I went crazy about the success of the pinch hit! In the 8th inning, Hanwha has won 2 consecutive games...Yang Hyun-jong QS KIA has lost four consecutive games

Mar 29, 2025

KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Ahn Chi-hong, a pinch hitter with one out and runners on the second and third bases, cheers after hitting a two-run timely hit in the bottom of the eighth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

Hanwha Eagles won two consecutive games with a thrilling pinch hitter success.

Hanwha won the home game against the KIA Tigers 5-4 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha won two consecutive games and recorded three wins and four losses for the season. KIA has lost four games in a row. The season record was 2-5.

Hanwha formed the starting lineup in the order of Hwang Young-mook (2nd baseman), Kim Tae-yeon (1st baseman), Esteban Floral (middle fielder), Noh Si-hwan (3rd baseman), Chae Eun-sung (designated hitter), Lee Jin-young (left fielder), Lee Won-seok (right fielder), Choi Jae-hoon (captor), and Shim Woo-jun (striker).

For KIA, Choi Won-joon (center fielder), Seo Geon-chang (second baseman), Na Sung-beom (right wing), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Patrick Wisdom (first baseman), Lee Woo-sung (left wing), Han Jun-su (catcher), Hong Jong-pyo (third baseman), and Kim Kyu-sung (striker) started.

The KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha starter Weiss pitches. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

The KIA-Hanwha match held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Yang Hyeon-jong, who stopped the bottom of the sixth inning without losing a point, is happy with his fist. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

Hanwha's starting pitcher Ryan Weiss took the mound. Weiss had six hits (two home runs) with four outs, three strikeouts, and four runs in five innings.

KIA's starting pitcher is Yang Hyeon-jong. In six innings, he recorded a quality start (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) with three strikeouts (one earned run) with six hits and four outs, three strikeouts, and three runs (one earned run), but failed to win.

In the top of the first inning, the KIA Tigers succeeded in gaining the upper hand with a home run. After two outs, Na Sung-bum picked up a walk after a full count match, and Choi Hyung-woo hit a high curve at 2B2S and crossed the right-center fence.

Immediately, Wisdom also joined the home run march. He hit a fastball from 1B to hit a home run that went over the back of left-center field. Wisdom hit a home run in two consecutive games following the previous day's game (28th).

The KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th is welcomed after Wizdom hit a solo shot with two outs in the top of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

KIA also had a chance at first and third bases with no outs in the top of the second inning with Han Jun-su's double and Hong Jong-pyo's hit. However, Kim Kyu-sung's ground ball, Choi Won-joon's strikeout, and Seo Geon-chang's fly ball failed to score.

KIA scored an additional point in the top of the third inning. After one out, Choi Hyung-woo's hit and Wisdom and Lee Woo-sung's walk made the bases loaded. The third baseman homered in Han Jun-su's left field.

Hanwha also launched a counterattack. In the top of the fourth inning, leadoff hitter Choi Jae-hoon hit a hit, and Shim Woo-joon's sacrifice bunt overlapped with the opponent's error, creating a chance for the first and third bases with no outs. Hanwha, which recovered one point with Hwang Young-mook's timely double and continued its chances on the second and third bases, had a third base runner home with Kim Tae-yeon's ground ball. Floral struck out, but Chae Eun-sung's timely hit followed Noh Si-hwan's walk.

KIA-Hanwha match at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Ahn Chi-hong, a pinch hitter with one out and runners on the second and third bases, runs after hitting a timely two-run hit in the bottom of the eighth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.29/

Amid silence on both teams, Hanwha made '8th episode of Promise'. In the bottom of the eighth inning, leadoff hitter Chae Eun-sung hit a hit, followed by pinch hitter Moon Hyun-bin's hit. Hanwha's pinch-hitting operation continued. Lee Do-yoon stood as a pinch hitter, and in the process of attempting a sacrifice bunt, he created chances on the second and third bases with the opponent's foil. The third baseman was caught at home as Lee Do-yoon hit a ground ball to shortstop.

KIA lowered Cho Sang-woo, who had been with two outs, and raised Hwang Dong-ha in the bottom of the seventh inning. Hanwha once again used Ahn Chi-hong as a pinch hitter, and Ahn Chi-hong succeeded in bringing in two runners by hitting in front of left field. Hanwha succeeded in turning the tables 5–4.

Hanwha's new closure Kim Seo-hyun finished the game. He walked the leadoff hitter, but he took a breather by striking out Kim Kyu-sung. After that, Choi Won-joon grounded out with two outs. In the end, he posted the last out count of the day without losing a point and recorded his first save of the season.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.