‘Challenge for 100 wins’ Ryu Hyun-jin meets SSG Choi Jeong-ui, ‘home run factory manager’

Choi Jeong and Ryu Hyun-jin are strong with a career batting average of 0.362 and 4 home runs.

Ryu Hyun-jin is scheduled to start the game against SSG Landers at Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 30th.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who returned after 11 years in the American Major League (MLB), has 1 win, 3 losses, and an average ERA of 5.91 in 6 appearances this year. In his fourth appearance of the season, against the Doosan Bears on the 11th (6 scoreless innings), he achieved his first win since his return and his 99th overall win, and suffered only one loss in two appearances.

Contrary to expectations, the harvest of victories this season has been slow. The pitching is showing ups and downs, to the point where there have been three strange games where five runs have been conceded. In addition, the stagnation of the team's batting lineup and defensive anxiety are aggravating, making it impossible to help Ryu Hyun-jin.

Hanwha is also having difficulties competing in the rankings as the special ace repeatedly fails to hunt for victory.

Hanwha is in 8th place with 12 wins and 18 losses as of the 29th. Until March, he remained at the top of the leaderboard with 7 wins and 1 loss, but his pace plummeted in April. Ryu Hyun-jin's good pitching and victory are essential to change the atmosphere.

This is Ryu Hyun-jin's first time facing SSG this year. The key is to suppress long hits, which is SSG's trademark. SSG is a team so powerful that it is called ‘Home Run Square’. The SSG batting line, ranked 4th in this category with a team batting average of 0.274, boasts the 1st place in team home runs (39). The match between ‘home run factory manager’ Choi Jeong (SSG) and Ryu Hyun-jin is considered the highlight of the game. Ever since Ryu Hyun-jin's return was decided, his reunion with Choi Jeong has attracted attention. Before leaving for the big leagues, Ryu Hyun-jin was particularly weak at the top. Choi Jeong-eun hit Ryu Hyun-jin with a career batting average of 0.362 (21 hits in 58 at-bats) and 4 home runs. Choi Jeong is still in good health. He has hit double-digit home runs for 19 consecutive seasons and is tied for the lead in home runs by arching 11 times this year. He recorded a total of 469 home runs, surpassing the 467 home runs held by Doosan Bears coach Lee Seung-yeop, the 'national hitter', and also set a new record for the most home runs in the KBO League history. Attention is focused on how Ryu Hyun-jin, who has recorded only one home run this season, will resolve the game against Choi Jeong. It's been a long time since I've faced Shin-Soo Choo (SSG), whom I met in MLB. Ryu Hyun-jin and Choo Shin-soo faced each other only once, on July 28, 2013, as the LA Dodgers pitcher and the Cincinnati Reds batter. At that time, Ryu Hyun-jin tied Choo Shin-soo's bat with no hits and one walk in two at-bats.  스포츠토토맨