After shouting for a grand slam, the six-at-bats, no-hit natural enemy relationship has been settled! It's like Captain's presence
Jul 21, 2025
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Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 20th when Hanwha Eagles and KT Wiz faced off. Hanwha had a chance to take the first and second base with no outs in the top of the ninth inning against KT closer Park Young-hyun, with Kim Tae-yeon and Luis Liberato hitting. Moon Hyun-bin hit a ground ball toward the first base, and it seemed to come out as a double play, but the opponent's defense error made it to first and third bases with one out.
KT skipped No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan and faced Chae Eun-sung.
With the bases loaded with one out, Hanwha fans at KT Wiz Park chanted `Homerun to the bases loaded.'
Park Young-hyun's second pitch hit a body change-up as it was, and the ball crossed the left fence. Chae Eun-sung's 16th home run of the season and his ninth career grand slam. The score quickly widened to 9-0.
Chae Eun-sung had one walk and no hits in five at-bats before the game. He was an opponent who struggled without hitting a single, but he shook off the disappointment he had suffered so far by throwing a shot that sealed the victory.
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This is Hanwha's second nine-game winning streak this season. The Hanwha Eagles held a 5.5-game lead over the second-place LG Twins (50 wins, 2 draws and 39 losses) with 55 wins, 2 draws and 33 losses overall in the season.
Chae Eun-sung's home run was a perfect shot to complete his nine-game winning streak. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, "In the last attack of the ninth inning, Chae Eun-sung's grand slam and five big innings were made to win." he complimented.
Chae Eun-seong didn't have a good beginning this season. He fell into a deep slump as he rarely made a hit at bat, and his batting average was only in the 10% range in early April.
Chae Eun-sung, who began to find his batting sense little by little, caught fire in the hot weather and hit .35 in 18 games in June and .341 in 12 games in July.
This season, Chae Eun-sung's scoring batting average was 364, establishing himself as a troubleshooter within the team. In addition, after two outs, the batting average is 320,000, the highest among outcounts. It is a report card that incorporates the captain's sense of responsibility.
In an interview after the start of the second half, Chae Eun-sung said, "I also like the scoring situation. I'm trying to focus more on scoring because I'm greedy for RBI." In addition, as for the concentration after two outs, "If the team scores two outs, the team will have a better atmosphere, so I'm going to focus more on it."
Amid the captain's performance, Hanwha's fall baseball dream began to ripen little by little.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
