A pitcher who dominated a generation and a pitcher who opened a new era had a confrontation in about 9 months since the Korean Series (KS) in November of last year. Both of them recorded a quality start (QS, 6 innings or more and 3 ERA or less) and showed a luxury pitching battle.
SSG Landers left-hander Kim Gwang-hyun (35) and Kiwoom Heroes right-hander An Woo-jin (24) started and fought side by side in the 2023 KBO League regular season Kiwoom vs. SSG game held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 31st.
SSG Kim Kwang-hyun struck out 5 in 7 innings and gave up 2 runs, and Kiwoom An Woo-jin struck out 3 in 6 innings and gave up 1 run.
Ahn Woo-jin made the mistake first. At the end of the 4th inning, Ahn Woo-jin allowed a heavy hit to lead batter Heredia, and gave a right-handed double to Choi Joo-hwan from 1 out 1 base, facing a crisis with 1 out 2nd and 3rd base. Ahn Woo-jin, who took a walk to Hanyu Island and brought the first run to the bases, allowed a sacrifice fly for center fielder to Jeon Ui-san and allowed the first run.안전놀이터
Kim Gwang-hyun gave up 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning. In a situation where there was no runner in the first company, Dawson gave a heavy hit and Kim Hwi-jip a left-handed double, and Lee Joo-hyung’s left fielder sacrificed a run. Then, in the 2nd and 3rd base, he dedicated a timely hit to Lee Hyung-jong and conceded an additional run.
Kim Gwang-hyun threw a total of 98 pitches that day. Centering on the slider (34 pitches), he mixed a changeup (28 pitches), fastball (25 pitches), and curve ball (11 pitches). The highest velocity of the fastball was 148 km/h. The slider was rapidly adjusted from 118 to 142 km per hour.
An Woo-jin threw a total of 80 pitches that day. Centering on the fastball (36 pitches), the curveball (19 pitches), slider (14 pitches), and changeup (11 pitches) were evenly mixed. In particular, the highest speed of the fastball was 157 km/h. The curve controlled the speed from 118 to 133 km per hour and stole the timing of SSG hitters.
Kim Gwang-hyeon and Ahn Woo-jin proved their outstanding control by giving only two and one walk respectively.