“The record of 130 wins was never made by myself.”
Doosan Bears veteran left-hander Jang Won-jun (38) presented 30 pizzas to the team on the 24th. It was the very next day when he stepped on the 130-win high he had been waiting for.
On the 23rd, Jang Won-jun started against Samsung in Jamsil and recorded 7 hits, 7 hits, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts and 4 runs in 5 innings, stepping on the height of his personal career of 130 wins. He got the opportunity to start 958 days after the match against Incheon SSG Landers on October 7, 2020, and added one win after 1844 days after 129 wins against the LG Twins in Jamsil on May 5, 2018. The batting line hit 14 hits and actively helped the team win 7-5.스포츠토토
It was the result of all the players, including Doosan coach Lee Seung-yeop, and the bullpen pitchers who were in charge of 4 innings after the housekeeper Yang Eui-ji and Jang Won-joon went down. This is the background in which Jang Won-joon expressed his gratitude, at least with pizza.
Jang Won-joon said with strength, “I wanted to express my heart to everyone who suffered together until this record was made. Thank you again.”
Of course, there were two steel plates. It was like that when he gave up 4 runs in the second inning with a 1-0 lead, and when he turned lead batter Oh Jae-il into a hit in the top of the 4th inning after turning it over to 6-4.
Manager Lee said, “In the second inning, we didn’t prepare the bullpen. I hoped that Jang Won-joon would overcome, and he was the starter after 958 days, but if he went down like that, he didn’t know when he would have an opportunity. I tried to give him enough opportunity. The player himself did not want to quit like that. Even the staff knew that he was desperate because he said he was sorry. It was only one day, but I think he gave enough time to feel what his ability was like by pitching that he could understand. There were mistakes, but he overcame them well.”
“I prepared the bullpen for the 4th inning, but I blocked it well. Jang Won-joon was important and our team’s victory was important, so I had no choice but to prepare it. As you can see, it was the first day of the 6-game series, so I thought it would be nice to draw as long an inning as possible.” He said he was glad he threw the innings.
Catcher Yang Eui-ji cannot be left out if one were to pick the person who most directly contributed to Jang Won-joon’s 130 victories. Yang Eui-ji helped Chang Won-joon to last longer innings by changing the ball mix when Jang Won-joon was hit twice, and when coach Lee asked about the pitch at the point of contemplation of replacement, he persuaded him, “The ball is still fine.” At bat, he recorded 3 hits, 1 walk and 1 run in 3 at-bats, which helped a lot in the offense and defense.
Yang Eui-ji, who hugged Jang Won-jun tightly after winning 130, expressed his sincerity, saying, “I didn’t shed tears, but my eyes were moist. I want to do well with my brother for a long time.”
If you were to pick the pitcher who suffered the most in the bullpen, it would be Kim Myung-shin. He continued to warm up by throwing balls from the bullpen for two innings in the 4th and 5th innings, and in the beginning of the 7th inning, he took the mound with a runner on 1st and 2nd base.
Kim Myung-shin said it was an honor to play his first hold this season against Jang Won-jun’s 130-win game. He said, “In fact, I wanted to give you the victory because (Jang) Won-joon was the pitcher who threw when he got a chance to win 130 as a middle pitcher. I prepared early from the 4th inning yesterday (23rd), but the coach (from the bullpen ) He asked if he would fall back because he had thrown a lot, so I said I would do it one more time. So I went out in time for Pirella’s at-bat. I didn’t throw a lot of balls because I had a lot of experience throwing out from the bullpen. I would have thrown about 15. Waiting until my arm was loosened, one by one. threw,” he explained.
Jang Won-jun did not forget to express his gratitude to his teammates who would have supported his 130 wins more than anyone else, and his teammates ate pizza delivered to Jamsil and were ready to challenge for a second consecutive victory.