Song Young-jin (19) of the SSG Landers won a decision victory over Rookie of the Year race competitor Moon Dong-ju (20) of the Hanwha Eagles.
Song Young-jin started the match against Hanwha Eagles in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 13th and won 5 innings, 6 hits, 4 strikeouts and 4 runs. It’s the 3rd win of the season.
He was off to a bad start. In the first inning, Song Young-jin was hit by lead batter Jeong Eun-won, and Kim In-hwan and Roh Si-hwan hit back-to-back doubles and contributed two runs. Chae Eun-seong caught it with a strikeout, but Lee Jin-young hit 1 RBI in a timely manner and allowed 3 runs only once.
Song Young-jin, who gave the first point, blocked the 2nd and 3rd episodes neatly with a tripartite retreat. In the meantime, the SSG lineup overturned the game by scoring 7 points up to the 3rd inning.
Song Young-jin, who received ample scoring support, sent Lee Jin-young out with an infield hit in the 4th inning with one out, and was hit with a double by Brian O’Grady, putting him in danger with 1 out, 2nd and 3rd base. In the end, Choi Jae-hoon allowed a one-run chase with a sacrifice fly for an RBI. The 5th episode ended with a tripartite retreat.
Song Young-jin, who recorded 82 pitches, was replaced by Moon Seung-won in the 6th inning, with SSG leading 7-4, and finished the mound that day. He used fastball (47 pitches) – slider (17 pitches) – curve (13 pitches) – fork (5 pitches), and the highest fastball velocity was 149 km/h.
On this day, Song Young-jin had a head-to-head match with Moon Dong-ju. Moon Dong-joo is a young gun who became a hot topic by throwing her best 160km fastball. Although he debuted in the first team last season, he is still maintaining his rookie status, so he is considered a strong candidate for the rookie award this season.
Coach Wonhyung Kim said in an interview before the game that day, “Honestly, compared to Youngjin Song and Dongju Moon, many things are lacking. Moon Dong-ju has already shown the potential to grow into a pitcher representing Korea. Song Young-jin is a rookie this year, but he has the qualities to grow into a player who can represent the team. Personally, I think it will be a fun game if Song Young-jin pitches comfortably thinking that he has nothing to lose as a challenger today.” 카지노사이트
Song Young-jin gave up 4 points in the game that day, giving up a lot of goals. He also slightly increased his season earned run average from 3.22 to 3.95. However, the opposing starting pitcher, Moon Dong-joo, threw a fastball that reached up to 158km, but his pitch faltered and collapsed with 7 hits, 3 walks, 2 walks and 7 runs in 2⅓ innings. Looking at the contents of the pitch, Song Young-jin won by decision.
Young-jin Song and Dong-ju Moon both had painful experiences necessary for growth in a highly anticipated match with young pitchers who will lead Korean baseball in the future. Fans have high expectations of how the two pitchers will develop for the rest of the season.