Hanwha fans, who were confident of winning by shouting “The Strongest Hanwha” in the bottom of the eighth inning, were devastated as they watched Hanwha players’ absurd defense in the top of the ninth inning.
Hanwha failed to escape its losing streak by giving up a game that was leading with two outs in the ninth inning due to a ridiculous defensive mistake. Hanwha fans, who stayed until the end to cheer for the victory, eventually had to watch the all-time come-from-behind defeat.
Hanwha held its 12th game against Samsung at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 22nd and played its first three consecutive games during the week. Hanwha was dragged 0-1 until the sixth inning due to Samsung starter Buchanan’s performance, but it targeted Samsung ace Buchanan in the bottom of the seventh inning.
In the bottom of the 7th inning, Hanwha Lee Do-yoon, who replaced Oh Seon-jin, hit and the lead batter got on base. Buchanan caught the next hitter, Choi In-ho’s bunt, and threw it to second base. It was an out in terms of timing, but the ball flew high and saved even the batter runners, and 1st and 2nd bases safely. Buchanan faltered and allowed the bases loaded safely.
Hanwha again put forward Lee Jin-young as a pinch hitter. Buchanan seemed to strike out Lee Jin-young on a swing, but the ball bounced back and the third base runner succeeded in tying the score. Buchanan, who gave a tie in vain, allowed a reversal by giving up even a balk after two outs.
Hanwha, who had a 2-1 lead, put Jang Si-hwan on the mound in the top of the 8th inning and blocked it with a scoreless run. At the beginning of the ninth inning, Hanwha closer Park Sang-won climbed the mound.
Park Sang-won got off to a shaky start, allowing Samsung lead batter Koo Ja-wook to hit. However, it seemed to overcome the crisis with 2nd and 2nd base by treating follow-up hitters Kang Min-ho and Pirella with consecutive infield ground balls from 1st base with no outs. If he caught just one more batter, he was able to secure the victory by one point and win.
Samsung replaced Oh Jae-il and put Ryu Ji-hyeok as a pinch hitter. Park Sang-won played a game that he did not avoid against Ryu Ji-hyeok.
After 2 strikes with consecutive strikes, Ryu Ji-hyeok hit the 150km fastball with 1 ball and 2 strikes for the 5th pitch. The batted ball is a flat infield grounder going in front of the shortstop. In the second half of the game, Ha Joo-seok, who started to defend the game by one point, missed Ryu Ji-hyeok’s ground ball, which was not difficult. Both batter and runner live, 2 out 1st and 3rd base.
Hanwha, which was in crisis, did not follow any luck. Samsung’s Kim Dong-yeop’s batted ball again came forward as a pinch hitter in the 2nd out, 1st and 3rd base, but this time it hit pitcher Park Sang-won’s glove and deflected the batted ball, allowing the infield hit to tie the score.
Third base runner Ja-wook Koo cheered after scoring the tying score. Hanwha, who gave off the atmosphere, collapsed after allowing consecutive timely hits to Lee Jae-hyun and Kim Ji-chan. When Lee Jae-hyun hit right hand, Hanwha even made a throw error, and after 2 shots in the 9th inning, he self-destructed with two decisive defensive errors.
In the bottom of the ninth, Lee Do-yoon, who started as the lead batter, fired a solo shot against Samsung closer Oh Seung-hwan. He belatedly chased again, but could not turn the game around.
Victory flew before my eyes. Park Sang-won, who was able to make a save, lost his save due to a defensive mistake by his teammates, and Ha, who made a decisive defensive mistake, could not raise his head.
Hanwha fans who visited Eagles Park expected a thrilling victory by a single point, but they were devastated watching the great defensive mistake that took place after two outs in the ninth inning.
by: 먹튀검증