"Crying after holding Soo-chang's brother." The power that made sobbing and Jang Si-hwan endure for three years after breaking 19 consecutive losses is "Family."

Hanwha Eagles pitcher Jang Si-hwan showed a drama that escaped tears in a row. 토토

Hanwha came from behind to win 16-6 with 13 points in the eighth inning alone in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League match against Kiwoom Heroes at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 25th. Hanwha recently closed its second straight loss and moved back to eighth place with Kiwoom, which was leading by 0.5 games.

Hanwha's fifth pitcher Jang Si-hwan took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing 3-6 on the same day, and recorded a three-way retirement as he grounded Kim Hye-sung to first base, Ronnie Dawson to first base, and Lee Won-seok to fly to right field. After Jang Si-hwan blocked the bottom of the seventh inning, Hanwha's batters exploded.

Hanwha attacked for 68 minutes in the eighth inning alone. Eighteen batters came out and scored 13 points with 10 hits and 5 walks while "hittering." Jang Si-hwan, who threw in the previous inning, naturally met the requirements for victory. As the next pitchers blocked the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings without losing a point, Jang Si-hwan escaped from the long 19-game losing streak.

Jang Si-hwan's previous victory was against the Doosan Bears in Daejeon on September 22, 2020. It was the first victory in 1038 days since then. Jang Si-hwan has since recorded two losses in 2020, 11 losses in 2021, five losses last year, and one loss this year. Jang Si-hwan lost 19 consecutive games against Kiwoom in Gocheok on April 1, the opening game, breaking Shim Soo-chang's 18th consecutive loss, which was the previous record, but he avenged by breaking his consecutive losses against Kiwoom.

After the game, Jang Si-hwan said, "All I can say is that I'm happy." It can't be this good. The 19th consecutive loss period over the past three years has passed like a racehorse in the top of the eighth inning. Once again, I felt that victory was such a good thing. "I was more nervous than when I won my first win, and it's better than then," he said.

Jang Si-hwan said, "I thought it was a joke of fate," referring to the 19th consecutive loss. Before losing 19 consecutive games, I had a chance to start in 2021 and cut it off here once (on August 26th, I failed to win two runs in seven innings) and the team was in a 4-4 draw. It was here, too, but it feels strange to cut it off here like a joke of fate," he said.

In the meantime, Jang Si-hwan talked about his losing streak calmly like a joke, but inside, he had a lot of worries and worries. "Honestly, I've always felt uneasy. It was a bad record, so I was scared to go on the mound one day. I honestly thought about whether I should retire, but I thought I had to endure it. "Because I had a family, I tried to endure it more firmly even if it didn't work out, so I think the opportunity to cut it off came today," he said, referring to his family.

Jang Si-hwan also showed tears while talking about his family in a broadcast interview after the match. "I am most sorry for my wife," he said, still in a trembling voice. Married me and went through a hard time. It's hard for me and the people watching must have had a hard time while losing 19 consecutive games. "Thank you for holding out with me, and thank you for saying that I can support and do it when I have a hard time," he confessed. "To be honest, I wanted to go home after the game. My wife and baby came to mind first. The good thing was that I came on an expedition that I wanted to do together," he said, expressing his affection for his family.