Throwing the ball even to the painful fence of 12 billion veterans. Hanwha, which lost to Garabito, came from behind to win against Samsung. Moon Dong Joo 6 wins Kim Seo Hyun 19S

Jun 26, 2025

The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Samsung's Koo Ja-wook made a defensive error that allowed him to turn the tables in the sixth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/

The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Hanwha Liberato hit a timely RBI single in the sixth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/

The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Moon Dong-ju, who shares high-fives with his colleagues while coming down the mound in the sixth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon, reporter song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/

He was completely blocked by the new foreign pitcher of the Samsung Lions. But the victory was brought by the Hanwha Eagles.

Hanwha won the game from behind thanks to the opponent's defense error and held on to the top spot. Hanwha came from behind to win 3-1 in the top of the sixth inning due to an error by Samsung left fielder Koo Ja-wook, trailing 0-1 in an away game against Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Hanwha, which lost 2-7 with four errors the previous day, immediately took the victory again and maintained its No. 1 position with 44 wins, 1 draw and 30 losses. The second-place LG Twins also won on the day, maintaining a one-game gap.

Samsung had to pass the 40-win mark to the next opportunity with 39 wins, 1 draw and 36 losses.

Samsung started the day without taking the No. 1 hit. The starting lineup was composed of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Yang Yang-geun (third baseman), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Diaz (first baseman), Park Byung-ho (designated hitter), Kang Min-ho (captor), Kim Tae-hoon (right fielder), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), and Lee Jae-hyun (striker). Kim Sung-yoon, who ranks first in batting with a batting average of 354, was excluded from the starting lineup. Kim Sung-yoon played as the second batter the previous day and recorded one hit in five at-bats and was replaced by Kim Tae-hoon during defense in the top of the ninth inning.

And also excluded from the starting lineup on the day. Kim Tae-hoon replaced Kim Sung-yoon as No. 7 and right-handed. "I feel a little uncomfortable with the tendon behind my right knee, so I'm going to adjust it and play," Samsung said. It's a different place from the last injury.

Hanwha also revised its lineup from the previous day. Lee Jin-young (right wing), Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left wing), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), An Chi-hong (designated hitter), Ha Joo-seok (striker), Choi Jae-hoon (catcher), and Lee Do-yoon (second baseman). Ha Joo-seok, who hit a solo shot as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning the previous day, started as shortstop.

The focus of the day is Samsung's new foreign pitcher, Kherson Garavito. This is because Samsung's future atmosphere can change depending on what kind of pitching he throws.

The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Samsung's Garabito is pitching as a starter. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/

The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Hanwha Chae Eun-sung, a first baseman who was injured in a collision with Samsung's Yang Yang-geun during the first inning of defense. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/

The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Samsung's Kang Min-ho hit a first solo home run against Hanwha's Moon Dong-ju in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/

For now, Garabito deserved a passing grade. The second-tier pitching was canceled due to rain, so he only pitched live and made his first-tier debut, but he pitched only 62 pitches in five innings, allowing one hit, no four outs, and no strikeouts. In addition to the maximum 155km fastball (11) and two-seam (17), slider (15), change-up (11), sweeper (7), and curve (1), Hanwha hitters were clearly caught.

Garabito, who threw 24 pitches in the top of the first inning even though he caught Hanwha hitters' persistent game, proved his ability by quickly finishing the inning with less than 10 pitches by the fifth inning. The only hit was a heavy hit by leadoff hitter Noh Si-hwan in the top of the second inning. Even that, Kim Tae-yeon immediately deleted the runner with a double play in front of the pitcher, so no Hanwha batter could step on second base.

While Garabito completely prevented Hanwha's attack until the fifth inning, Samsung only shook Hanwha's Moon Dong-joo and failed to break it down.

Moon Dong-ju's throwing error came out when Yang Yang-geun grounded out in front of the pitcher after one out in the bottom of the first inning, followed by Koo Ja-wook's walk to create a chance for the first and second bases, but Diaz's groundout in front of the second base and Park Byung-ho's fly to center field failed to get the first run. During Moon Dong-ju's error, Yang Yang-geun and first baseman Chae Eun-sung collided, and Chae Eun-sung was replaced by Kim Tae-yeon. In the bottom of the second inning, Ryu Ji-hyuk and Lee Jae-hyun's consecutive hits created a chance for the first and second bases, but Kim Ji-chan struck out and failed.

Samsung, which had three outs in the bottom of the third inning, eventually scored the first run with a big shot. Kang Min-ho hit a solo shot after one death in the bottom of the fourth inning. In the unfavorable count of 2S, he pulled a fastball driven to the middle of the third pitch of 151km and crossed the left fence. My fifth home run of the season.

However, Samsung continued its thin ice lead of 1-0 as it failed to target Moon Dong-ju afterward.

The flow changed with one defense in the top of the sixth inning.

The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Hanwha's Lee Jin-young hit a timely RBI in the eighth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/

Hanwha created its first opportunity to score since Garabito went down. Leader Ha Joo-seok hit a hit from the changed pitcher Kim Jae-yoon, and Choi Jae-hoon's sacrifice bunt made it one out and second base. The pitcher was changed to Yuk Sun-yeop, and after Lee Do-yoon struck out, Lee Jin-young walked with two outs and runners on first and second base. Left-handed rookie Bae Chan-seung came up to Liberato's at-bat.

Liberato hit a clean left-handed hit, and this is when the situation happened. Samsung left fielder Koo Ja-wook, who was running forward to catch him no-bound, decided it was difficult and stopped in the middle and tried to catch the ball one-bound, but made an error that put the ball back. Two runners both homered and turned the tables 2-1. Riverato is also safe until third base. Bae Chan-seung struck out Moon Hyun-bin and proved why he was selected as the best 12 intermediate pitchers in the All-Star Game even though he was a high school graduate rookie.

Samsung also created another opportunity in the bottom of the sixth inning when Park Byung-ho hit a right-handed hit after two outs. At this time, Moon Dong-ju came down the mound.

Moon Dong-ju became the winning pitcher with five hits (one home run), one walk, four strikeouts, and one run in five ⅔ innings. 6th win of the season.

However, the second pitcher Park Sang-won hit a left-handed hit by Kang Min-ho, and the first and second bases were in crisis. However, Kim Tae-hoon's ball flew to the right fielder and the inning ended.

Samsung had another chance in the bottom of the seventh inning. Lee Jae-hyun and Yang Yang-geun's hits made it to first and third base with two outs. Hanwha posted setup man Han Seung-hyuk to Koo Ja-wook's at-bat. Koo Ja-wook walked after the full count and loaded the bases with two outs, but Diaz's first pitch went into the second baseman's glove and was thrown to first base accurately and three outs.

The match between Samsung and Hanwha at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 26th. Kim Seo-hyun, who finished the eighth inning with two outs on the mound without losing a point. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/

Hanwha, which continued to overcome the crisis, gained an additional scoring opportunity in the top of the eighth inning. After one death, Choi Jae-hoon hit a hit from the changed pitcher Hong Dong-jae, and the pinch runner Euro Gyeol settled to second base due to a check error. After two outs, Lee Jin-young's right-handed hit exploded and added a valuable point to make it 3-1. Riverato's superior double immediately exploded, leading to chances for the second and third bases, but Moon Hyun-bin failed to run away from Lee Seung-min, who was changed, with a fly to right field.

However, Hanwha's back door had a two-point gap.

Han Seung-hyuk and Kim Seo-hyun kept a two-point gap until the ninth inning. Han Seung-hyuk recorded 11 holds by allowing no hits and one walk in one inning, and Kim Seo-hyun, who took the mound with two outs and a runner on first base in the bottom of the eighth inning, blocked one ⅓ and recorded 19 saves.

Samsung hit eight hits, two more than Hanwha, on the day, but it was regrettable that there was no scoring hit in the chance, and it was painful that all three runs were linked to errors. Still, it was positive that new foreign pitcher Garabito showed potential as a starting pitcher with a fast ball and a good breaking ball.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.