Chad Bell, a 30-year-old foreign pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles, missed the perfect game with seven outings left. However, he succeeded in making history for the club by winning 10 games in the season due to his
Chad Bell started against Kiwoom in Daejeon on Thursday and pitched 111 balls in eight innings, his best pitching since his debut with two hits and 11 strikeouts. With Hanwha's 1-0 victory, Chad Bell has posted his 10th win (nine losses) of the season. At the same time, it will be the first time in Hanwha's team history to win a double-digit victory with a foreign pitcher.
It was a perfect pitch. He didn't allow a single on-base hit to the sixth inning without a hit and a walk. He caught Seo Geon-chang on a grounder to second base, Kim Ha-seong on a fly to center field and Lee Jung-hoo on a grounder to first base in the first inning, and all Park Byung-ho, Jerry Sands and Park Dong-won on an outfield fly in the second. In the third inning, the leadoff hitter Kim Hye-sung struck out three pitches, followed by Jang Young-seok with a fly to shortstop and Park Jung-eum with a swinging strikeout, respectively.
Chad Bell's power remained intact even after the fourth inning when he made one lap. After striking out both Kiwoom table setters Seo Geon-chang and Kim Ha-sung in the fourth inning, he grounded out to left fielder Lee Jung-hoo, who is No. 1 on the most hits. In the fifth inning, Park Byung-ho and Sands again hit back-to-back infield groundouts and struck out Park Dong-won for a single to end the inning. 사설토토사이트 The sixth inning, in which Kiwoom 7th and 9th bats started, was also a relief. He even added two strikeouts against Jang Young-seok and Park Jung-eum.
It was the seventh inning when he met Seo Geon-chang, Kim Ha-sung and Lee Jeong-hoo for the third time. The first two batters went through without a hitch. Seo Geon-chang grounded out to shortstop and Kim Ha-sung struck out. However, at bat after this time, the milestone was finally canceled. While Lee Jung-hoo's hit on Chad Bell's second pitch rolled slowly toward shortstop Oh Sun-jin, the fast-paced batter sprinted to first base. Oh Sun-jin, who was trying to handle the ball carefully, failed to throw the ball to first base in the
The KBO's official recorders gave the batter a "na hit." It was the moment when Chad Bell's perfect game and the no-hitter flew at the same time. But Chad Bell, who allowed his first on-base run in 21 batters, remained unmoved. He quickly ended the inning by striking out Park Byung-ho, the next batter, after four balls.
Chad Bell was back on the mound in the eighth inning with a desire to win 10 games of the season. He was hit by a left-handed hit by Park Dong-won and threw a hit to Jang Young-seok to become first and second, but struck out his last batter, Lee Ji-young, and completed the scoreless game. Chad Bell roared on the mound, clenched his fist.
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