"I'm sorry to Kwon Hee-dong"…Moon Dong-joo bowed his head even after writing the record of winning six consecutive starts for the first time in 18 years. Why?
"I'm sorry to Kwon Hee-dong"…Moon Dong-joo bowed his head even after writing the record of winning six consecutive starts for the first time in 18 years. Why?
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"I want to say 'I'm sorry' to Kwon Hee-dong (NC Dinos)."
Hanwha Eagles pitcher Moon Dong-ju started in his second regular season showdown with NC of the "2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League" held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 19th. The game ended with a 7-2 rain cold game victory in the fifth inning, and he won two games (one loss) of the season by allowing five hits, seven strikeouts, two walks and two runs in five innings of final performance.
Moon got off to a shaky start in the top of the first inning. Starting from the first pitch, he hit NC`s leadoff hitter Kwon Hee-dong, sending runners on the floor. Later, he handled Kim with swing strikeouts, but allowed pinch runner Choi Jeong-won, who came in instead of Kwon, to steal bases, and was placed on third with one out due to catcher Choi Jae-hoon`s throwing error.
Moon Dong-ju wisely overcame the crisis. He induced Park Min-woo to ground out to the second base to catch third baseman Choi Jeong-won at home. With runners on first and second bases with two outs, he grounded out follow-up hitter Son Ah-seop to the second base to end the inning.
Moon, who had three outs in the top of the second inning, gave up the first run in the top of the third inning. After dealing with Jin Jae-hwan (base strikeouts) and Park Si-won (swinging strikeouts), he allowed Choi Jung-won to walk. This became the seed of his loss. He was dragged 0-1 by an RBI double that passed the center fielder's height to Kim Joo-won with two outs and runners on the first base. With two outs and a third base, Park Min-woo gave up a timely RBI and lost an additional point 0-2.
After losing a point, Moon regained stability. In the top of the fourth inning, leadoff hitter Son A-seop was allowed an infield hit to the shortstop, but he did not lose a point. Later, he gave up consecutive hits to Kim Hyung-joon and Park Si-won at the top of the fifth inning, putting them on the first and third bases with one out, but ended the day's game by catching Choi Jeong-won and Kim Joo-won with fly balls to center field and fly balls to left field, respectively.
In an interview, Moon Dong-ju, who was considered a leading player, offered an apology to his senior Kwon Hee-dong. Hanwha coach Kim Kyung-moon also visited NC manager Lee Ho-joon with his senior coach Yang Seung-kwan after the game to express his regret. Kwon was hit by a 148 kilometer per hour four-seam fastball by Moon Dong-ju, and was diagnosed with "simple contusion" after a hospital examination.
"It bothers me (to hurt Kwon Hee-dong). I want to say 'I'm sorry'. Since then, I have tried to throw the ball more concentrated," Moon said.
With Moon Dong-ju's victory on the day, Hanwha won six consecutive starts. It is the fifth real record in 18 years since 2007. Coincidentally, it is a winning streak that began with Moon Dong-ju. He gave his team a victory in the match against the Kiwoom Heroes in Daejeon on the 13th.
"I think I can only say that I was lucky," Moon said. "I lost a point, but I'm grateful that I was able to finish the fifth inning well with a small number of pitches. I never thought that I wanted to continue my winning streak as a starter. I didn't even think that I started. I just didn't want to break that record because the team was in a good mood."
He garnered his goal of victory but also pointed out what he needed to move forward. "I feel like my game is going bad with four balls," he said in the top of the third inning. "I think my game is going bad with four balls. That's why I'm trying my best not to give walks this year. That's the most regrettable thing. It will be a good lesson for me to prepare for the next game," he said, vowing to display better pitching in the next game. 카지노
Meanwhile, Hanwha won six consecutive games and confirmed the winning series of the weekend series. The season record is 13 wins and 11 losses. At the same time, the Lotte Giants lost to the Samsung Lions (3-10) on the day, jumping to second place in the league.