The catcher and the pitcher who were together right before the big record. Kang Min-ho (38) and Baek Jung-hyeon (36) shared a warm embrace.
Professional baseball Samsung won 6-4 in an away game against Kiwoom in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 18th.
Starting pitcher Baek Jung-hyun showed off a perfect pitch. 메이저사이트He played a perfect game with one out in the 8th inning. He turned the hitters around without any on-base hits, walks, hit balls, fielder errors, etc. After one out in the 8th inning, Russell got an infield hit and the perfect game was broken, but it was a great pitch.
Baek Jeong-hyeon, who allowed doubles and triples in a row in the ninth inning, came down from the mound after giving up one run. Right-hander Lee Seung-hyun, who pitched in relief, sent Baek Jeong-hyeon’s runner home and added one run. Baek Jung-hyun’s final score was 8 innings, 3 hits, 6 strikeouts, 2 runs, and 93 pitches (62 strikes).
The catcher who worked with Baek Jung-hyun throughout the game was veteran Kang Min-ho. After winning, Kang Min-ho greeted the fans and headed to Baek Jung-hyun. He hugged with a brief conversation. Kang Min-ho smiled and said, “I asked for a hug.”
What did you think while leading the juniors who challenged the perfect game? Kang Min-ho said, “I didn’t care at all. He laughed. He soon said, “Honestly, I was conscious. I deliberately didn’t talk to Jung Hyun,” he said. It’s unfortunate, but I’m satisfied with the win.”
Baek Jung-hyun said, “When I came into the dugout after every inning, the players treated me as an invisible person. It was fun,” he hinted.
The 9th inning was the only flaw. Kang Min-ho said, “I think this is baseball. There is no game that ends easily. At the end, Jung Hyun-i seemed to have lost a little bit of strength,” he said. Still, I won, so it’s okay. I congratulate Hyeon-Jung on his first win of the season.”
Baek Jung-hyun was shaken with 5 runs in 2 innings against Hanwha on the 6th, his first appearance of the season. On the 12th, the SSG match improved with 5 innings and 1 run, and this Kiwoom match was completely on track.
Kang Min-ho said, “Jung-hyeon often threw two-seams, but he couldn’t control them perfectly, so there were too many balls. I said let’s play four-seam, not two-seam,” he said. “After that, the results improved. I don’t think I have any share,” he raised his voice.
Baek Jung-hyun, who threw 15 two-seams and 10 four-seams in the Hanwha match (total number of pitches 56), sealed the two-seams and used 37 four-seams in the SSG match (78 pitches). On this day, he utilized only 46 four-seams without two-seam even before Kiwoom (93 pitches).