160 km per hour did not come out again. However, it was not enough to tie the hitter tightly.
Moon Dong-ju started in the home game against the Doosan Bears held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park on the 18th and pitched well with 2 hits, 4 pitches, 4 strikeouts and no runs in 5⅔innings.
Celebrating his second year this year, Moon Dong-ju made his first start of the season against the Samsung Lions on the 6th and earned his first win of the season by pitching well with 1 hit, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts and no runs in 5 innings.
In the match against the KIA Tigers on the 12th, he left a stronger impression. He gave up 2 runs in 6 innings, but threw a fastball with a maximum speed of 160.1 km. Moon Dong-ju is the first Korean pitcher to exceed 160 km in the KBO League. 메이저놀이터
The third mound in the middle with the modifier ‘160 km pitcher’. Moon Dong-joo did not exceed 160 km, but he calmed down Doosan lineup with more experienced pitching.
In the first inning, he caught both Jeong Su-bin and Jo Sang-tae with ground balls, then struck out Yang Seok-hwan with a 143km slider on a missed swing.
In the second inning, lead hitter Yang Eui-ji hit a double, but the following three batters struck out with a fly ball.
In the 3rd inning, the first batter, Ahn Jae-seok, gave up a walk, and Moon Dong-ju struck out, grounded, and struck out, continuing the scoreless march by organizing subsequent batters.
The first batter walked in the 4th inning. However, he treated the follow-up hitter as a double hit and struck out Seung-hwan Song. The ball that led to the swing against Song Seung-hwan was the fastest ball thrown by Moon Dong-ju that day. With the ‘Trackman’ provided by the club, 159 km per hour was recorded. The PTS (Pitch Tracking System), the official KBO record measurement, came out as 156 km.
Episode 5 was the peak. After two deaths, Ahn Jae-seok was sent out on a walk, and Lee Yoo-chan hit and became 1st and 2nd base. However, he did not concede by throwing a ground ball to Jeong Su-bin.
It exceeded 80, but Moon Dong-ju came up on the mound in the 6th inning. By striking out both Hyun-Ae Jo and Seok-Hwan Yang, he tied the record for the most strikeouts (8) in an individual game since his debut. After that, Yang Eui-ji was sent out as a walk.
Moon Dong-ju, who threw a total of 98 balls, passed the mound to Han Seung-ju. The 98 pitches is the highest number of pitches by an individual, surpassing the 92 pitches recorded in the Gwangju KIA match on the 12th.
Han Seung-joo ended the inning by throwing Song Seung-hwan off the ball, and Moon Dong-ju also finished the game scoreless.
Moon Dong-joo’s hot fighting did not see the light of day. Doosan starting pitcher Choi Won-joon’s good pitching didn’t hit until the 6th inning, and Kim Jae-ho hit 2 RBIs in a timely manner in the 9th inning and lost 0-2. Hanwha fell into a two-game losing streak.