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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 25th. Hanwha Noh Si-hwan, with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, cheers after hitting a three-run shot in the bottom of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.25/ |
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Hanwha Eagles rose to second place again.
Hanwha won the home game against the Lotte Giants 8-7 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 25th. Hanwha recorded a winning series in three consecutive games, recording a record of 31 wins and 21 losses in the season. At the same time, he pushed Lotte Giants (30 wins, 2 draws and 21 losses) to third place and rose to second place.
On this day, Hanwha's captain Chae Eun-sung was out due to injury, and Kim In-hwan filled the first base. In addition, rookie Lee Min-jae was also listed in the starting lineup. Hanwha head coach Kim Kyung-moon formed the starting lineup in the order of Esteban Floral (center fielder), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Moon Hyun-bin (left-handed pitcher), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Choi In-ho (designated hitter), Kim In-hwan (first baseman), Lee Min-jae (right fielder), Choi Jae-hoon (captor), and Lee Do-yoon (second baseman).
Lotte's starting players were Jang Doo-sung (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Victor Reyes (left fielder), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Son Ho-young (third baseman), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), and Jeon Min-jae (striker).
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 25th. Hanwha Floral is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.25/ |
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 25th. Hanwha Noh Si-hwan, with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, cheers after hitting a three-run shot in the bottom of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.25/ |
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From the beginning, the Hanwha lineup burst. In the bottom of the first inning, Floral, the leadoff hitter, hit a home run over the back of the right-center, and later Ha Joo-seok and Moon Hyun-bin made consecutive hits. Noh Si-hwan pushed Han Hyun-hee's outer slider as it was and crossed the right fence to make the score 4-0.
Hanwha also scored additional points in the bottom of the second inning. Choi Jae-hoon, the leadoff hitter, hit a double, and Ha Joo-seok's timely hit came out after two outs. After the pitcher's wild pitch, Moon Hyun-bin drew a walk, and Noh Si-hwan's timely hit widened the score to 6-0.
It seemed easy to tilt the game further with Hanwha, but Lotte's firepower was also not easy. He made a big inning in the top of the fifth inning and brought the game to square one. After one out, Son Ho-young's walk and Yoo Kang-nam's timely double came out. Afterwards, Jeon Min-jae turned to a fly ball to right field, but Jang Doo-sung's timely double came out, and Ko Seung-min drew a walk. Later, Reyes' timely hit and Jeon Joon-woo's two-run timely hit narrowed the gap by one point, and Yoon Dong-hee's timely hit balanced 6-6.
In the top of the sixth inning, Hanwha stole second base after leadoff hitter Lee Won-seok hit a hit. Hanwha led 7-6 again with a wild pitch following Choi Jae-hoon's advance hit.
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 25th. In the top of the ninth inning, Lotte's Jeon Joon-woo is cheering after hitting a tiebreaking solo shot. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.25/ |
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Lotte also did not step down easily. The day Hanwha closer Kim Seo-hyun took a rest. Han Seung-hyuk came up as the closing pitcher. Lotte's Jeon Joon-woo hit Han Seung-hyuk's body slider in the top of the ninth inning with two outs and crossed the fence.
A match that was balanced again at 7-7. Hanwha finished the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. Following Floral's double, Ha Joo-seok's true hit and Moon Hyun-bin and Noh Si-hwan's intentional four pitches loaded the bases. However, Chae Eun-sung and Kim Tae-yeon's ground balls led the game to extra time once again.
Hanwha ended the game in the bottom of the 10th inning. After one out, Choi Jae-hoon got a walk, and Hwang Young-mook's hit later gave him a chance to get the first and third bases with one out. Floral turned to the pitcher's ground ball, but he caught the game with Moon Hyun-bin's walk-off following Ha Joo-seok's hit ball.
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 25th. Hanwha Moon Dong-ju is pitching hard. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.25/ |
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Lotte Giants at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 25th. Lotte Han Hyun-hee is pitching hard. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.25/ |
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Hanwha's starting pitcher Moon Dong-ju went down to six runs in four ⅔ innings, but Joo Hyun-sang (1 ⅓ scoreless), Cho Dong-wook (1 inning scoreless), Park Sang-won (1 inning scoreless), Han Seung-hyuk (1 inning scoreless) and Jung Woo-joo (1 inning scoreless) took the mound in turn.
Lotte's Han Hyun-hee was shaken by six runs in four innings, but Chung Hyun-soo (⅔ innings scoreless), Kim Sang-soo (⅔ innings scoreless), Song Jae-young (⅔ innings scoreless), Choi Joon-yong (one inning scoreless), Jung Chul-won (two innings scoreless), Kim Kang-hyun (⅓ innings scoreless), and Park Si-young (⅓ innings scoreless) played the remaining innings.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
