"Most wins + strikeouts No. 1." Ponce is a former NPB player, so he's good at KBO as well? The answer is "No, all leagues are different."

"Most wins + strikeouts No. 1." Ponce is a former NPB player, so he's good at KBO as well? The answer is "No, all leagues are different."

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Hanwha Eagles' Cody Ponce made a quality start plus for four consecutive games, winning six games of the season.토토사이트

At an away game against the KIA Tigers of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on Sunday, the Hanwha Eagles won the game 3-1 and secured its sixth consecutive win. Ponce took the mound as a starting pitcher and pitched seven innings of two hits, two walks and five strikeouts, one run (non-ERR) to achieve his sixth win of this season. He combined a maximum of 156 kilometers per hour fastball with curveball, slider, change-up, and two-seam to tie up the KIA lineup.

After the game, head coach Kim Kyung-moon applauded Ponce's hard pitching, saying, "He was able to create an opportunity to turn the tables because he did his role perfectly in seven innings as an ace."
It is a seven-inning, no-run game in four consecutive games. Ponce, who allowed four runs in six innings at the match against Doosan Bears in Jamsil on April 9, continued his record of no-run games in a total of 29 innings at the match against KIA in Gwangju, following the last inning on the day against SSG in Munhak on April 15, the match against NC in Daejeon on April 20, and the match against KT in Daejeon on April 27. He has won six consecutive games without losing a game, tying for first in the multiple wins category.

In particular, the opponent against KIA on the day was ace James Nail, who has the No. 1 ERA, and Ponce's powerful pitching also shone all the more as the two powerful pitchers met. Ponce said, "Nail is also a good enough player, but I only thought about fighting competitively on the mound with a desire to win."

"I talked a lot with Choi Jae-hoon because my direct ball control was a little worse than usual. I talked about changing the ball combination, and Lee Jae-won asked me to change the ball combination even when I came up, so I think it was effective to change the ball combination a lot," he said. "I gave him some walks, but he trusted our fielders and led to good results."
First starter down. After giving up two runs in five innings in the opening game against KT, which was his first game in the KBO, Ponce allowed two runs in seven or more innings and two runs or less in six of the seven games. He has an ERA of 1.70 with 66 strikeouts in 53 innings in eight games. He is an ideal foreign player with not only records but also showmanship and chemistry with the team.

There is also an evaluation that the KBO adaptation was fast thanks to the Asian baseball experience. Ponce has played for the Nippon Ham Fighters and Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Japanese professional baseball league (NPB) for three seasons from 2022 to 2024.

Asked if his experience in Japan helped him adapt to the Korean stage, Ponce said, "No. Every league is different. There are things that each league has to learn." He said, "I struck out a lot in the beginning of the season, but now I've lost a lot. I think I'm adapting myself to the opponent as well."