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Hanwha Eagles No. 4 hitter Roh Si-hwan helped Ryu Hyun-jin reach 100 career KBO wins.
Hanwha won 8-2 at home against the SSG Landers in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on Tuesday.
Starting at third base and batting No. 4, Noh went 2-for-4 with a double, one home run, two walks, two runs scored and four RBIs.
Most importantly, he hit the grand slam that helped Ryu win his 100th game. In the third inning, SSG starter Lee Ki-soon's first pitch faltered and Noh stepped to the plate with the bases loaded. After watching the first and second pitches, Noh swung wildly at a 120-kilometer slider in the third. Lee Ki-soon delivered another slider in the fourth pitch, and Noh didn't miss it, sending the ball over the left-field fence.
Speaking to the media after the game, Noh said, “My plan before the game was to hit every ball in front of the plate so that my timing would never be late. I think I got a chance with the bases loaded and connected with a good hit.”
In addition to hitting, Noh also helped Ryu on defense. “I've always been confident in my defense,” said Noh. Today's game was Ryu Hyun-jin's 100th win, and I knew I could only do it with the help of the fielders. The players and captain Chae Eun-sung also went in with the determination, 'Let's help him. I went in with the mindset that I would take care of what I could on defense, and even if it was a hit, I would take one more dive.”
When asked about adjusting the timing of her batting, she said, “I started off with a bad pace, and I felt intimidated. I was checking the ball and hitting it, so my point was behind. Before 스포츠토토 today's game, I decided to break this habit and go to the plate with the mindset that even if I struck out four times, I would try to hit it in front of me,” he explained.
Noh swung wildly at a slider before hitting his home run. “I was aiming for a fastball. The changeup came and I swung at it, but it wasn't a bad swing. When you take a false swing, you feel cheated, but this was a timed false swing. I was confident that the changeup would come, but it was the same pitch and the same course, and I was able to connect for a home run,” he said.
Today, he got two high fastballs. “Hitters love high pitches,” Noh laughed.
“I didn't say it, but I was really enjoying it. It's really good to get two in one game. It means they're scared of me,” he emphasized.
When asked what he would like to say to Ryu Hyun-jin, he smiled and said, “Buy some beef.”
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