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| The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Samsung's Garabito is thanking center fielder Park Seung-gyu for his stellar defense. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/ |
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| The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Coach Lee Jin-young and coach Park Jin-man are delighted when Samsung's Park Seung-kyu's solo shot with two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/ |
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The Samsung Lions won the first game of the week with a combination of pitching and batting.
Samsung won the game against the Hanwha Eagles 9-2 at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Samsung, ranked fifth, maintained its .500 winning percentage with 48 wins, 1 draw and 48 losses in the season. The leading Hanwha Eagles have lost three consecutive games with 57 wins, 3 draws and 37 losses.
Samsung suffered a walk-off loss on the 27th, allowing four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning alone. Samsung coach Park Jin-man said, `After a tough game on Sunday (27th), the team's atmosphere will change a lot depending on how we do it on Tuesday" he said.
On this day, Samsung formed the starting lineup in the order of Lee Jae-hyun (striker), Kim Sung-yoon (right wing), Koo Ja-wook (left wing), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Kang Min-ho (fosu), Kim Young-woong (third baseman), Park Byung-ho (designated hitter), Park Seung-gyu (middle fielder), and Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman).
For Hanwha, Kim Tae-yeon (right fielder), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), 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) were listed in the starting lineup.
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Samsung Garabito, with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, roars after hitting a ground ball against Hanwha Chae Eun-sung. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/ |
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| The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Hanwha starter Hwang Joon-seo is being replaced early without completing the third inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/ |
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The victory or defeat was decided early on in the selection fight. Samsung starter Kherson Garavito tied the Hanwha lineup tightly as he pitched well in six innings, five innings, one walk and six strikeouts.
On the other hand, Hanwha starter Hwang Joon-seo failed to stop the long inning by allowing four hits (one homer) and three walks, two strikeouts and three runs in two ⅔ innings.
Samsung's batters scored from the first inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Jae-hyun hit a double, and Kim Sung-yoon's true hit and Koo Ja-wook's timely hit came out. All the runners disappeared when Koo Ja-wook, who was aiming for an additional base, was out, but Diaz's solo home run made a 2-0 run.
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| The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Samsung Diaz, with two outs, is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the top of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/ |
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In the top of the third inning, Samsung added a point with Kim Sung-yoon's triple and Koo Ja-wook's sacrifice fly after one out. Samsung, which was in the mood, widened the score to 4-0 with Park Seung-gyu's hit, Ryu Ji-hyuk's sacrifice bunt, and Lee Jae-hyun and Kim Sung-yoon's consecutive hits in the top of the fourth inning.
Samsung's leadoff hitter Park Seung-kyu succeeded in getting on base in the top of the sixth inning due to an opponent's error. Later, Ryu Ji-hyun's defense error came out during his sacrifice bunt, making him the first and second bases with no outs. Lee Jae-hyun struck out, but Kim Sung-yoon's timely hit and back-to-back doubles by Koo Ja-wook and Diaz made it 7-0.
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| The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Kim Sung-yoon is catching his breath. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/ |
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In the bottom of the sixth inning, Hanwha made first and second bases with no outs as leadoff batters Lee Do-yoon and Kim Tae-yeon hit consecutive hits. Liberato and Moon Hyun-bin turned to fly balls and strikeouts, respectively, but Noh Si-hwan's walk loaded the bases. However, Chae Eun-sung was caught on a ground ball to shortstop and eventually failed to score a point.
Samsung effectively sealed the game 8-0 in the top of the seventh inning when Park Seung-gyu hit a home run over the Monster Wall. Samsung continued Kim Young-woong's solo home run in the top of the ninth inning.
Hanwha followed two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning with defensive errors on An Chi-hong's double following Noh Si-hwan's double and Chae Eun-sung's walk. However, he failed to score additional points as the follow-up hit did not continue.
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| The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 29th. Samsung's Kim Young-woong is cheering after hitting a solo shot with one out in the top of the ninth inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.29/ |
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While the batters were active, Samsung also showed good pitching in the bullpen. After Garabito pitched six innings, Kim Jae-yoon (1 scoreless inning), Lee Seung-min (1 scoreless inning), Yuk Sun-yeop (2 runs and 1 earned run in 0 innings), and Lee Seung-hyun (1 scoreless inning) came up one after another to keep the victory.
Hanwha's Um Sang-baek was shaken by one run in two ⅔ innings after Hwang Jun-seo went down to three runs in two ⅔ innings. Since then, Kim Bum-soo (one ⅓ scoreless inning), Kim Jong-soo (three runs in one inning) and Jung Woo-joo (two runs in three innings) have taken the mound in turn.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
