It was a difficult game, but... The focus of the 9th inning with 2 outs is crazy! Hanwha stands tall as the main character of the first consecutive victory march in 26 years → Gocheok Dankon
May 09, 2025
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Hanwha won the away game against the Kiwoom Heroes 7-5 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 9th. The No. 1 Hanwha Eagles won 10 consecutive games and recorded 25 wins and 13 losses. Hanwha's 10th consecutive win is the first in 26 years since it won the Hyundai Unicorns on September 24, 1999 and the Samsung match on October 5.
On this day, Hanwha organized the starting lineup in the order of Hwang Young-mook (second baseman), Esteban Floral (middle fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (designated hitter), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Choi In-ho (left fielder), Lee Jae-won (possession) and Shim Woo-jun (striker).
The initial atmosphere was in Kiwoom. A home run poured in as he hit Um Sang-baek's ball.
Song Sung-moon, who came out as the leadoff hitter, hit a fastball (144km) thrown by Um Sang-baek on the first pitch to make a home run with a driving distance of 125m. After one out, Lee Ju-hyung hit a changeup this time and crossed the fence. Song Sung-moon had his seventh home run of the season and Lee Ju-hyung his third home run of the season.
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Kiwoom launched a home run again in the top of the fourth inning. Leading hitter Kim Tae-jin hit a changeup in 2B1S and crossed the right fence. Puig then hit Um Sang-baek's change-up again and scored a home run to the left. Kim Tae-jin hit a home run in two consecutive games for the first time since his debut, marking his third home run of the season. Puig hit his fifth homer of the season. In addition, Kim Tae-jin and Puig became Kiwoom's first consecutive hitters and home runs this season.
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Hanwha displayed concentration once again in the second half of the game and displayed concentration from the seventh inning. In the top of the seventh inning, leadoff batters Lee Do-yoon and Kim Tae-yeon hit a hit to set the stage, and Hwang Young-mook's infield hit later made the difference. Floral's fly ball became a true hit, followed by Moon Hyun-bin's sacrifice fly to balance the score 4-4.
With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Hanwha made a turnaround. After two outs, Moon Hyun-bin hit a solo home run with the lead and brought the lead. Noh Si-hwan's hit, Chae Eun-sung's triple, and Lee Sang-hyuk's double were added to spread the score to 7-4.
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After Um Sang-baek allowed four runs in three ⅔ innings, Cho Dong-wook (1inner scoreless), Kim Jong-soo (1 ⅓ scoreless), Park Sang-won (1 inning scoreless), Han Seung-hyuk (1 inning scoreless), and Kim Seo-hyun (1 inning) came up one after another to protect the team's victory.
After the game, Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, `It was a difficult game, but the players turned the tables well and won. The fans' enthusiastic support was a great help. Thank you very much."
Hanwha announced Cody Ponce as its starting pitcher on the 10th. Kiwoom has Kim Sun-ki.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.