung a straight walk with two outs and a third base. He didn't lose a point by inducing Kim Hyun-soo to fly a fly ball to left field.

In the bottom of the second inning, he shook for a while after two outs. Koo Bon-hyuk and Park Hae-min had consecutive hits. He struck out Shin Min-jae with three outs and runners on first and second bases with two outs.

In the bottom of the third inning, he also started with a hit by leadoff hitter Moon Sung-joo. He caught Austin with a fly ball to right field and took a breather. With one out and one on the first base, Moon Bo-kyung was hit by a double play to the second baseman.




Ryu Hyun-jin also sent out a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the fourth inning. He allowed Kim Hyun-soo to get a hit in the middle. He caught Oh Ji-hwan with a fly ball to left field. Park Dong-won struck out and Koo Bon-hyuk grounded out to first base.

As expected, a monster! But... already? Ryu Hyun-jin replaced LG with 88 pitches and 6 scoreless innings
A game between LG and Hanwha at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 8th. Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles is pitching as a starter. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.08/
Hanwha led 1-0 in the top of the fifth inning with Son Ah-seop's timely hit.

Ryu Hyun-jin started the bottom of the fifth inning with an error, but he did not falter. He grounded out Shin Min-jae to second base and struck out Moon Sung-joo. After the game of eight pitches, Austin was handled with a fly ball to left field, completing the requirements for a winning pitcher.




Ryu pitched the sixth inning with nine pitches. From the seventh inning, Joo Hyun-sang took over the mound.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.