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| The match between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 9th. Hanwha Choi Jae-hoon, who hit a three-run homer against KIA Yang Hyun-jong in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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All I can say is that I'm crazy!
Hanwha Eagles won again. This time, it was a come-from-behind victory. It's a five-game winning streak. And he widened his gap with the KIA Tigers to six games. It goes without saying that he has firmly maintained his sole lead position.
Hanwha won 7-4 on the back of Choi Jae-hoon's come-from-behind three-run shot in the fourth inning in the second game of the last three consecutive games of the first half against KIA at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 9th. With this victory, Hanwha has won five consecutive games and will be able to challenge for six consecutive wins in the last game of the first half.
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| The match between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 9th. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon is preparing for the game. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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In the three consecutive big matches between the top-ranked Hanwha Eagles and the rising Kia Tigers, Hanwha garnered a landslide 14:8 victory in the first match on Saturday, with 16 hits per game. Hanwha won the previous day and came on a first-come, first-served basis. It's the first time in 33 years that we've won 50 games. He increased his chance of winning the regular season to 71.4 percent.
And the important second leg that followed. Hanwha wanted to continue its winning streak, and KIA had to turn the mood around.
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| The game between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 9th. Hanwha starter Um Sang-baek, who is replaced after allowing an RBI double to KIA Kim Kyu-sung in the fourth inning. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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KIA had a good start. He signed a 7.8 billion won FA contract this season, but Um Sang-baek, who is in a terrible slump with one win and six losses, defended well with three outs in the first inning, and his control was shaken rapidly in the second inning. Wisdom gave up consecutive walks to Kim Seok-hwan, and Han Jun-su even allowed a heavy hit, making it a full base crisis with no outs. He took a breather by catching Kim Ho-ryeong with an infield fly, but allowed a walk against Kim Kyu-sung. He even gave up a sacrifice fly RBI to Choi Won-joon.
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| A game between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 9th. hitting KIA Choi Won-joon. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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Um Sang-baek passed the third inning safely, but he shook again in the fourth inning. After one out, he got a left-handed hit by Kim Ho-ryeong and a double by Kim Kyu-sung on the right-field line, giving additional runs. Hanwha, which declared a general mobilization order for pitchers because it was the last three consecutive games in the first half, did not give up the game by replacing pitchers early. It was important for Cho Dong-wook, who came out afterwards, to deal with Choi Won-joon and Ko Jong-wook to prevent additional runs.
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| The match between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 9th. Hanwha Choi Jae-hoon, who hit a three-run homer against KIA Yang Hyun-jong in the bottom of the fourth inning. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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Did you say it was a chance after the crisis. Hanwha had a chance right away in the bottom of the fourth inning. And at once, the game turned upside down. Big innings with five runs. Hanwha's Moon Hyun-bin hit against Yang Hyun-jong, who was pitching well after one out, and pierced his blocked blood. And shaken Yang Hyun-jong gave up consecutive walks to Noh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-sung. And Lee Jin-young hit a timely two-run left-handed hit after the full count match, causing the game to flow into chaos.
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| A game between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 9th. With one out and full base in the bottom of the fourth inning. Hanwha Lee Jin-young made a timely hit with two RBIs. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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Ha Joo-seok's infield grounder gave two outs, and this is where the decisive hit came in. Catcher Choi Jae-hoon hit a come-from-behind final three-run shot that made Yang Hyun-jong and KIA cry. The season's magic wand shot exploded properly when it was very important. Choi Jae-hoon, who has seven home runs in his career season, had no choice but to cross the left fence as the ball hit at perfect timing.
Hanwha, which gained momentum, widened the gap in the bottom of the fifth inning with Chae Eun-sung's two-run timely hit. KIA also sent out Lee Joon-young and Sung Young-tak's must-win groups early in the game, which they cannot give up, but Hanwha's rise was scarier. Chae Eun-sung is also continuing his strong batting sense.
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| The game between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 9th. Chae Eun-sung of Hanwha made a timely hit with two outs and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the fifth inning. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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Since then, the game has become a bullpen battle between the two teams. With the must-win group, the score could not come out much. KIA chased down one run with Wisdom's home run in the eighth inning. He came out in front and perfectly hit the ball of pitcher Han Seung-hyuk, who changed. He hit a home run in two consecutive games following the bases-loaded walk the previous day. He conquered the 20-homer mark of the season. However, the gap could not be narrowed further due to the failure of the follow-up hit.
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| The game between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 9th. KIA Wizdom, who hit a solo home run against Hanwha Han Seung-hyuk in the eighth inning. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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Hanwha won the game by raising Kim Seo-hyun, who finished the ninth inning by three points. Kim Seo-hyun's 22nd save of the season. He caused a crisis with one out and runners on the first and second bases, but struck out Oh Sun-woo and Wisdom, the opponent's center, and roared. Hanwha's starting Um Sang-baek was sluggish, but it won a valuable victory with a must-win pitching operation that led to Cho Dong-wook, Joo Hyun-sang, Park Sang-won, Han Seung-hyuk and Kim Seo-hyun.
Kia, which has a long way to go, has been mired in a three-game losing streak. Yang Hyun-jong, who he believed in, dedicated a shocking big inning, taking his fifth loss (5 wins) of the season. In the first half of the 10th, we have no choice but to expect ace Nail to escape back-to-back losses.
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| The game between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 9th. Hanwha Choi Jae-hoon hit a come-from-behind three-run homer against KIA Yang Hyun-jong in the bottom of the fourth inning. Yang Hyun-jong lowered his head. Daejeon =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.09/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
