Ponce, who overcame enteritis without taking medicine, made a monster comeback with 9K scoreless points in 7 innings
Aug 22, 2025
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Hanwha Eagles Ponce started the home game against SSG Landers at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 22nd and recorded three hits, nine strikeouts, and one walk in seven innings.
It is his first appearance in 10 days. Ponce won 15 games of the season by pitching seven scoreless innings against the Lotte Giants on the 12th. 15 wins and no losses. The winning streak continued.
According to the original rotation, Ponce should have pitched in a three-game series against the Doosan Bears in Daejeon this week. But there was an unexpected accident.
Due to severe enteritis, Ponce's pitching schedule, which even complained of cold-like symptoms, has been delayed. In fact, he jumped once. The player himself did not prefer to take medicine, so he overcame it on his own and checked his condition.
Fortunately, it improved quickly. Ponce, who normally pitched in the bullpen on the 20th, was confirmed to start on the first day of the three consecutive games against SSG on the 22nd. Coach Kim Kyung-moon also expressed trust, saying, `I believe he will throw well on his own because he will go out in 10 days.'
And Ponce did not live up to that expectation. An emergency situation in which the team has lost five consecutive games. From the first inning, he blocked the SSG lineup.
In the top of the first inning, Park Sung-han, the first batter, was caught with a fly ball to center field, and Jeong Joon-jae, the second batter, allowed the first hit, but struck out Choi Jung and Guillermo Herredia in a row. He gave up a bunt hit to Ahn Sang-hyun after one out in the top of the second inning, but this time he returned Ko Myung-joon and Jihoon Choi to a mistake.
The third episode, Lee JiyoungPark Sung-han and Jung Joon-jae, three-way exit. In the fourth inning, Choi Jung, Eredia, and Han Yu Island were caught with three outs.
In the top of the fifth inning, the 0-0 series continued. After one out, Ko Myung-joon hit a heavy ball, breaking the streak. But again, Ponce's victory. He succeeded in catching Jihoon Choi with a fly ball to shortstop and Lee Ji-young with a ground ball to third base.
Ponce, who had 66 pitches until the fifth inning, allowed the leadoff hitter to get on base for the first time in the sixth inning. He gave up a walk to Park Sung-han. Jung Joon-jae's sacrifice bunt gave him one out and two outs. However, he struck out Choi Jeong and hit out Herredia with a ground ball to shortstop.
It was easy until the seventh inning. Ponce also showed his strength in the last inning, and used cutters and changeups to strike out all the central hitters from Han Yu-seom to Ahn Sang-hyun to Ko Myung-jun. He pitched 96 pitches until the seventh inning. Ponce was replaced ahead of the top of the eighth.
Unfortunately, however, the requirement for 16 wins was not achieved. Hanwha's batting lineup failed to support scoring, leaving the mound in a 0-0 situation, postponing 16 wins to the next opportunity. However, the individual winning streak was not cut off.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
