NC secured the winning series by putting Hanwha into a 4-game losing streak.
NC won메이저사이트 an away match against Hanwha in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park on the 29th, 3-2. Starting pitcher Lee Yong-jun won his second win of the season with 5 scoreless innings, and Son A-seop played an active part with 3 hits and 1 RBI including a wedge double.
Following the previous day (28th), NC, which held down Hanwha two days in a row, marked 13 wins and 12 losses. 10th place Hanwha, who fell into a swamp of 4 consecutive losses, fell to ‘-10’ with a win-loss margin of 6 wins, 16 losses and 1 draw.
Hanwha seized the opportunity first in the third inning. Lee Seong-gon’s first hit against NC starter Lee Yong-jun, and Lee Won-seok’s nine-pitch walk made it a chance for a safe 1st and 2nd base. However, Noh Su-gwang’s forward bunt landed in front of the catcher, leading to a 2-6-4 double play. In the ensuing 2 out 2 base, Moon Hyun-bin also threw a chance by retreating with a ground ball to 2 base.
Opportunity after crisis. NC immediately counterattacked in the 4th inning. In the face of Hanwha starter Nam Ji-min, Park Kun-woo walked and Kim Seong-wook hit, Cheon Jae-hwan scored a timely left-handed hit that missed the third interval and succeeded in suppressing the 1-0 baseline. In the 5th inning, NC pulled Nam Ji-min down by adding 1 point with 3 consecutive hits from Do Tae-hoon and Son Ah-seop to Seo Ho-cheol.
In the 6th episode, Hanhwa saved Han Seung-joo added 1 point. After two outs, Do Tae-hoon walked out, and after Son A-seop’s right-middle double hit, he stepped on the groove and ran away 3-0. Son A-seop had 2 hits and 1 RBI in 3 at-bats.
NC starter Lee Yong-jun won his second win of the season with 5 innings, 1 hit, 2 walks, 1 strikeout, and no runs. He also lowered his ERA from 1.45 to 1.14 and emerged as a candidate for the Rookie of the Year award. He used sliders (24), curves (9), and changeups (8) centered on fastballs (43) with a maximum of 148 km and an average of 144 km.
From the 6th inning, the bullpen led by Ha Jun-young (⅔ innings, 1 run), Kim Jin-ho (1⅓ innings), Kim Young-gyu (1 inning), and Lee Yong-chan (1 inning, 1 run) jointly allowed 2 runs in 4 innings to keep the lead.
Hanwha starter Nam Ji-min suffered his fourth loss of the season with 5 hits, 2 walks, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts and 2 runs in 4 innings. The silence on the other line was painful. In the 6th inning, Noh Si-hwan broke the scoreless silence by hitting NC saver Ha Jun-young with a timely hit, but in the 9th inning, he only scored 1 point with Jung Eun-won’s double stroke in the 1st and 2nd bases. In the end, he fell to his knees by 1 point and fell into a 4-game losing streak.
