He completely shook off the nightmare of early replacement 38 days ago. Won Tae-in (24), the blue blood ace, led the Samsung Lions to four consecutive wins by pitching in the second half of the season without allowing any runs.먹튀검증
Won took the mound as a starting pitcher at a home game against the Doosan Bears of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Pohang Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, and pitched a perfect six innings of two hits, eight strikeouts and no runs. Samsung defeated Doosan 3-0 on a solid mound that gave up not a single run in nine innings, continuing its four-game winning streak.
Earlier, Won took the mound twice against Doosan, displaying extreme pitching. On May 2, the first game of this season, he garnered a victory by allowing three hits, two walks, two strikeouts and one run (zero earned run) in six innings.
The game on July 13, the second showdown, was a nightmare itself. Starting in the first inning, he gave up four runs on a timely RBI single to Heo Kyung-min and a three-run home run to Kim Jae-hwan. To make matters worse, his fastball on the third pitch to Kang hit the helmet and was sent off with a head shot. On the day, Won lost the game with the worst record of three hits, one homer and two walks in ⅔ innings.
Won completely avenged his loss against Doosan, which he met again in about a month. After a good start with a straight hit and two strikeouts in the first inning, Won struck out, grounded out, and struck out three in the second inning as well. Samsung’s batters took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning with Lee Jae-hyun’s first timely hit at the first and third bases with one out, which was made through hits by Park Byung-ho and Lewin Diaz.
In the top of the third inning, Won gave up his first hit after a full count match that stretched to eight pitches against leadoff hitter Kim Ki-yeon. He struck out Kim Jae-ho and grounded out Lee Yoo-chan to the first base to secure the second out, with two outs and runners on the second and third bases. However, he did not hesitate to block Jarrod Young with a fly ball to the third base after a full count match.
Since then, Won’s pitching has been unstoppable. He pitched three consecutive innings with two fly balls and a strikeout in the fourth inning, two strikeouts in the fifth inning, and a grounder, a straight hit, and a strikeout in the sixth inning. Won, who threw 89 pitches through the sixth inning, handed over the mound to Choi Ji-kwang and finished the pitching on the day.
Samsung’s batters made the score 3-0 with Kang Min-ho’s timely RBI single in the seventh inning and Diaz’s RBI wedge double in the eighth inning. After Won Tae-in went down, five bullpen pitchers cleared the remaining three innings without allowing a run, and Samsung won a clean victory.
With the victory, Won has secured 12 wins (six losses) in this season, ranking No. 4 in the league. He also posted an earned run average of 3.32 to rank fourth in the league. He is by far the first among starting pitchers in Korea. Despite the trend of strong pitching this season, Won has displayed impressive performance that is comparable to that of outstanding foreign pitchers, boasting the prowess of the national team’s starting pitcher and Samsung ace.