A hit that broke a 17-game hitless streak.

A hit that broke a 17-game hitless streak. Korean baseball’s Hanwha Eagles’ foreign-born slugger Jonathan Peraza, 26, broke out of his slump with a decisive hit.

Peraza started as the No. 1 designated hitter and went 1-for-5 with a walk and two RBIs against the Samsung Lions of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on Wednesday. One of his hits was the game-winning hit in the bottom of the eighth inning that tied the game at 6-5.

Peraza suffered his worst slump of the season on April 19-21 against the KIA. He went 0-for-11 with two walks and seven strikeouts. His triple-digit batting average, which he had maintained all season, was broken. His poor performance, coupled with Hanwha’s seven-game losing streak, was very disappointing.

However, on this day, Peraza was batting leadoff. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, “I think it’s better to bat in the center of the batting order now. He’s a good fit and we need to get a lot of runs,” Kim said, hoping that Peraza’s resurgence would lead to a rebound in the team’s batting.

But on this day, Peraza was uninspired.

After starting the game with a fly ball to center field in the first inning, he struck out swinging in the third, flied out to left field in the fifth, and flied out to right field in the seventh. His hitless streak stretched to 17 at-bats and 15 walks.

But with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 4-5, Peraza came to the rescue when leadoff hitter Jang Jin-hyuk hit an infield fly to second base to end the threat. Samsung brought in closer Oh Seung-hwan early, but Peraza’s focus prevailed.

He picked off a first-pitch fastball and then pulled a two-seam low slider that sailed past the first baseman and into the right-field seats for a grand slam. 안전놀이터 It was the game-winning hit in a 6-5 comeback. It was the first hit in 17 at-bats, breaking a 15-game hitless streak and snapping Han’s seven-game losing streak.

After the game,

Peraza said, “I’m very happy to get a hit in a big situation. I’m very grateful to the team for believing in me,” he said, adding, ”I’ve been struggling lately, but today I came with the mindset of enjoying baseball, and it paid off.”

“I thought I had to believe in myself, and luckily I got a hit, so I’m very happy,” said the first-time batsman, who batted first for the first time this season. ”I lost my batting timing after I was injured against Samsung Electronics in Daegu (May 31). My body is in perfect shape now, I just need to get the timing right. It’s a process of finding it little by little,” he said, confident of his comeback.

Mental is as important as technical. “I keep telling myself that I need to enjoy baseball to get out of the slump. It’s not easy for every player to do that. But I believe in myself and I come to the ballpark to have fun,” he said, vowing to keep that mindset for the rest of the season.

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