Hanwha Eagles foreign pitcher Ricardo Sanchez didn’t pitch his first game until a month into the season, but he’s been racking up the wins. With five wins already, he is tied for second on the team in wins with Moon Dong-ju after Felix Peña (six).카지노
Hanwha extended its winning streak to eight games with a 10-4 victory in the 10th game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League against the Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Monday, improving its season record to 31 wins, four draws and 37 losses (0.456). It was the first time since 12 June 2005 against the LG Twins in Daejeon that Hanwha had won eight straight games.
While it was Noh’s back-to-back home runs in the fourth and fifth innings that ended Samsung’s hopes of a comeback, it was Sanchez’s strong start that kept Hanwha in the game.
Sanchez gave up a leadoff single to Kang Min-ho in the bottom of the first inning, but from the second, he pitched five consecutive scoreless innings. Add to that a double-digit scoring output from the bats, including two home runs from Roh Si-hwan, and a leadoff double to ease the pressure on Sanchez.
Sanchez, who allowed one run on five hits and one walk in six innings, struck out five and walked one, earned his fifth win of the season. Including his performance against Samsung on the 1st, Sanchez’s record this season is 9-5 with a 1.48 ERA in 48⅔ innings pitched in nine games. After joining the team as a replacement for Butch Smith, Sanchez quickly integrated into the team and adapted to the KBO perfectly, and Hanwha has a winning percentage of 9 wins and 1 draw in the 10 games he has pitched. That’s why fans nicknamed him the “Win Fairy.
“It feels really good to be able to continue the winning streak, and I think we were able to win because my teammates made good plays every time I pitched,” Sanchez said after the game. “I can’t say that I was in great shape at the beginning of the game, but as a starting pitcher, giving up an early run is always going to happen, so I was more focused and thought that it was my job to correct the situation quickly.
“Above all, I have a very good relationship with my catcher, Choi Jae-hoon,” Sanchez said, “I trust him to lead me from behind home plate and he gives me confidence. I want to say thank you,” he said, adding that he was grateful to his catcher.
“Even though it was an away game, a lot of Hanwha fans came and supported us, and I really appreciate that,” Sanchez said, adding that he was determined to do what we always do, which is to try our best to win and show a good game.