The choice of a master is divided. Team batting average of 0.201 Kim Tae-hyung will replace four players. 0.129 Kim Kyung-moon remains the same. The result is

Mar 28, 2025

KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 28th. Coach Kim Kyung-moon is on the ground in the home opener at the new stadium. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.28/

The KBO League SSG and Lotte match will be held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 25th. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung is demonstrating his batting directly to the players. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.25/

The two teams that did not hit well in the first five games of the opening are different. Lotte Giants and Hanwha Eagles.

Lotte sent a sluggish player down to the second division and put a player in good condition in the second division, while Hanwha did not move.

Ahead of the home opening match against KT Wiz at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th, Lotte lowered Hwang Sung-bin, Choi Hang, Park Seung-wook and Lee In-han to the second division and called Kim Min-sung, Lee Ho-joon, Cho Se-jin, and Son Sung-bin to the first division.

Lotte has only scored 201 runs, 32 hits, and 10 points in the past five games. He averaged two points per game. There were no home runs in five games. It was the only team that didn't hit a home run. Lotte, which lost two consecutive games to LG in the opening match, struggled to beat SSG at the end of extra time in Incheon on the 25th, but suffered consecutive losses on the 26th (1:3) and the 27th (2:5). The reason for the loss was that the starter pitched well but the batters did not explode.

In the end, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung changed the team's atmosphere by changing four players before the home opener.

Hwang Sung-bin, who was a top hitter in the opening match, hit only 182, 2 for 11 in four games, Park Seung-wook was 0 for 7 and Choi Hang was 0 for 2.

Kim Min-sung, who came to his hometown Lotte last year, played in eight games in the second division and showed a batting average of 455 (10 hits in 22 at-bats) with two home runs and five RBIs.

Outfielder Cho Se-jin batted .333 (10 hits in 30 at-bats) with three home runs and six RBIs in eight games. Catcher Son Seong-bin also maintained a good batting sense with a batting average of 313 (five hits in 16 at-bats) and three RBIs in seven games.

However, there is a team that hits worse than Lotte. It's Hanwha.

KBO League SSG and Lotte at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 26th. First base with no outs in the first inning. Hwang Sung-bin ran from first base to third base when Yoon Dong-hee hit an infield ground ball. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.26/

The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 13th. Lotte's hitting Park Seung-wook. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.13/

Hanwha's five-game team batting average was only 129. The total number of hits was only four per game with 20, and the team scored less than two points per game with nine points. Hanwha, which won 4-3 in the opening match against KT, led Noh Si-hwan's tie-breaking home run in the top of the ninth inning the next day and suffered a disappointing walk-off loss (4-5) ahead of the draw. And three consecutive losses to LG in Jamsil. They lost 0-5, 0-4, 1-2. At the top of the ninth inning of Gyeonggi Province on the 27th, he managed to score one run with Floral's first hit.

No batter has a batting average of .300 in five games, and Roh Si-hwan's batting average of .263 (5 hits in 19 at-bats) is the highest. Floral's first hit in 18 at-bats is now 566, and FA Shim Woo-joon, who received 5 billion won, is only 67 (1 hit in 15 at-bats). Chae Eun-sung is also .200 (three hits in 15 at-bats), and An Chi-hong has yet to report a hit and has no hit in 9 at-bats.

However, Hanwha did not replace the entry before the home opener against the KIA Tigers at Daejeon New Stadium on the 28th.

Of course, there are many players who are good at hitting Hanwha's second division. Ha Joo-seok is batting .591 (13 hits in 22 at-bats) in seven games, Lee Min-jae is batting .520 (13 hits in 25 at-bats) in nine games, Lee Sang-hyuk is .471 (8 hits in 17 at-bats), and Jang Kyu-hyun is .450 (9 hits in 20 at-bats).

A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. Hanwha Real. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.26/

The game between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th, Hanwha shortstop Shim Woo-joon and second baseman Ahn Chi-hong are talking at the bottom of the fourth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.27/

However, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon seems to be willing to trust the current first-team players. It seems that the batters overall judged that the batting cycle was low.

Hanwha's mound is not bad. He ranks fourth overall with an ERA of 3.53. In particular, the starter is second to LG (0.50), who showed unbelievable pitching with 2.36. As the closing main phenomenon was sluggish, he quickly reorganized the mound, including dropping to the second division and selecting Kim Seo-hyun, who is in good condition, as the closing pitcher.

What results will Lotte and Hanwha, who made different choices, get in the future. It is a three-game series over the weekend that people are curious about.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.