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| The match between Hanwha and LG held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. One out in the bottom of the 10th inning. Hanwha's Lee Do-yoon hit a double. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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The Korean series in Daejeon. All-out life-or-death battle between LG and Hanwha, which are the first and second in the half-game difference. There was no winner in the all-out game of the 11th inning.
Hanwha and LG couldn't stop themselves with a 2-2 draw after extra time in Game 9 of the season against LG at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th.
No. 1 LG and No. 2 Hanwha maintained a half-game difference with a draw on the day.
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| The match between Hanwha and LG held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Baseball fans cheering for LG in Daejeon. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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| The match between Hanwha and LG at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. 2 outs and 3rd base in the bottom of the 5th inning. With Lim Chan-kyu's ball missing from the home, third baseman Lee Won-seok rushed home, but is being tagged out. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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The game, which had heightened interest due to the cancellation of rain the previous day. All 17,000 seats at Hanwha Life's Ballpark were already sold out at 3:28 p.m., about an hour and a half before the start of the game.
It is predicted that the rain, which has been in a lull for a while, will fall again from the afternoon of the 15th. The possibility of cancellation of rain cannot be ruled out.
On the 14th, when it was sunny, the game could be held for only one day. Since the three consecutive weekend games may be a single game, the two teams' life-or-death match was held. All-out battle to exhaust both teams' fielders before the eighth inning is over.
On the mound, the strongest starting pitcher appeared in Game 1 of the Korean Series.
In Hanwha, three-time ace Cody Ponce took the mound, with the most wins, ERA, and strikeouts. Lim Chan-kyu, who has emerged as the Hanwha killer with two wins, no losses and an ERA of 0.56 in two games against Hanwha this season, has been delayed by a day..
The home team Hanwha set up a starting lineup with Lee Won-seok (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-moon (second baseman). In response, LG submitted the starting list as Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (designated hitter), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Park Dong-won (captor), Moon Sung-joo (right fielder), Koo Bon-hyuk (right fielder), Choi Won-young (left fielder) and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). However, a variable occurred. Austin complained of side discomfort during pre-game training and was replaced by Lee Young-bin in his first at-bat in the first inning.
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| The match between Hanwha and LG held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Hanwha Ponce finished the inning with Park Dong-won striking out in the sixth inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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| The match between Hanwha and LG held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. LG Shin Min-jae, who hit an RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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The game began with a heated cheering match between the two teams that filled the ballpark.
As expected, a showdown between luxury starters was held. The tight zero balance was broken in the top of the fifth.
Choi Won-young, the leader of LG, got on base with an elbow dune and opened the door. When Park hit a grounder to the first base, Choi stepped on the second base, one out and runners on the second base. Choi Won-young, who went to the third base on a wild pitch during Shin Min-jae's at-bat, homered when Shin Min-jae hit a sacrifice fly to center field, and scored the first run. Shin Min-jae, who had struck out in consecutive at-bats, focused on the unfavorable ball count of 1B2S and showed his concentration by lifting a fastball that was 154km low.
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| The match between Hanwha and LG held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. LG Lim Chan-kyu is pitching as a starter. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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In the starting showdown, Lim Chan-kyu had a slight ' advantage. Like Hanwha's killer, he finished six innings with 89 pitches, lowering his ERA against Hanwha to 0.41 (one run in 22 innings) with two hits, four outs and three strikeouts. The maximum speed was only 141km, but Hanwha hitters couldn't get the timing due to empty pitching mixed with change-up curve sliders.
Ponce, who took a five-day break, threw a strong ball from the first inning and completed his 10th quality start with four hits, one out, 10 strikeouts, and one run in six innings. It overwhelmed LG's batters by mixing up to 157 kilometers of fastballs and change-up curve slider cutters. Both pitchers were no-decision games, but they were stellar pitching in a different style that would have a good eye.
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| The game between Hanwha and LG at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. An Chi-hong of Hanwha hit an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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| The game between Hanwha and LG at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Hwang Young-mook, who is making an RBI squeeze bunt with one out and runners on first and third in the bottom of the seventh inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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After Lim Chan-kyu went down, Hanwha launched a counterattack.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, trailing 0-1, Chae Eun-sung, the leader, pulled a slider from pitcher Jang Hyun-sik, who changed his position, and opened the door with a left-handed hit. With pinch runner Lee Sang-hyuk's stolen base, Ahn Chi-hong tied the game 1-1 with a timely double that hit Monster Wall by pushing Jang's 149km fastball after a persistent seventh pitch. With Choi Jae-hoon's hit, Hwang Young-mook succeeded in turning the tables with a bunt hit in front of the pitcher with one out and runners on the first and third bases.
LG tied the game 2-2 again in the top of the eighth inning, taking advantage of the turbulence of Hanwha's bullpen such as Han Seung-hyuk and Kim Bum-soo. After one out, he made a full base with three consecutive four pitches. Hanwha made a winning move to put closer Kim Seo-hyun early, but Park Dong-won's sacrifice fly to center field brought the game to square one. LG sought to score additional points with a surprise double steal with two outs and runners on the first and third bases, but the shortstop cut the catcher's throw and caught the third baseman at home, not allowing the turnaround.
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| The match between Hanwha and LG held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Kim Seo-hyun of Hanwha pitching. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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| The match between Hanwha and LG held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th. LG's Yoo Young-chan is pitching. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.14/ |
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Both teams' closer kept their balance with strong ball power. Hanwha Kim Seo-hyun, who took the mound in the eighth inning with one out, allowed one hit and no run in the first ⅔, and Yoo Young-chan, who took the mound in the eighth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases, led the game to an extension with no hit in the first ⅔.
Hanwha's lead Kim Tae-yeon got on base with a heavy hit in the bottom of the 11th inning when the score was 2-2, but Lee Jin-young's bunt led to a 1-6-3 double play. After two outs, Lee Jae-won's left-handed hit broke out following An Chi-hong's double on the left-field line, but the game ended when An Chi-hong was out of the home as a Bodhisattva of left fielder Song Chan, who was defending forward.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
