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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon, who won in the 11th inning of extra time, is cheering. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha Chae Eun-sung is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the 11th inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha Cho Dong-wook, who struck out LG Ham Chang-gun with two outs in the 11th inning of extra time, is roaring. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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The victory, which was unfortunately missed, was recovered with a veteran's shot. He imprinted that he was not the weak Hanwha Eagles of the past in his showdown with the No. 1 team.
Hanwha led 4-0 in an away game against the No. 1 LG Eagles in Jamsil on the 28th, but unfortunately allowed a 4-4 tie due to a defensive miss, but Chae Eun-sung's two-run shot in the top of the 11th inning won 6-5.
Hanwha had 32 wins and 22 losses, chasing No. 1 LG by 2.5 games again.
Hanwha put An Chi-hong, who had been injured in the wrist, in the first division on the day, and composed the starting lineup of Floral (center fielder), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Moon Hyun-bin (left wing), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right wing), Ahn Chi-hong (designated hitter), Choi Jae-hoon (fosu), and Hwang Young-mook (second baseman).
For Hanwha, which lost 1-2 the previous day, it was a game that could never be lost on this day. It was because Cody Ponce, the ace with eight wins and no losses, took the mound.
Hanwha quickly led 4-0 in the top of the first inning with three runs down due to the first solo shot by the lead Floral, Ha Joo-seok's heavy hit in the top of the third inning with two outs and a second base, Moon Hyun-bin's double on the right-field line and Roh Si-hwan's right-field hit. Ponce defended LG's batting line with a perfect score until the third inning and advanced to nine wins.
However, in the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim Hyun-soo allowed his first hit with a solo shot, and in the bottom of the sixth inning, the changeup thrown to Lee Young-bin went high and he hit a solo shot again.
Hanwha was blocked by LG bullpen pitchers and failed to score additional points, making it a two-run gap of 4-2.
A fatal defensive mistake came out in the bottom of the seventh inning and unfortunately allowed the tie.
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha Chae Eun-sung is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the 11th inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha Chae Eun-sung is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the 11th inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A ball hit by the leader Moon Bo-kyung and a left-handed hit by Park Dong-won, facing the first crisis of first and second bases with no outs. No. 6 Koo Bon-hyuk tried to make a sacrifice bunt. In the 1S, Koo Bon-hyuk changed to hit in the bunting position, but when the ball came high, he watched the ball without hitting it. This is when the situation occurs. First baseman Park Dong-won and second baseman Moon Bo-kyung ran, and Moon Bo-kyung returned to second base, but Park Dong-won ran to second base. Both LG runners were going to second base. After seeing this, Hanwha catcher Choi Jae-hoon threw it to second base, and one of the two was threatened. Then Moon Bo-kyung started running back to third base, and Park Dong-won ran to first base.
Shortstop Ha Joo-seok, who caught the ball at second base, targeted second baseman Moon Bo-kyung, who plays at third base. He immediately threw the ball to third baseman Noh Si-hwan. Moon Bo-kyung turned to second base again, and Park Dong-won, who was returning to first base, also ran to second base again. When Noh Si-hwan saw this, he threw the ball back to second base as soon as he caught the ball. It seems that he calculated that he could catch Park Dong-won first at second base and put Moon Bo-kyung back into intimidation.
However, when the ball arrived, Park Dong-won already reached second base, and Moon Bo-kyung, who ran to third base again when second baseman Hwang Young-mook, who caught the ball, threw it back to third base, also arrived at third base and was safe. If Noh Si-hwan did not throw to second base, but targeted Moon Bo-kyung and caught him with intimidation, the situation that would have been one out and second base would have been forced to catch both, but became second and third bases with no outs.
However, Ponce still beat LG batters with a powerful ball. Koo Bon-hyuk was struck out swinging, and Oh Ji-hwan, who came in instead of Shin Min-jae, also struck out three pitches. As the second and third bases are changed to second and third bases with no outs, LG is on the verge of disappearing a golden tie chance.
Park Hae-min hit a ball thrown toward Park Hae-min, which was missed. However, this hit became a lucky hit that fell to a place where both third baseman, shortstop, and left fielder could not catch. In the meantime, both runners homered and tied the game 4-4.
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha Ponce, who struck out LG Oh Ji-hwan with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, roars. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha's Noh Si-hwan and Ha Joo-seok, who failed to post an outcount due to disappointing broadcast play during LG's Koo Bon-hyuk's at-bat with no outs and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Moon Hyun-bin is scoring in the top of the third inning due to Hanwha's Roh Si-hwan's timely hit with two outs and a runner on second base. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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Hanwha starter Ponce threw 96 pitches in seven innings, allowing six hits (two home runs), one out, eight strikeouts, and four runs. He recorded 105 strikeouts in the season and surpassed 100 strikeouts in 12 games, setting a tie for the least 100 strikeouts in history after Ryu Hyun-jin in 2012, but failed to become a winning pitcher by stepping down from a 4-4 tie. He threw up to 157 kilometers of fastballs (46), 147 kilometers of sliders (15), 146 kilometers of changeups (11) and 136 kilometers of curves (24).
In the top of the eighth inning, Hanwha's lead Ha Joo-seok got on base with a surprise bunt hit, but when Moon Hyun-bin struck out, Ha Joo-seok failed to steal second base and failed to get a chance.
Hanwha was on the verge of turning the tables on the first and second bases due to Austin's heavy hit and second baseman error after Han Seung-hyuk took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, but he caught Park Dong-won with a ground ball in front of the shortstop. At the bottom of the ninth inning, closer Kim Seo-hyun came up, but after two outs, he sent Park Hae-min to second base with a wild pitch following a left-handed hit, and another crisis of finishing came. Kim Seo-hyun calmly struck out Lee Young-bin with a swing and miss to push the game to extra time.
At the bottom of the 10th inning, Park Sang-won took the mound and finished with three outs, and in the last attack in the top of the 11th inning, Hanwha walked Moon Hyun-bin to get on base after one out against the opponent's temporary closer Park Myung-geun. Noh Si-hwan struck out and got two outs, but Chae Eun-sung hit a big winning two-run shot over the left fence to make it 6-4.
However, LG did not lose easily. Park Sang-won also came up in the bottom of the 11th inning, but he was hit by a solo shot by Park Dong-won after one death. Then, pinch hitter Song Chan-ui was allowed to walk. To catch a left-handed batter, Kim Kyung-moon raised left-handed pitcher Cho Dong-wook.
However, Cho Dong-wook hit Oh Ji-hwan with a heavy hit and became the first and second base with one out. He caught Park Hae-min with a fly to center field and got two outs. However, pinch hitter Lee Joo-heon allowed a walk, driving him to the bases with two outs. If you get a hit, you're on the verge of losing the game. He struck out left-handed batter Ham Chang-gun with a swing and miss in 2S and managed to secure a one-run victory.
Park Sang-won took his third win of the season, and Cho Dong-wook made his debut save.
Hanwha was ahead in the beginning, but allowed a tie due to a disappointing defensive mistake, and then continued to face a crisis with LG, but finally blocked it, and also captured the opportunity to win with Chae Eun-sung's two-run shot, showing a persistent desire to win.
Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said after the game, `It was a good game regardless of the win and loss. "I want to praise Chae Eun-sung in particular for hitting the winning home run, although the good atmosphere was over and the players faced a difficult situation, but all of them did not lose their concentration until the end and took the lead again and ended the game with a victory."
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha Ha Joo-seok is cheering after hitting a timely hit with two outs and second base in the top of the third inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha An Chi-hong is taking a hit. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th. Hanwha Floral is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the top of the first inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.28/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.