Hanwha, the No. 1 LG 0.5G car, overpowered KIA in the 11th inning of extra time...Chae Eun-sung's crazy defense that blocked the walk-off loss → Lee Jin-young's final hit
Jun 07, 2025
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Hanwha won 3-2 after a neck-and-neck race that lasted until the 11th inning in Game 7 of the season against KIA in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 7th. The second-ranked Hanwha Eagles posted 37 wins and 26 losses in the season, closely trailing the first-ranked LG Twins by 0.5 games. KIA had 30 wins, 30 losses and one draw in the season.
Hanwha faced off with Esteban Florentine (middle fielder), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Choi In-ho (designated hitter), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Hwang Young-mook (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Hwang Jun-seo.
KIA made the starting lineup with Park Chan-ho (striker), Yoon Do-hyun (second baseman), Patrick Wisdom (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Oh Sun-woo (left fielder), Hwang Dae-in (first baseman), Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder), Kim Tae-gun (poster), and Choi Won-jun (right fielder). The starting pitcher is Adam Oler.
Hwang Jun-seo pitched better than expected. In five innings, he recorded 86 pitches, one hit, four outs, five strikeouts, and one run. It was a fault that there were a lot of four pitches, but he showed his crisis management ability to minimize runs. The bullpen fire blew away the winning pitcher's requirement, but he did his part in five starts.
From the sixth inning, Joo Hyun-sang (1 ⅓ inning, 1 run), Park Sang-won (1 ⅔ inning), Han Seung-hyuk (1 inning), Kim Seo-hyun (1 inning), Kim Jong-soo (1 ⅔ inning), and Kim Bum-soo (⅓ inning) kept the victory by throwing scoreless. The winning pitcher is Kim Jong-soo, who was called up to the first team on the day.
Lee Jin-young's performance was outstanding in the batting lineup. Lee Jin-young led the victory with two hits and two RBIs in five at-bats.
The weight of the starting pitcher was far ahead of Oler, but the game went in an unexpected direction. Hanwha embarrassed KIA when it scored the first run in the top of the fourth inning. While leadoff hitter Ha Joo-seok got on base with a left-handed hit, both of the next two hitters stepped down as miscues, but Ha Joo-seok stole second base in Lee Jin-young's at-bat with two outs and a runner on first base, setting the stage for the first run. Lee Jin-young's timely hit to the left gave him a 1-0 lead.
Oler was shaken up when he lost the lead. Noh Si-hwan hit a double to the left, and Choi In-ho was sent out with a pitch, leading to a two-out bases-loaded crisis. Choi Jae-hoon then hit a timely hit to make it 2-0. At that time, second baseman Noh Si-hwan also sought a home run, but failed to lead to a big inning as he was tagged out of the home.
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KIA squeezed a run in the bottom of the sixth inning as well. After one out, Wisdom got a walk, and Choi Hyung-woo hit a superior double to take a chance on the second and third bases with one out. Hanwha replaced the pitcher with Park Sang-won in the main phenomenon, and Oh Sun-woo hit an RBI grounder to shortstop to balance the game 2-2.
KIA's walk-off victory seemed to be nearing as leadoff hitter Park Chan-ho got on base with a left-handed hit while Hanwha Kim Jong-soo took the mound in the bottom of the 10th inning. Hong Jong-pyo's sacrifice bunt made it to second base with one out, and Wisdom drew a walk. When Choi Hyung-woo hit a wild pitch during his at-bat with one out and runners on the first and second bases, and changed to the second and third bases, Choi Hyung-woo ended up with four automatic pitches. Oh Sun-woo's well-hit ball led to a walk-off with the bases loaded with one out, but first baseman Chae Eun-sung jumped high and treated it as a straight hit, then stepped on the first base and treated it as a double play. It was a big defense that prevented Hanwha from losing the game.
Hanwha did not miss the opportunity that came after the crisis in the top of the 11th inning. After one out, Moon Hyun-bin got on base with a hit to the left of the center fielder, and replaced him with pinch runner Lee Sang-hyuk. With two outs and runners on first base, KIA replaced the mound with Yoon Joong-hyun. During Lee Jin-young's at-bat, Yoon Joong-hyun's wild pitch made it to second base with two outs, and Lee Jin-young hit a timely hit in the left-center to seal the 3-2 victory.
Meanwhile, KIA Oler pitched 108 pitches but had no relationship with victory. He allowed six hits, two outs and nine strikeouts in seven innings, and retired without winning or losing. He broke the previous record of eight strikeouts with the most strikeouts in a single game. He cooked Hanwha's batting lineup by mixing fastballs (50), sliders (20), curves (15), sweeper (9), changeups (7), and two-seam fastballs (7). The maximum fastball speed is 153 kilometers.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
