I'm proud of you, Yoon Young-chul beat Hanwha for the first time in 351 days...Park Chan-ho + Wizdom Home Run Chorus
Jun 06, 2025
|
|
KIA beat the Hanwha Eagles 3-2 in Game 6 of the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 6th. KIA reached the 30th win (29 losses and 1 draw) of the season, and Hanwha lost two consecutive games, reaching 36 wins and 26 losses in the season.
KIA made the starting lineup with Park Chan-ho (striker), Choi Won-joon (middle fielder), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Patrick Wisdom (third baseman), Ko Jong-wook (left fielder), Kim Seok-hwan (right fielder), Kim Tae-gun (fosu), and Yoon Do-hyun (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Yoon Young-chul.
Hanwha faced off with Esteban Floral (center fielder), Choi In-ho (designated hitter), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Lee Do-yoon (second baseman). The starting pitcher is Um Sang-baek.
Yoon Young-chul reported his first win in eight games of the season with 79 pitches, three hits, one out and seven strikeouts in six innings. It was the first victory in 351 days since the match against Hanwha in Gwangju (three runs in six innings) on June 21 last year. It was also the first time in 351 days that he pitched a quality start.
Yoon Young-chul silenced Hanwha's batters with the power of his main weapons slider (34). As his fastball control (28) was relatively shaky, he held on by increasing the weight of his slider. He also mixed curves (6), change-up (5), and cutters (6). The maximum fastball speed was 141 kilometers.
From the seventh inning, Jeon Sang-hyun (1 run in 1 inning), Lee Joon-young (1 inning), and Jung Hae-young (1 run in 1 inning) continued to throw to keep the victory. Jung Hae-young made her 16th save of the season.
Ko Jong-wook, who started as soon as he was registered in the first team for the first time this season, set the stage for the first time. Wisdom got on base with a hit to the left of center field after one out in the bottom of the second inning. Ko Jong-wook hit a ground ball to shortstop and sprinted to live at first base. During Kim Seok-hwan's at-bat with two outs and runners on first base, Ko Jong-wook shook the Hanwha battery by stealing the second base, and Kim Seok-hwan hit a timely hit to the right of the right field to lead 1-0.
|
|
While the mound was replaced by Jeon Sang-hyun in the top of the sixth inning, Hanwha Lee Jin-young was hit. After one out, he had an advantage with a ball count of 1B2S in the match against Lee Jin-young, but his fastball of 144km/h hit the fourth pitch, making him a superior solo shot. KIA was chased 2-1.
Wisdom countered in the bottom of the sixth inning. He hit a solo shot to the left as the leadoff batter to widen the distance again to 3-1. His 11th shot of the season. It was a powerful shot that shook the main phenomenon of Hanwha's changed pitchers.
KIA also put Jeon Sang-hyun on the mound in the top of the eighth inning. Hanwha took out the leadoff hitter Ahn Chi-hong's card, and Ahn Chi-hong seemed to announce Hanwha's last counterattack by getting on base with a hit to the right. Ahn Chi-hong was immediately replaced by pinch runner Lee Won-seok, and KIA was also replaced by left-hander Lee Joon-young. With no outs on the first base, Floral hit Lee Joon-young's first-pitch slider, which was sucked into first baseman Wisdom's mitts. Even Lee Won-seok, the first baseman who was preparing to go to second base, was forced out and treated as a double play. It was the moment when KIA actually sealed the victory.
Hanwha Chae Eun-sung lost a solo shot to Jung Hae-young on the left side in the top of the ninth inning and chased to the bottom of the 3-2 jaw, but it was not enough to turn the game around. Chae Eun-sung hit his 10th home run of the season, reaching double-digit homers for eight consecutive seasons. It is the 30th record in KBO history.
Meanwhile, Hanwha starter Um Sang-baek pitched well in six innings with 109 pitches, six hits (one homer), no four pitches, nine strikeouts, and two runs, but lost his fifth game (one win) of the season.
|
|
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
