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| The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 23rd. Hanwha Weiss is pitching hard. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.23/ |
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Hanwha Eagles rose back to second place.
Hanwha won the home game against the Lotte Giants 4-2 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 23rd. Hanwha escaped its second straight loss and reached the 30th victory (20 losses) following the LG Twins. At the same time, he pushed Lotte (29 wins, 2 draws and 20 losses) to third place and rose to second place.
On this day, Hanwha organized the starting lineup in the order of Esteban Floral (middle fielder), Choi In-ho (designated hitter), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Hwang Young-mook (second baseman), Lee Jae-won (possessed) and Ha Joo-seok (striker).
Lotte's starting players were Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Victor Reyes (left fielder), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Jeon Min-jae (striker), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Yoo Kang-nam (poster), and Lee Ho-joon (second baseman).
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| The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 23rd. Hanwha Weiss is pitching hard. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.23/ |
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 23rd. Lotte Park Se-woong, who finished the inning with the least run in the bottom of the fifth inning with one out, is showing his gratitude to the fielders. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.23/ |
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Both teams played their part in starting pitchers. Hanwha's Weiss allowed two runs in eight innings. He recorded a maximum fastball speed of 155km, and mixed sweepers (44), curves (16), and changeups (1). Weiss, who allowed one run until the eighth inning, also took the mound in the ninth inning, but handed over the mound to closer Kim Seo-hyun after a leadoff hit.
Lotte's Park Se-woong allowed three strikeouts, three strikeouts, and four runs (three earned runs) in six ⅓ innings. He made a quality start with three runs until the sixth inning, but his loss in the seventh inning was disappointing.
The first place was at Lotte. With two outs in the top of the second inning, Yoo Kang-nam hit Weiss' fastball and crossed the left fence. Yoo Kang-nam's fourth home run of the season.
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| The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 23rd. Lotte Yoo Kang-nam is hitting a solo shot with two outs in the top of the second inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.23/ |
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Hanwha succeeded in turning the tables in the bottom of the fifth inning, while withdrawing without scoring in both the third and fourth innings. After leadoff hitter Lee Jin-young went out with a hit, Lee Jae-won and Ha Joo-seok made it 1-1 with consecutive hits after one out. Later, Floral's hit gave him a bases-loaded chance, and Choi In-ho calmly drew a walk and scored a pushback. The bases-loaded chance continued, but Moon Hyun-bin's double play failed to score additional points.
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 23rd. Noh Si-hwan is digging home when Hanwha Hwang Young-mook grounded out in front of the pitcher with one out and runners on the first and third bases in the bottom of the sixth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.23/ |
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Hanwha scored in the bottom of the sixth inning. Leading hitter Noh Si-hwan hit a ground ball, but he got on base when the opponent's error came out, and later, Chae Eun-sung's hit ball created a chance for the first and second bases with no outs. Later, Lee Jin-young's ground ball made it to first and third base with one out, while Hwang Young-mook's ground ball made third baseman Noh Si-hwan homered. The score is 3-1.
Hanwha's leadoff hitter Lee Jae-won's walk in the bottom of the seventh inning followed by Floral's double and Choi In-ho's ground ball to run to a score of 4-1.
After Park Se-woong, Song Jae-young (⅔ innings scoreless) and Kim Kang-hyun (one inning scoreless) came up in order for Lotte.
Hanwha's closer Kim Seo-hyun took the mound in the top of the ninth inning after Weiss was hit by leadoff hitter Jang Doo-sung. Kim Seo-hyun caught Yoon Dong-hee with a fly ball and got a hit by Reyes. Since then, he has been on the second and third bases with one out due to wild pitches, but he struck out Jeon Joon-woo and took a breather with two outs. Na Seung-yeop walked and loaded the bases, and Jeon Min-jae gave a timely hit and lost a point. However, he returned Ko Seung-min as a pinch hitter and kept the victory without losing a point.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
