Hanwha Aces face off ‘Conceded 1 run’ Ryu Hyun-jin vs. ‘No runs conceded’ Moon Dong-ju

Ryu Hyun-jin (left), Young-gun and Moon Dong-ju, who returned to their former team Hanwha after 12 years, are fighting in their own Blue and White match held at Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park in Jung-gu, Daejeon on the 7th.

Hanwha Eagles' 'next-generation ace' Moon Dong-ju (21) laughed during the starting match with 'legend' Ryu Hyun-jin (37).

The Hanwha team held its own blue-and-white match at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 7th ahead of the KBO League exhibition game starting on the 9th.

The intra-team Cheongbaekjeon is an unofficial game that helps players learn their practical skills, but attention was focused on the match between Ryu Hyun-jin, the best pitcher in Korean baseball, and Moon Dong-ju, who will be responsible for the future. Ryu Hyun-jin was the starting pitcher for the home team, and Dong-ju Moon was the starting pitcher for the away team.

Both pitchers delivered pitches that lived up to expectations. Ryu Hyun-jin, who took the mound at Daejeon Stadium for the first time in 12 years, pitched 3 innings with 1 hit, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, 1 wild pitch, and 1 run. Ryu Hyun-jin's highest fastball speed was 143 km. In response, Moon Dong-joo also threw a fastball up to 148 km, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk, and 1 out, and no runs in 3 innings.

Moon Dong-ju, a representative of the KBO League and last year's Rookie of the Year Award winner, displayed excellent crisis management skills in front of Ryu Hyun-jin.

In the bottom of the first inning, Moon Dong-ju allowed a double to Jonathan Peraza and a walk to Noh Si-hwan, putting himself in danger with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd bases, but he grounded out Kim In-hwan after a full count to end the inning.

In the bottom of the second inning, Choi Jae-hoon hit a double and Lee Do-yoon got on base with a hit ball, putting the team on first and second base with no outs. However, Moon Dong-ju did not give up a single point by hitting all of the follow-up batters Hwang Young-mook, Sang-hyuk Lee, and Gyu-hyeon Jang.

Moon Dong-ju, who overcame two crises, finished the bottom of the third inning with a three-way retirement.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who stepped onto the mound at Daejeon Stadium wearing a Hanwha uniform for the first time in 12 years, also put up a monster-like fight.

Ryu Hyun-jin overwhelmed opposing batters with his unique blade control. He utilized the strike zone widely and rarely lost pitches. It was so powerful that batters were unable to hit Ryu Hyun-jin's ball properly in the center of the bat.

Ryu Hyun-jin pitched cleanly in the top of the first and third innings, ending with a three-way throw. However, in the top of the second inning, after being hit by a double by Chae Eun-seong, he gave up a wild pitch and a walk, allowing a sacrifice fly to Jae-won Lee on first and third base with one out and a run.

In the 7-inning match against Blue and White that day, the visiting team won 3-0 thanks to a comeback pitch by Moon Dong-ju and a two-run shot by Chae Eun-seong.

Chae Eun-seong, who had the only hit against Ryu Hyun-jin, showed off his good batting ability by hitting a 2-run home run against Jeong Yi-hwang in the top of the 7th inning with 2 outs and runners on first base. For the away team, starter Moon Dong-ju, followed by Jang Si-hwan, Han Seung-hyuk, Jang Min-jae, and Lee Chung-ho pitched one inning of scoreless innings.

Meanwhile, Hanwha will play its first exhibition game of the season against the Samsung Lions at the same venue at 1 p.m. on the 9th 19가이드03