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| The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. Chae Eun-sung is welcomed after hitting a solo shot in the top of the sixth inning. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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| The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. Chae Eun-sung is welcomed after hitting a solo shot in the top of the sixth inning. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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Hanwha Eagles won two consecutive games.
Hanwha won the away game against the NC Dinos 9 to 6 at Changwon NC Park on the 31st.
Hanwha won 7-1 the previous day (30th) and won two consecutive games. In addition, he succeeded in securing a winning series of three consecutive games. The Hanwha Eagles recorded 34 wins and 23 losses throughout the season. NC has lost five consecutive games, bringing its season record to 23 wins, 3 draws and 27 losses.
On this day, Hanwha's Um Sang-baek, who signed an FA contract for a total of 7.8 billion won for four years ahead of this season, returned to the first team in 15 days. Um Sang-baek was excluded from the first-team entry on the 16th as he was sluggish with 1-4 losses and a 6.68 ERA in eight games before the game.
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| Hanwha starting pitcher Um Sang-baek is pitching at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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| The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. NC starter Kim Nok-won is pitching. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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Um Sang-baek, who came from rearrangement in the Futures League, allowed eight hits, four outs, two strikeouts, and two runs in five innings. With a 3-2 lead, he went down the mound and even met the winning requirements. NC starter Kim Nok-won allowed four hits, four outs, and two runs in four ⅓ innings.
On this day, Hanwha formed the starting lineup in the order of Floral (center fielder), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Ahn Chi-hong (designated hitter), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Hwang Young-mook (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Um Sang-baek.
NC faced Han Seok-hyun (left fielder), Kim Joo-won (striker), Park Min-woo (second baseman), Matt Davidson (first baseman), Park Gun-woo (right fielder), Oh Young-soo (designated hitter), Kim Hwi-jip (third baseman), Chun Jin-hwan (middle fielder), and Ahn Jung-yeol (catcher).
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| The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. In the top of the first inning, Floral is being chased when Ha Joo-seok has an infield ground ball with no outs and third base. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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The first place was in Hanwha. Leadoff hitter Esteban Floral took a chance as he hit a triple. However, when Ha Joo-seok grounded out, Floral was caught on a rundown, and in the meantime, Ha Joo-seok stepped on second base. Cold water seemed to be pouring down, but Moon Hyun-bin's hit and Roh Si-hwan's walk made the bases loaded. Chae Eun-sung turned to the second baseman's fly ball, but Lee Jin-young's pushing walk took a 1-0 lead.
NC hit back in the bottom of the second inning. After one out, Kim Hwi-jip hit a triple, and Chun Jae-hwan's timely hit balanced the game 1-1.
With no additional points until the fourth inning, both teams broke their silence in the fifth inning. Hanwha's leadoff hitter Floral hit a double, and Moon Hyun-bin's timely hit came out after one out.
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| The Hanwha-NC match at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. Kim Hui-jip is celebrating after hitting a triple in the bottom of the second inning with one out. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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NC brought the game back to square one with consecutive hits by Kim Joo-won and Park Min-woo in the bottom of the fifth inning and Davison's sacrifice fly.
In the top of the sixth inning, Hanwha brought back the lead with a single home run. Chae Eun-sung, who hit a home run in the previous game, came out as the leadoff hitter and hit Son Joo-hwan's slider to make a home run over left-center. Chae Eun-sung's 8th home run of the season.
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| The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. Chae Eun-seong is running after hitting a solo shot in the top of the sixth inning. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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NC dramatically brought the game back to square one in the bottom of the eighth inning. After one out, Oh Young-soo drew a walk, and pinch runner Park Young-bin stole second base. A situation with two outs and a third base made by Kim Hwi-jip's ground ball. Hanwha posted closer Kim Seo-hyun all the time, but as the foil came out, the third baseman homered. Kim Seo-hyun's first blon save of the season.
With the game back to square one at 3-3, Hanwha led the score again in the top of the ninth inning. Leading batters Floral and Ha Joo-seok's consecutive hits gave them a chance to hit first and third bases with no outs, and Moon Hyun-bin's walk loaded the bases. Roh Si-hwan's push-back walk followed, and Chae Eun-sung's double brought two runners in.
In the process, NC manager Lee Ho-joon was sent off. Chae Eun-sung's ball bounced strongly in front of the home plate and crossed the third base into the foul area, and the third base umpire declared a pair. There was no reversal in the video review. Manager Lee was sent off as he protested after the reading.
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| The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. Coach Lee Ho-joon is protesting after a video reading of Chae Eun-sung's hit on the third base with no outs in the top of the ninth inning. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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| The Hanwha-NC match held at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. Noh Si-hwan, a first baseman who advanced to third base when Chae Eun-sung made a timely hit with no outs in the top of the ninth inning, is welcomed. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/ |
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Hanwha, which was in the mood, sealed the game by widening the score by 7 points as successive timely hits by Kim Tae-yeon and Choi Jae-hoon broke out.
NC set up a counterattack in the bottom of the ninth inning with leadoff batters Kim Jung-ho and Han Seok-hyun hitting consecutive hits. Kim Joo-won turned to a fly ball, but Park Min-woo's two-run triple and wild pitch narrowed the gap to three points. However, after Davison's strikeout, Park Gun-woo drew a walk, but failed to chase as the follow-up hit did not hit.
Following starting pitcher Um Sang-baek, Joo Hyun-sang (one scoreless inning), Park Sang-won (one scoreless inning), Han Seung-hyuk (one scoreless ⅔ inning) and Kim Seo-hyun (three runs in one ⅓ inning) took the mound.
After Kim Nok-won, Son Joo-hwan (1 run in 1 ⅓ innings), Kim Jin-ho (⅓ innings scoreless), Lim Jung-ho (⅓ innings scoreless), Bae Jae-hwan (one ⅔ scoreless), Ryu Jin-wook (five runs in 0 innings), and Kim Jae-yeol (one run in 1 inning) came up in order.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
