HYUNJIN! You have to win...All allegations of full-time non-regular workers have exploded...Hanwha and KT have scored 10 points and have won 9 consecutive games

Jul 20, 2025

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Hanwha Eagles continued their nine-game winning streak.

Hanwha won the home game against KT Wiz 10-0 at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 20th. Hanwha won nine consecutive games and maintained its lead with 55 wins, two draws and 33 losses KT has lost three games in a row. The season record was 45 wins, 3 draws and 44 losses.

Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin picked up his sixth win (four losses) of the season on May 31, becoming the winning pitcher for the first time in 51 days. Ryu Hyun-jin tied up KT's batters without losing a point in five innings.

KT starter So Hyung-joon pitched a quality start (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) with two runs in six innings, but he became a losing pitcher as his scoring support did not continue. It's the third loss of the season (7 wins).

Hanwha has set up a starting lineup of Kim Tae-yeon (designated hitter), Luis Liberato (center fielder), Moon Hyun-bin (left fielder), Noh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (first baseman), Lee Jin-young (right fielder), Ha Joo-seok (second baseman), Choi Jae-hoon (captor), Shim Woo-jun (striker) -

KT's lineup was formed in the order of Hwang Jae-gyun (first baseman), Kim Min-hyuk (left fielder), Ahn Hyun-min (right fielder), Mel Rojas Jr. (designated hitter), Kim Sang-soo (second baseman), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Bae Jung-dae (middle fielder), Cho Dae-hyun (catcher), and Jang Joon-won (striker).

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Hanwha scored the first run in the top of the first inning. Kim Tae-yeon and Liberato's consecutive hits created chances on the first and second bases with no outs, and Moon Hyun-bin calmly succeeded in a sacrifice bunt, making it one out and second and third bases. After that, Noh Si-hwan hit Cho Hyung-joon's pitch in 2B1S to make a two-run timely hit.

KT created a chance in the bottom of the sixth inning when Ryu Hyun-jin went down. After two outs, Ahn Hyun-bin and Rojas drew consecutive walks. Hanwha lowered Kim Jong-soo and raised Park Sang-won. Park Sang-won walked Junghoon Lee and loaded the bases, but he struck out Heo Kyung-min to end the inning.

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Hanwha, which overcame the crisis once, sealed the game in the top of the seventh inning. Leading hitter Choi Jae-hoon hit a hit, and Liberato's two-run home run hit two outs later. KT Son Dong-hyun's low fork ball hit the center fence.

Hanwha, which brought the atmosphere perfectly, widened the score to 5-0 in the top of the eighth inning with Chae Eun-sung's double, Lee Won-seok's true hit, and Hwang Young-mook's timely hit.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Hanwha reached the second and third bases due to defensive errors when Moon Hyun-bin grounded out of the batter's box following hits by Kim Tae-yeon and Liberota. After Noh Si-hwan went out to the fourth pitch of the automatic pitch, Chae Eun-sung hit Park Young-hyun's changeup and crossed the left fence. Chae Eun-sung's ninth grand slam. After that, Lee Won-seok and Hwang Young-mook hit back-to-back hits, and Lee Do-yoon's ground ball made the 10th run.

While the batters showed concentration, the Hanwha bullpen blocked the scoreless line. Following Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Jong-soo (⅔ innings scoreless), Park Sang-won (one inning scoreless), Joo Hyun-sang (⅓ innings scoreless), Kim Bum-soo (⅓ innings scoreless), Han Seung-hyuk (⅔ innings scoreless), and Jung Woo-joo (one inning scoreless) took the mound in turn.

Following Cho Hyung-joon, Son Dong-hyun (2 runs in 1 inning), Lee Sang-dong (1 run in 1 inning), Park Young-hyun (4 runs in 1 ⅓ inning) and Soju (one run in 1 ⅓ inning) took the mound in turn.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.